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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
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romance scam

Summary

romance scam is a type of crime[1]. It draws 153 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_crime category, ranking #34 of 61).[2]

Key Facts

  • romance scam's instance of is recorded as type of crime[3].
  • romance scam's subclass of is recorded as fraud[4].
  • romance scam's subclass of is recorded as scam[5].
  • romance scam's Commons category is recorded as Romance scam[6].
  • romance scam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f867k[7].
  • romance scam's described at URL is recorded as https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/safety-resources/scams-and-safety/common-scams-and-crimes/romance-scams[8].
  • romance scam's partially coincident with is recorded as pig butchering scam[9].
  • romance scam's BBC Things ID is recorded as b9a56691-d21c-464b-821f-5033455d42e6[10].
  • romance scam's CNA topic ID is recorded as love-scam[11].

Why It Matters

romance scam draws 153 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_crime category, ranking #34 of 61).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . consumer.ftc.gov. consumer.ftc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . consumer.ftc.gov. consumer.ftc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). romance scam. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/romance-scam
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_romance-scam_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{romance scam}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/romance-scam}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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