Sarah Nelson
@chicvoguesair.bsky.social
Founder of https://chicvogue.substack.com and writer. Writer as in I write reviews of fashion shows on substack. Jersey girl, Menendez Brothers Supporter #JusticeForErikandLyle Sicilian, Swedish, Direct Descendent of Pigeon Roost Massacre
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Welcome to the 1st day of PFW Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025-26!
It’s the 1st day of PFW Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025-26 and I for one cannot wait to see what’s in store for us this season.
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July 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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13/ And the only reason they don’t want you to mention crypto to your bank is because they don’t want the bank to talk you out of wiring the funds.
This process is how Kevin, a lifelong saver and small business owner in New Jersey, lost $716,000 that he wired to scammers in 2023.
This process is how Kevin, a lifelong saver and small business owner in New Jersey, lost $716,000 that he wired to scammers in 2023.
July 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
13/ And the only reason they don’t want you to mention crypto to your bank is because they don’t want the bank to talk you out of wiring the funds.
This process is how Kevin, a lifelong saver and small business owner in New Jersey, lost $716,000 that he wired to scammers in 2023.
This process is how Kevin, a lifelong saver and small business owner in New Jersey, lost $716,000 that he wired to scammers in 2023.
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12/ Don’t buy it. The strange-sounding companies are just shell entities the motorcade used to open bank accounts (examples from court records👇).
They ask for a screenshot of your wire so they can credit your brokerage with fake money and take the real money soon as you send it.
They ask for a screenshot of your wire so they can credit your brokerage with fake money and take the real money soon as you send it.
July 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
12/ Don’t buy it. The strange-sounding companies are just shell entities the motorcade used to open bank accounts (examples from court records👇).
They ask for a screenshot of your wire so they can credit your brokerage with fake money and take the real money soon as you send it.
They ask for a screenshot of your wire so they can credit your brokerage with fake money and take the real money soon as you send it.
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11/ At this point you’ll wonder why you’re being asked to wire funds to some strange-sounding company other than the fake brokerage you’re dealing with.
The scammers will tell you that’s just how crypto works and instruct you not to tell your bank you are “investing” in crypto.
The scammers will tell you that’s just how crypto works and instruct you not to tell your bank you are “investing” in crypto.
July 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
11/ At this point you’ll wonder why you’re being asked to wire funds to some strange-sounding company other than the fake brokerage you’re dealing with.
The scammers will tell you that’s just how crypto works and instruct you not to tell your bank you are “investing” in crypto.
The scammers will tell you that’s just how crypto works and instruct you not to tell your bank you are “investing” in crypto.
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10/ This is what it looks like in practice.
The fake online brokerage you’re dealing with will give you a “recharge account” to wire funds to, along with a request to send a screenshot when you’re done wiring the money, which then appears in the fake brokerage.
The fake online brokerage you’re dealing with will give you a “recharge account” to wire funds to, along with a request to send a screenshot when you’re done wiring the money, which then appears in the fake brokerage.
July 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
10/ This is what it looks like in practice.
The fake online brokerage you’re dealing with will give you a “recharge account” to wire funds to, along with a request to send a screenshot when you’re done wiring the money, which then appears in the fake brokerage.
The fake online brokerage you’re dealing with will give you a “recharge account” to wire funds to, along with a request to send a screenshot when you’re done wiring the money, which then appears in the fake brokerage.
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9/ Here’s how motorcades operate.
Once a scam gang in, say, Cambodia, has identified a fraud target willing to wire funds, they hire a motorcade that controls a U.S. bank account.
The motorcade gives the account details to the scammers, who send them along to the victim.
Once a scam gang in, say, Cambodia, has identified a fraud target willing to wire funds, they hire a motorcade that controls a U.S. bank account.
The motorcade gives the account details to the scammers, who send them along to the victim.
July 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
9/ Here’s how motorcades operate.
Once a scam gang in, say, Cambodia, has identified a fraud target willing to wire funds, they hire a motorcade that controls a U.S. bank account.
The motorcade gives the account details to the scammers, who send them along to the victim.
Once a scam gang in, say, Cambodia, has identified a fraud target willing to wire funds, they hire a motorcade that controls a U.S. bank account.
The motorcade gives the account details to the scammers, who send them along to the victim.
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8/ Turns out there’s a parallel money-laundering industry that helps scammers do just that.
They’re called “motorcades” (车队) in Chinese and they’re incredibly efficient at helping fraudsters collect and move stolen funds.
They’re called “motorcades” (车队) in Chinese and they’re incredibly efficient at helping fraudsters collect and move stolen funds.
July 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
8/ Turns out there’s a parallel money-laundering industry that helps scammers do just that.
They’re called “motorcades” (车队) in Chinese and they’re incredibly efficient at helping fraudsters collect and move stolen funds.
They’re called “motorcades” (车队) in Chinese and they’re incredibly efficient at helping fraudsters collect and move stolen funds.
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7/ But wait a second: An international scam operation can’t just have a checking account in its name.
And how would these scammers move tens of billions of dollars of stolen money across borders without raising alarms?
And how would these scammers move tens of billions of dollars of stolen money across borders without raising alarms?
