How do I tell if someone I matched with is running a romance scam?
Reported romance-scam losses in Korea hit ₩136 billion in 2025 — more than double 2024's ₩67.5 billion — and the scam typically runs start to finish in about 8 days.
What to do now
- Reported romance-scam losses in Korea hit ₩136 billion in 2025 — more than double 2024's ₩67.5 billion — and the scam typically runs start to finish in about 8 days.
Who owns the resolution
Dating Apps (Tinder / Match Group)'s own support/policy team decides this -- AMS explains the policy but has no account access and cannot make this decision for you.
Evidence to prepare
- Your account email or user ID
- Screenshots or a confirmation number for the specific order/booking/transaction
- Any messages you already exchanged with support about this
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I need practical help with a Dating Apps (Tinder / Match Group) issue. The policy question: How do I tell if someone I matched with is running a romance scam? Useful context I found: Reported romance-scam losses in Korea hit ₩136 billion in 2025 — more than double 2024's ₩67.5 billion — and the scam typically runs start to finish in about 8 days. My specific situation: [Describe what happened, including dates and messages shown] The outcome I want: [Refund, verification, appeal, account recovery, explanation, etc.] Important constraints: [Country, deadline, booking/account status, documents already submitted, budget, or other limits] Please: 1. Identify any missing facts you need before reaching a conclusion. 2. Separate platform policy, local law, and your own inference. 3. Give me the safest next steps in priority order. 4. Use current official sources where possible and flag anything that may have changed. 5. Draft a concise message I can paste to customer support. 6. Do not invent account access, guarantees, refund rights, or legal conclusions.
Why this policy exists
Per Korea's National Intelligence Service international-crime reporting data, 2025 romance-scam reports totaled 2,192 cases and ₩136 billion in losses, up from 1,265 cases and ₩67.5 billion in 2024 — roughly a 1.7x jump in case count and 2x in losses. Women in their 20s are the most frequently targeted demographic in Korea. The defining feature is speed: the average gap between first contact and the scam's completion is just 8 days, meaning victims often don't have time to build the kind of long-term trust that would normally make them suspicious. This figure only covers cases reported as international crime to the NIS — actual scale is likely higher once you account for domestic police reports and underreporting due to embarrassment (this is the cited reporting's own inference, not an official combined total). Since dating apps don't fully verify identity, common warning signs include a match who quickly brings up overseas deployment, military service abroad, or investment opportunities, and who consistently avoids video calls.
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