Safety guides

Find the pattern before you reply

Focused checks for payment requests, fake profiles, military stories, love bombing, missing video calls, and recovery steps.

39 private checksbuilt around long-tail romance scam search questions

Payment requests

Gift cards, crypto, payment apps, bank transfers, and other money requests.

gift cards / urgent / payment

Online Dating Gift Card Scam Checker

Check if a gift card request from someone you met online is a serious warning sign.

money / loan / urgent

Someone I Met Online Is Asking for Money

Check whether a money request from someone you met online includes romance scam warning signs.

crypto / USDT / wallet

Crypto Romance Scam Checker

Check a crypto, Bitcoin, USDT, wallet, or investment request from someone you met online.

Cash App / payment / phone bill

Cash App Romance Scam Check

Check whether a Cash App request from someone you met online includes romance scam warning signs.

Zelle / bank / urgent

Zelle Romance Scam Check

Check a Zelle request from someone you met online before sending money.

PayPal / friends and family / payment

PayPal Romance Scam Check

Check a PayPal request from someone you met online, including Friends and Family payment pressure.

Apple card / code / gift card

Apple Gift Card Romance Scam Check

Check whether an Apple gift card request in an online relationship is a romance scam warning sign.

Steam / wallet code / gift card

Steam Card Romance Scam Check

Check if a Steam gift card or wallet code request from someone online is a romance scam warning sign.

bank account / routing number / frozen account

Bank Account Romance Scam Check

Check requests for bank details, account access, routing numbers, deposits, checks, or money movement in an online relationship.

package / customs / courier

Package Delivery Romance Scam Check

Check stories about packages, customs fees, courier charges, luggage, gold, documents, or gifts from someone online.

inheritance / gold / release fee

Inheritance or Gold Romance Scam Check

Check stories about inheritance, gold, cash boxes, investments, diplomats, shipping fees, or release fees in an online relationship.

Venmo / payment app / small request

Venmo Romance Scam Check

Check a Venmo request from someone you met online before sending money for bills, travel, emergencies, or proof of trust.

fake check / deposit / send money back

Fake Check Romance Scam Check

Check requests to deposit a check, receive money, forward funds, or send money back for someone you met online.

medical bill / hospital / urgent

Medical Bill Romance Scam Check

Check messages about hospital bills, surgery, medicine, doctor fees, or family medical emergencies from someone online.

travel / ticket / visa fee

Travel Ticket Romance Scam Check

Check requests for plane tickets, visa fees, travel documents, luggage fees, or emergency travel money from someone online.

Identity stories

Fake profiles, military claims, widowed engineers, oil rigs, and photo concerns.

profile / WhatsApp / overseas

Is This Dating Profile Fake?

Check a dating profile, bio, or self-introduction for romance scam warning signs.

military / deployed / fees

Military Romance Scam Checker

Check messages from someone claiming to be in the military for romance scam warning signs.

deployed / soldier / money

Deployed Soldier Asking for Money

Check a money request from someone claiming to be a deployed soldier or service member.

leave fee / commander / military

Military Leave Fee Romance Scam Check

Check claims that a service member needs money for leave, travel, paperwork, or military release fees.

widowed / engineer / overseas

Widowed Engineer Romance Scam Check

Check stories about a widowed engineer, overseas contractor, oil rig worker, or project manager in online dating.

oil rig / offshore / customs

Oil Rig Romance Scam Check

Check messages from someone claiming to work on an oil rig, offshore platform, ship, or remote project.

photos / reverse image / profile

Reverse Image Search for Romance Scam Photos

Learn when reverse image search may help with dating profile photos and why photo checks are not enough by themselves.

verification code / SMS / account access

Verification Code Romance Scam Check

Check requests for SMS codes, login codes, Google Voice codes, account verification, or two-factor authentication in online dating.

passport / ID / personal information

Personal Information Romance Scam Check

Check requests for passports, ID documents, addresses, Social Security numbers, passwords, or private photos in an online relationship.

celebrity / imposter / fan fee

Celebrity Imposter Romance Scam Check

Check a message from someone claiming to be a celebrity, public figure, musician, actor, or fan-club contact.

Relationship pressure

Fast love, no video calls, WhatsApp moves, secrecy, and emotional pressure.

video call / camera broken / verify

They Won't Video Call: Romance Scam Check

Check messages from someone who refuses video calls, says their camera is broken, or avoids live verification.

WhatsApp / off-platform / Telegram

WhatsApp Romance Scam Check

Check if moving from a dating app to WhatsApp, Telegram, email, or private messaging is part of a risky pattern.

love bombing / fast love / soulmate

Love Bombing Romance Scam Check

Check fast romantic messages, intense affection, soulmate language, and pressure in an online relationship.

guilt / secret / pressure

Guilt Pressure Romance Scam Check

Check messages that use guilt, fear, secrecy, or proof-of-love pressure in an online relationship.

Facebook Dating / Messenger / profile

Facebook Dating Romance Scam Check

Check messages from someone you met on Facebook Dating for romance scam warning signs before sending money or personal details.

Instagram / DM / crypto

Instagram Romance Scam Check

Check Instagram DMs, profiles, and online relationship messages for romance scam warning signs.

Telegram / off-platform / crypto

Telegram Romance Scam Check

Check Telegram messages from someone you met online for romance scam, crypto scam, or payment pressure signs.

Google Chat / Gmail / off-platform

Google Chat Romance Scam Check

Check messages from someone who moved an online relationship to Google Chat or Gmail.

wrong number / random text / crypto

Wrong Number Text Romance Scam Check

Check a wrong-number text or accidental message that turned into friendship, romance, crypto talk, or money pressure.

LinkedIn / investment / profile

LinkedIn Romance Scam Check

Check a LinkedIn connection that turns romantic, asks for money, introduces crypto investing, or moves to private messaging.

After money was sent

Evidence checklists, reporting steps, and next actions after a suspected loss.

report / evidence / recovery