**[American Woman Falls Victim to Crypto "Pig Butchering" Romance Scam, Losing Nearly $1 Million]** BlockBeats reports on December 9, citing Decrypt, that a woman from San Jose, California, realized she had fallen victim to a cryptocurrency "pig butchering" scam, losing nearly $1 million, only after consulting ChatGPT. The victim, Margaret Loke, met a man claiming to be "Ed" on Facebook this May. The man presented himself as a wealthy businessman and gradually built an emotional connection with her. "Ed" then guided her into cryptocurrency investments. Loke transferred over $490,000 from her retirement account and took out a second mortgage on her home to transfer an additional $300,000. When the so-called cryptocurrency account was suddenly "frozen" and "Ed" demanded an additional $1 million to unfreeze the funds, Loke described the situation to ChatGPT. ChatGPT responded that the setup matched known scam patterns and advised her to contact the police. Investigations revealed that the funds had been transferred to a Malaysian bank account and subsequently withdrawn by the scammers.