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Interpol's bizarre attempt to rebrand major online fraud scheme

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 18, 2024
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Interpol eliminates the crime of pig butchering by changing its name

Interpol, a sprawling international bureaucracy where 196 countries pool their resources to issue strongly worded notices and organize conferences in scenic locations, recently expanded its role to become a schoolmarmish Internet scold.

"INTERPOL is calling for a shift in language to com…

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