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SF retiree loses $500,000 in pig butcher scam, then falls for the same scam again

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"Please stop him. He's being scammed,'' said the son of a Bay Area retiree who fell for a "pig butcher" romance scam twice in one year. The victim lost $500,000 in the first scam and instantly fell for another fake romance, sending her what little cash he had left. 7 On Your Side showed him proof "she" was really a scammer.

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