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romance scam en · NOUN
Meanings
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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:
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Synonyms
romance fraud