romance scam

noun

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

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Meanings

nounromance scam (plural romance scams)

plural romance scams

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

    […]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.

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

    Synonyms: romance fraud

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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romance fraud
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APA

romance scam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romance%20scam

MLA

“romance scam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romance%20scam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “romance scam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/romance%20scam.

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