r/Romancescam is a subreddit with 6k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses romance scam, scammer, scam, romance, and victim.
Know a victim or are a victim of a romance scam? This is a subreddit that can help. Share your stories here with others in a similar situation.
Popular Themes in r/Romancescam
#1
Pain & Anger
: "I was the victim of romance fraud"
17 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "My grandmother is in a romance scam."
15 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "my family member lost $50k+ to an AI boyfriend and i built something to stop it"
2 posts
#4
News
: "UK Romance Scam Documentary"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Romancescam
#1
Romance Scam
: "My grandmother is in a Romance Scam."
110 posts
#2
Scammer
: "My Romance Scammer admits the scam…"
95 posts
#3
Scam
: "We've reached the end of the Scam"
73 posts
#4
Romance
: "Living with a scam - my husband's Romance scam, from the inside"
57 posts
#5
Victim
: "Bashing scam Victims makes you no better than a scammer...you are one and the same."
53 posts
#6
Relationship
: "Considering paying for image searches - Desperate"
11 posts
#7
Help
: "Can anyone Help me with this one?"
10 posts
#8
Friend
: "My coworker/neighbor/Friend has been getting scammed for over a year."
8 posts
#9
Family
: "Family member meeting up with online boyfriend overseas"
7 posts
#10
Fake
: "Background check came back Fake, but I’m still struggling to accept it was a scam. Need perspective."
6 posts
Flair Used in r/Romancescam
#1
Advice Request
: "Cruise DJ tried to scam me, has this happened to you?"
43 posts
#2
Scam Alert
: "Kagawa woman accused of hiding assets after posing as single mother to scam dating site users"
15 posts
#3
Discussion
: "CMV: I have an extremely hard time feeling sorry for romance scam victims."
13 posts
#4
Survivor Story
: "Fell for a Romance Scam (my first and last one)"
6 posts
#5
Education
: "Romance scam after effects"
5 posts
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Last updated: June 30, 2026