Dating & Romance Scam

Scammers build perfect personas (businessmen, soldiers) to make friends, date online. After building affection, they lure victims into financial investment or scam gift fees.

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Approach via Social Media/Dating App with flashy profile: Successful Businessman, Overseas Vietnamese, Soldier.

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Fatten

Care, chat affectionately daily (can last months) to make victim fall deeply in love.

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Suggest

Show off investment profits, invite victim to join "building future together" on fake crypto/forex exchange.

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Stimulate

Let victim win first few times, withdraw money to trust absolutely.

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Slaughter

Lure victim to all-in large amount, then crash exchange or invent excuse to deny withdrawal.

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Scam Channels

Tinder, Facebook, Instagram

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Tactics

Psychological manipulation, investment lure, gifts

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Targets

Single women, spouse seekers

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Danger

Lost billions, emotional damage

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Red Flags

Typical identifying signs

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Too Perfect Profile

Handsome/Beautiful, rich, single, photos often from internet or stolen from lesser-known celebrities.

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Love Quickly

Never met but expresses intense feelings, wants to marry, calls wife/husband.

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Investment Lure

Catchphrase: "I know this exchange is profitable", "Want to provide for our future". Love tied to finance.

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Send Huge Gift

Notify sending gift/money from abroad, but held by customs, require you to pay fine/tax to receive.

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Shy Video Call

Often refuse video call or call but don't show face/laggy network (to avoid revealing true appearance).

analytics"Love & Money" Disaster

Long-term and cruel scams.

Live Data

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Billions VND

Damage

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Pig Butchering

Tactic

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Women

Target

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Dating Apps (Tinder...)40%

Facebook/Instagram40%

Zalo/Telegram20%

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Single/Divorced WomenFinancial StableLonely

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Scammers are extremely patient, can chat for months to gain trust before striking.

WARNING

"Pig Butchering": When love is a trap

Details on the international romance investment scam script.

Using Google Images to spot fake profiles

How to trace the origin of your online lover's profile picture.

Package from US and 50 million VND customs fee

Warning story of a victim nearly losing money believing a foreign boyfriend.

Suspect online lover?

Check their photo/phone now.

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