Pig butchering: Bay Area widow loses nearly $1M in crypto scheme, ChatGPT alerts her to scam - ABC7 San Francisco

A San Jose widow lost nearly $1 million to a crypto scam after being lured into a fake romantic relationship by a scammer she met on Facebook. The scammer, who went by the name 'Ed,' convinced her to invest her savings in cryptocurrency, which she wired to an overseas account. Only after consulting with ChatGPT did she realize the scam and report it to the police.