Online dating and romance company meeting is often used as a front for other scams. These scams are increasingly common, especially in countries like India, where millions of people are looking for companionship or love online. Below is a detailed and detailed explanation of how these online dating/romance scams work, including their methods, tools, techniques, tactics and manipulations:
1. What are online dating/Romance campaign scams?
Online dating or romance scam scams are a scheme where people have set up fake dating websites or are impersonating romantic people in order to attract people and raise the bar on financial gain. These scams target people who are looking for online love, companionship or romantic connections. Unlike simple phishing, these scams are often structured like an organized business operation.
They can use the name of a fake company, a professionally designed website, customer monitoring numbers, registration forms and even praise – all designed to appear trustworthy. These scammers pretend to be company employees, dating agents, or even models. Their primary goal is to get payments to victims for “paying,” “grading” videos, or appearing in security verification rounds. But after the money is sent, no real service is provided – just the money and more demands.
Peeditons are led to believe that they are involved with a real dating platform or a real person who wishes to have a long term relationship, marriage or even physical intimacy. However, the scammer disappears once they have received enough money, often blocking the peedit or shutting down the website completely. These scams harm people not only financially but also emotionally, leaving behind trauma, embarrassment and issues of trust. In most cases, fake companies are covert and hide their identity by using false contact details making them difficult to track. They often use phishes to operate internationally, making legal operations even more complicated. Victims usually do not report fraud due to shame or fear of justice, which encourages further scammers to continue their schemes.
2. How these scams start: Inputs
These scams are very strategic in how they reach potential victims. Most people believe scams start when someone clicks on a suspicious link, but in this case, it usually starts with a simple and innocent search on Google. When someone searches for “best dating sites in India” or “to seduce foreign girls”, fake websites which the scammers have promoted through paid advertisements and advertisements often appear on the surface first. These websites are designed to look authoritative and professional, which gives a sense of legality. People enter out of curiosity, and within ears, they get messages from authoritative profiles.
Another entry point is social media. Scammers use platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and even YouTube to advertise their so-called “premium giving services”. These advertisements can include photos or videos of the models, along with lines such as “real foreign girls” or “call free videos with romantic partner”. They also use fake praise or stories of harassment from people who claim they found true love through the platform. Some scammers send cold messages directly on Instagram, WhatsApp or dating apps. They present themselves as ambitious women or foreigners who are looking for an Indian companion. Once the conversation starts, they gradually introduce the dating company and ask the user to register. These methods are very effective as they appear casual and organic. Most users believe it is a coincidence or a ruse, but in reality, it is a trap that is deliberately creating a fraudulent scheme to lure them into the scam. Victims do not realize that unless they have already invested emotionally or financially, they are not being targeted.
3. Step-by-Step Conduct of the Scam
The entire scam is exposed in carefully planned ways. It starts with someone—usually a woman with a beautiful profile picture—who sends you messages or teases you through a dating website or social media. She is flirtatious, intelligent and romantic. The conversations quickly turn from informal conversations to flirting and emotional connections. You feel special, as if someone really likes you. This is called the “honeypot” character—the cheater wins your emotional trust.
After this, he or she suggests going to a private messaging platform like WhatsApp, Telegram or Google Chat. There, the romance deepens. He or she shares his or her “private stories”—often about loneliness, heartbreak or the search for true love. You begin to feel that this relationship is genuine. But soon, it comes with a new twist: “I work for XYZ dating company; to continue calling chats or videos, you must register with us.” It shares a link to a professional-looking website that offers features like a login page, free paid plans, live chat, and a support number.
Once you register, the website asks you to pay—which includes the registration fee, chat plan, or videos. After the first payment, you are told that you have to make more payments for verification, tomorrow’s activation or security approval. You keep making payments, hoping that the relationship will be fixed. But every payment gives birth to another request. In the final phase, when you refuse to pay, the person either blocks you or the companies disappear. By then you have lost money, feelings and sometimes even hope. This type of step-by-step preparation makes it difficult for the victim to understand that this is a scam until it is too late.
4. Methods of Forced Registration and Fake Website
After emotional trust is built, the scammer forces you to register on their company’s official dating website. This website, which may look very difficult to understand, is actually a means of fraud. Its design is modern, often using copycat images, professionals and customer service options. It can also introduce rules and regulations to create the illusion of validity. Some websites even copy the designs of famous platforms like Tindar or Bharat Matrimony to appear authentic.
When you go to the site you are asked to fill in your personal information: name, age, location and contact number. After submitting the form, you are asked to select a plan. This plan is as follows:
• Basic Chait Plan (₹3,000)
• veeepee dating access (₹9,999)
• gold weediyo kol seva (₹19,999)
• Elite marriage plan (₹51,800)
These are all traps. Each package promises a better connection with your exchange, unlimited chat, exclusive videos or even a real-life experience. But none of these facilities are really available. Payments go directly to those banks or other accounts which cannot be traced.
After payment, the website either asks for additional payment or stops answering. Sometimes, fake “customer service” agents contact you pretending to be helpful, but their real purpose is to siphon off more money by using pressure, urgency or emotional tricks. The website can block your account or give a false reason like “you behaved badly with a female agent”, which is like adding salt to the wound. Victims come to know after a long time that they were not talking to any real dating company.
5. Continuous demand for more money
The most dangerous part of the scam is its last cycle. After the first registration, scammers or fake websites always get excuses to ask for more money. They say such things:
• “Your account is getting verified, pay ₹ 4,000.”
• “Your Chaitra session is over, renew it for 7,999.”
• “Weepy meeting fee is long, payment, 12,000.”
• “Fake video calls or marriage talks, payment, 21,000.”
Every time the victim pays, the stage thanks them and charge a new fake fee. But soon, another demand for payment comes. This is called “drip payment” technology – where the account is repeatedly demanded in small or medium quantities until the account is completely empty.
