Glossary
Long-con investment fraud
Also called: pig butchering
A months-long relationship built by a stranger who eventually introduces a platform showing rising balances, where withdrawals require ever more payments. The platform is a display, not an account.
See also
PhishingImpersonating a service to obtain credentials, a seed phrase or a signature. In crypto it usually arrives as support that contacted you first.
Advance feeA demand to pay something — tax, unlocking, verification — before a withdrawal can proceed. Legitimate platforms deduct fees from what they send. Paying produces another demand, never a withdrawal.
Last checked 19 Oct 2026.