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romance scam

a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining their affection, and then using that goodwill to commit fraud
Class type of: fraud, scam Q1964861
romance scam
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Facts

3 properties
Instance of
type of crime
Subclass of
fraud, scam[2][3]
Partially coincident with
pig butchering scam[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en love scam en Love Scam en romance scam cs romantický podvod de Liebesbetrug fi romanssihuijaus fr arnaque amoureuse fr arnaque sentimentale fr escroquerie sentimentale he עוולת התרמית id Penipuan Berkedok Cinta id Cinta berujung kecewa id Ingin uang bermodus cinta bohong id Kebohongan cinta berujung bunuh diri id Modus percintaan untuk menipu id Pemberi Harapan Palsu id Pendipuan bermodus cinta id Penipuan Asmara id Penipuan dalam dunia percintaan it Romance scam
🔖 Identifiers · 5
BBC Things ID
b9a56691-d21c-464b-821f-5033455d42e6
CNA topic ID
love-scam
Described at URL
www.fbi.gov
Freebase ID
/m/0f867k
Namuwiki ID
로맨스 스캠

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🔗 Connections
Subclass of 2
fraud, scam
Examples 1
pig butchering scam
Partially coincident with 1
pig butchering scam
← Main subject 1
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← Partially coincident with 1
pig butchering scam
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Summary

romance scam is a type of crime[1].

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  1. [2] ↑ . consumer.ftc.gov. consumer.ftc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Charp238 · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of crime
    Subclass of → fraud, scam
    Namuwiki ID → 로맨스 스캠
    Partially coincident with → pig butchering scam
    "Created claim: Namuwiki ID: 로맨스 스캠"
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