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Reported case

Illinois widow loses $1M life savings after ‘pig butchering’ scam — here's how to spot this scheme

biztoc.comEnglishObserved 2024-09-15
Included for relevance; source claims are not independently verified. This record is based on saved titles and descriptions unless a separate deeper-reading assessment is explicitly shown. Observation dates are not incident dates. An arrest or charge is not a conviction.

How to read this record

Own ErikaDeMask foundloveagain/lostentirelifesavings/months/pigfraud1mheadline. Explicitromantic-financialdeception; no cash/crypto/actualoperatorcountry/clinicalcause orrenewedrequest chronology inferred. Widowhood preexisting not scam-causeddeath.

Evidence basis: saved title description

Places in the available evidence

Victim location: United States

Basis: place_mapping
Scope: article
Reason: Contextually reviewed geographic role with exact source evidence. Nationality, language and URL suffix do not establish location.

Unlisted locations remain unknown. Nationality, language and web address alone do not establish where a scam happened.

Current source qualifications

These attributed statements apply to their specified subjects and scope. They do not establish guilt, a whole-article denial, or an unstated outcome.

source specific current qualifications

field
desc
reason
Own ErikaDeMask foundloveagain/lostentirelifesavings/months/pigfraud1mheadline. Explicitromantic-financialdeception; no cash/crypto/actualoperatorcountry/clinicalcause orrenewedrequest chronology inferred. Widowhood preexisting not scam-causeddeath.
subject
Sep09_unit_3
reported outcome
own_source_limits
is entire code dimension denial
false
Source statement flags
source truth verified
false

Reported developments

These attributed statements apply to their specified subjects and scope. They do not establish guilt, a whole-article denial, or an unstated outcome.

development assertions

role
reported_development
basis
explicit
field
development
scope
article
value
reported_loss
reason
Coarse article-level tag from contextual coding. Consult the coding record for stage, actor, allegation and mixed-fraud scope. Source claims are neither independently verified nor additive.
Source statement flagsNo listed value
Current annotation provenance

The base reviewed revision is preserved. Current source bindings and approved qualifications are attached for this release.

base version key
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current source binding
input hash
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decision id
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document id
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hash domain
sha256-json-sortkeys-utf8-compact-v1
enrichment id
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finding evidence sha256
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enrichment payload sha256
5aa3b621754e9dc731c6047fc220f6b6f8305784860194689fb91951aeb9c132
approved delta ids
No listed value
provenance
Item 1
json pointer
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artifact sha256
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annotation key
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Themes reported in the text

These labels describe the available reporting. “Not reported” does not mean a harm did not happen. A theme's stage applies to that statement, not every claim in the article.

Financial and property harm

unspecifiedallegationStage: completed
Interpretation details
Scope
single case
Person or institution described
targeted person
Link to romance fraud
explicit
Causal claim
not established

Relationship-based deception

fabricated relationshipallegationStage: completed
Interpretation details
Scope
single case
Person or institution described
alleged offender
Link to romance fraud
explicit
Causal claim
not established

Prior circumstances and claimed vulnerability

bereavementreported occurrenceStage: completed
Interpretation details
Scope
single case
Person or institution described
targeted person
Link to romance fraud
explicit
Causal claim
not established
All 24 assessed themes
ThemeAssessment
Blame, stigma and responsibility framingnot reported in available text
Homicide and lethal violencenot reported in available text
Disruption of daily lifenot reported in available text
Financial and property harmreported in available text
Suicide and self-harmnot reported in available text
Family and social harmnot reported in available text
Protection or recovery of assetsnot reported in available text
Policy and regulatory responsenot reported in available text
Justice proceedings and outcomesnot reported in available text
Coercion and exploitationnot reported in available text
Psychological distressinsufficient context
Blackmail and extortionnot reported in available text
Help, reporting and preventionnot reported in available text
Physical or sexual harmnot reported in available text
Investment pretextnot reported in available text
Technical facilitationinsufficient context
Investigation and operational responsenot reported in available text
Organization and division of labornot reported in available text
Relationship-based deceptionreported in available text
Involvement in other offendingnot reported in available text
Continued or renewed targetinginsufficient context
Prior circumstances and claimed vulnerabilityreported in available text
Institutional barriers or harmful responsenot reported in available text
Moving money for a schemenot reported in available text

Connected reporting

Only direct reviewed connections are shown. Shared wording is weaker evidence than a supported case connection. A connection through a third article does not establish that two reports concern the same case.

No direct connection is recorded. This does not establish that the story is unique.

Research provenance

1 saved revision. Corrections preserve earlier versions.

A page can change after it first appears. Observation dates record when its URL was seen; they do not prove that the wording assessed here was present on every date.

Record: 1d76d61527af8998ffc494dc1eac9afa86496400e3e5d1f31d7e5bc2817fdf9b
Decision: 89b2bcf968678d3cffb2a672e3878c0aae15f573ac30a67df1ce40ebf757ba56
Base reviewed revision: b3cbd8da225d5530c1f6335fd8c1558bc8f3f9cc6b07f281099a6307cd8fca8b

The local research archive retains source hashes, quoted evidence and review records. This collection does not redistribute full publisher articles.