Interpol Says People Don’t Report Fraud Online For Fear Of Being Called Pigs

The term “slaughter the pig” has helped people identify online scams that can cost people their savings and money. Unfortunately, the term has failed to get people to come forward to report these crimes, in part because no victim wants to be called a “pig,” according to Interpol.

Interpol (who are technically pigs, if you think about it) is to ask governments and organizations to stop using pig slaughter as a means of obtaining online fraud. The main reason: these words, while provocative and appealing, place the blame on the victims rather than the perpetrators. This is understandable because of where the term came from, which is not from law enforcement or cyber security experts but only from the hypocrites.

Instead of killing pigs, which has become more common, Interpol is recommending a more direct message that focuses on the actions of criminals rather than the victims. For example, words such as “commercial fraud” or “love scams” clearly describe the fraud that is taking place and do not give any respect to the people who are being abused.

Although the change may seem small, it can make a difference. Language is presented in a variety of ways that we may not even recognize. For example: saying that a person has “reported” a crime instead of saying that “he said” a crime has occurred can give comfort to the reporter. “Reporting” indicates that it happened, while “reporting” an accusation indicates suspicion. Education They have also found that the language used to refer to a person who has committed a crime can make people associate with bad people. When a person is called “guilty,” people have a negative attitude, while “a person with a guilty verdict” gives positive responses.

All that said, it’s not hard to see why people who just drained their bank accounts to zero wouldn’t like to be called “pigs” fattened up to be killed by some sweet-talking con artist.

If Interpol’s language changes lead to more crime reports, then it has won. Americans will be defrauded of more than $10 billion in 2023, according to the FTCincluding $4.6 billion to spend on fraud and $1.14 billion from romantic interests. The FBI found that out Internet fraud up 22% from 2022 and may still be rising due to the increasing number of cyber criminals using AI tools to achieve their goals.

In fact, the increased reporting of these scams has helped agencies like Interpol to crack down on criminals, who have made more victims than scammers. Reports from Wall Street Journal and Wired they show the work that causes some of these frauds are committed by people who are sold and forced to work or beaten and tortured.