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title: "What Is A Romance Scammer?"
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author: "SCARS Institute Editorial Team"
published: 2013-12-20
modified: 2018-12-04
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summary: "We have been asked many times to define this! What Is A Romance Scammer? A Romance Scammer, Dating Scammer, Sweetheart Scammer is: A Person representing themselves as someone they are not A Person lying about their identity A Person using…"
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# What Is A Romance Scammer?

# We have been asked many times to define this!

## What Is A Romance Scammer?

### A Romance Scammer, Dating Scammer, Sweetheart Scammer is:

- A Person representing themselves as someone they are not
- A Person lying about their identity
- A Person using false photos (of someone else)
- A Person lying about where they are
- A Person lying about themselves

**That's the basics of a scammer.  Any or All of them qualify them as a Romance Scammer!**

### However, it goes far beyond this!

- Most Scammers want your money
- Most Scammers want to rob you
- Most Scammers care nothing about you and don't care if you get hurt
- Most Scammers will use your information to help them scam someone else!

**Who are these scammers?  [Look at this video and you will understand](https://www.romancescamsnow.com/dating-scams/a-must-watch-video-on-sakawa-ghana-fraud/).**

### Q & A:

- Is someone that lies about their age a Romance Scammer?  It depends on how much - if more than 6 years, then yes, they have a false profile.
- Is someone that posts of their younger self a Romance Scammer?  If it is their main image and they have no current photos or bury the current photo, then yes, they have a false profile.
- Is someone the lies about their personality or their details a Romance Scammer?  This is a judgment call, most people tweak their profiles, so most of the time, no, they are not a Romance Scammer.
- Is everyone from Ghana a Romance Scammer?  YES.  It doesn't matter how honest one person there may be, you cannot trust anyone there!  No matter how much proof, they could still be just a better scammer!
- Is everyone in the rest of Africa a Romance Scammer?  YES.  Until they prove themselves to be honest, treat them like a scammer - from Angola to South Africa - Treat them all as scammers!

### But Not All Scammers Are African?

**Absolutely Right!**

- There are Latin American, Asian, Philippines, Russian, and even European and North American dating scammers too!
- Though the Russian and North American can be physically dangerous.
- Latin American and Philippines Dating Scammers use their real identity, because they know you can't touch them.