romance scam
English
Noun
romance scam (plural romance scams)
- 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, ISSN 0362-4331:
- […] 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