July 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
7/ But wait a second: An international scam operation can’t just have a checking account in its name.
And how would these scammers move tens of billions of dollars of stolen money across borders without raising alarms?
And how would these scammers move tens of billions of dollars of stolen money across borders without raising alarms?
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6/ Scammers prefer to deal in cryptocurrency, but since their typical victim doesn’t own crypto, many pig-butchering scams still unfold with consumers tapping their bank accounts to wire money to fraudsters’ accounts.
July 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
6/ Scammers prefer to deal in cryptocurrency, but since their typical victim doesn’t own crypto, many pig-butchering scams still unfold with consumers tapping their bank accounts to wire money to fraudsters’ accounts.
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5/ Important note: Many of the workers are also victims of human trafficking who’ve been tricked into working inside these fraud factories.
Here’s Cezary's report on the crushing cycle of victimization involved in pig-butchering scams:
Here’s Cezary's report on the crushing cycle of victimization involved in pig-butchering scams:
Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming
Tens of thousands of people from across Asia have been coerced into defrauding people in America and around the world out of millions of dollars. Those who resist face beatings, food deprivation or wo...
www.propublica.org
July 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
5/ Important note: Many of the workers are also victims of human trafficking who’ve been tricked into working inside these fraud factories.
Here’s Cezary's report on the crushing cycle of victimization involved in pig-butchering scams:
Here’s Cezary's report on the crushing cycle of victimization involved in pig-butchering scams:
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4/ The scam is so successful that one estimate pinned its annual take at more than $44B.
That’s just for scammers based in Asia, who often operate out of huge, fortified compounds in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar like this one👇
That’s just for scammers based in Asia, who often operate out of huge, fortified compounds in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar like this one👇
July 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
4/ The scam is so successful that one estimate pinned its annual take at more than $44B.
That’s just for scammers based in Asia, who often operate out of huge, fortified compounds in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar like this one👇
That’s just for scammers based in Asia, who often operate out of huge, fortified compounds in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar like this one👇
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3/ Any kind of person can fall for this con.
Reporter Cezary Podkul interviewed dozens of victims from all walks of life: a C-suite executive, PhDs, a scientist, small business owners, a parking lot attendant and everyone in between. It’s a hugely potent and financially devastating scam.
Reporter Cezary Podkul interviewed dozens of victims from all walks of life: a C-suite executive, PhDs, a scientist, small business owners, a parking lot attendant and everyone in between. It’s a hugely potent and financially devastating scam.
July 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
3/ Any kind of person can fall for this con.
Reporter Cezary Podkul interviewed dozens of victims from all walks of life: a C-suite executive, PhDs, a scientist, small business owners, a parking lot attendant and everyone in between. It’s a hugely potent and financially devastating scam.
Reporter Cezary Podkul interviewed dozens of victims from all walks of life: a C-suite executive, PhDs, a scientist, small business owners, a parking lot attendant and everyone in between. It’s a hugely potent and financially devastating scam.
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2/ First, some background: A pig butchering scam is a sophisticated, long-term con in which scammers present themselves as attractive, successful people to befriend you, win your trust and get you to deposit huge sums to fake online brokerages.
What’s a Pig Butchering Scam? Here’s How to Avoid Falling Victim to One.
Thousands have lost huge sums after being lured into fraudulent online investment schemes by seemingly attractive strangers who strike up online conversations with them. Here’s a guide to spotting the...
www.propublica.org
July 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
2/ First, some background: A pig butchering scam is a sophisticated, long-term con in which scammers present themselves as attractive, successful people to befriend you, win your trust and get you to deposit huge sums to fake online brokerages.
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1/ Ever received a random text or DM from a stranger looking to befriend you?
Here's how a simple message could be a small piece of a global fraud machine that exploits some of the world's largest banks. THREAD 🧵
Here's how a simple message could be a small piece of a global fraud machine that exploits some of the world's largest banks. THREAD 🧵
July 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
1/ Ever received a random text or DM from a stranger looking to befriend you?
Here's how a simple message could be a small piece of a global fraud machine that exploits some of the world's largest banks. THREAD 🧵
Here's how a simple message could be a small piece of a global fraud machine that exploits some of the world's largest banks. THREAD 🧵
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July is Disability Pride Month — a time to celebrate the strength, diversity, and resilience of the disability community. Disability is a natural part of the human experience, and everyone deserves to live with dignity, access, and opportunity.
July 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
July is Disability Pride Month — a time to celebrate the strength, diversity, and resilience of the disability community. Disability is a natural part of the human experience, and everyone deserves to live with dignity, access, and opportunity.
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Or when I said this ?
www.cnbc.com/2019/05/14/m... Mark Cuban: 'We at the top' can make less to fix income inequality
www.cnbc.com/2019/05/14/m... Mark Cuban: 'We at the top' can make less to fix income inequality
July 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Or when I said this ?
www.cnbc.com/2019/05/14/m... Mark Cuban: 'We at the top' can make less to fix income inequality
www.cnbc.com/2019/05/14/m... Mark Cuban: 'We at the top' can make less to fix income inequality
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He had them in the White House like
March 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
He had them in the White House like