The company may use fake “customer officers” or the woman will stop the payment itself. will say:
“I want to meet you, but the company will not allow it until you are able to pay your dues.”
In many malls, people pay ₹ 50,000 to ₹ 2 lakh in many installments in weeks or months. They get emotionally trapped, thinking that only one more payment will bring happiness. But this is an illusion. Frauds take advantage of your hope, attachment and faith in love. Each payment does not bring no real results – only more exploitation. The victims are often embarrassed to tell their family or report fraud, so they suffer in silence, while scammers take advantage and move forward on the next goal.
6. Emotional blackmail and psychological pressure
Once you get emotionally connected, scammer or company starts using emotional blackmail. They say some such things:
“Don’t you love me?”
“I was serious about you … but you are joking with me.”
“You are different. I thought you were not like other men.”
These things touch you inside. You start feeling guilty. Even though you suspect a scam, but you do not want to hurt the person who is emotionally interested in you. The scammer uses this emotional pressure to make pressure for more payment. In some cases, women may also cry on calls, send voice notes of their sadness, or tell such false stories:
• “If you do not pay, my boss is pressurizing me to block you.”
• “I can lose my job because I love you and you have not activated your package.”
• “You are my last hope. Please help.”
Apart from the woman, the fake customer aid team can also send you a message with concocted urgency. They can say:
“You are violating the company’s policy by not paying.”
“You have already paid ₹ 10,000. If you stop paying now, your previous money will be wasted.”
“You will be blacklisted forever and you will lose access to that forever.”
This double attack – the emotional guilt of the necked lover and the legal threats of the fake company put heavy pressure on the victim. This causes confusion, anxiety and even nervousness. Many people give up to stop it. It is a major weapon of the toolkit of emotional manipulation scammer, designed to work against your better understanding.
7. Disappearance or sudden block by scamster
After making more money from the victim, the scamster finally disappears. This can happen suddenly or slowly. One day, you try to message the woman – and her number gets out of reach, block or deleted. Now fake dating website can say:
• “Your account is under review.”
• “You were flagged for inappropriate behavior.”
• “Your membership is over. Contact the aid team.”
But when you call on customer care, either no answer is received, or the number has changed. Even if someone responds, they can deny all the responsibility and say:
“You have violated our terms, so your profile is restricted. No refund.”
In some cases, they may keep the victim stopped for several days or weeks:
• “Wait 72 hours to join your lover/girlfriend again.”
• “He is now offline. Try tomorrow.”
• “We are resetting the system, be patient.”
All these are just tricks to avoid until you give up. These scammers know that most of the victims do not file a complaint because they feel embarrassed. Many people feel ashamed to accept that they have given money for online love or dating. Scammers use this silence as a shield. They just disappear with money, create a new fake identity, and start cheating again with a new victim.
This last stage is the most painful. The victim feels cheated, stupid and emotionally tired. No solution, no return, no justice – just silence. By this point, the scammer has earned thousands of rupees and is already targeting someone else.
8. Psychological tricks used to trap the victims
These scammers are not amateur; They are trained in psychological manipulation. Their strategy uses well -tested psychological tricks that work on human emotions. The most common tricks include:
A. Love Bombing: From the very first day, the scammer shows praise, love and affection on you. This makes you feel special and important. It creates emotional dependence.
B. Fear of missing (FOMO): He says, “There are only 2 VIP slots,” or “” If you do not register today, I will be given to someone else. ” This puts you pressure to hurry.
C. Excuse of shortage: They create a hurry: “You have to complete your registration in 10 minutes.” This prevents you from thinking rationally or seeking advice from someone else.
d. Incorporate: When you hesitate, they say: “Why are you doing this to me?” Or “You promised to marry me!” They force you to continue the scam by committing guilt.
e. False hope: They always create the illusion that the next payment is the last – the one who will open the path of happiness, love or even marriage.
f. Effect of colleagues through fake reviews: They use users’ fake trends, claiming: “I found my dream queen here!” Or “This site changed my life!” This creates false confidence.
g. Fake right pressure:Â Customer aid talks about legal words and company policy so that the scam looks professional and unavoidable.
Every psychological method of these is designed to neutralize your argument and increase emotional obedience. The victims often say: “I knew something wrong, but I could not stop myself.” These scams work exactly like this – they empty your wallet by taking possession of your heart.
9. How to report and how to take legal action (India)
If such a company or person has cheated you, it is necessary to report it immediately. Many people feel embarrassed or hesitant to file a complaint, but doing so not only helps you to get justice, but also protect others.
You should do this:
a. Enter online complaint: Visit the official cyber crime website of the Government of India:
Click on “Report to Report Other Cyber Crime” and file your complaint. Attach:
• Chat screenshot (WhatsApp, App or Website)
• Screenshots of payment receipts (UPI, Paytm, Bank Transfer)
• Website name and link
• Contact number or email used by scamsters
b. Call cyber helpline
📞 Dial 1930 – National Cyber Crime Helpline Number.
Talk to the authorities and explain your matter clearly. If reported immediately, they can help prevent further transactions.
C. FIR in local police station
If the loss is large (₹ 10,000 or more), then file a written FIR in the nearest police station or cyber cell. Give the following details:
• Date and time of event
• Website link
• Contact information of scamsters
• Bank Account/UPI number from where money was sent
d. Report to the payment gateway: If you have paid through the razorpe, payu or other gateway, then report the fraud to them with the evidence. Sometimes, they can prevent future transactions from that site.
e. Keep all evidence safe: Do not erase messages, photos or number. These are necessary for investigation.
Timely report is the only way to stop these cyber criminals. Even if you do not get your money back, your report will help in finding fake websites and closing them.
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