romance scam
a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining their affection, and then using that goodwill to commit fraud
en-GB/ɹəʊˈmæns ˈskæm/
en-US/ɹoʊˈmæns ˈskæm/
a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining their affection, and then using that goodwill to commit fraud