romance scam

English

Noun

romance scam (plural romance scams)

1. A confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim in order to commit fraud.

   Synonym: romance fraud

   • 2022 February 21, Kevin Roose, “Crypto Scammers’ New Target: Dating Apps”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     […] unlike typical romance scams — which generally target older, less tech-savvy adults — these scammers appear to be going after younger and more educated women on dating apps like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge.

Further reading

• romance scam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia