The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking a stand against pig-butchering cryptocurrency scams, which are fraudulent schemes combining romance and investment scams. These scams typically involve scammers posing as potential romantic partners to gain victims' trust, before convincing them to invest in fake cryptocurrency schemes. The DOJ has announced that it is forming a new task force dedicated to combating pig butchering scams. The task force will be made up of prosecutors, investigators, and analysts from the DOJ, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security.