Relationship scam guide
Dating app scam
Dating app scams usually begin with a polished profile, fast emotional intimacy, and pressure to move to WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram, or a payment app. The fraud may involve fake emergencies, restaurant traps, gift cards, investment pitches, or intimate-media blackmail.
Risk signal
Profile behavior
Severity
high
Group
Relationship
Common identifiers
Add identifiers that can be matched safely across reports, profiles, payments, and evidence without exposing unnecessary private data.
Dating profile URL
Use the exact dating profile url shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Phone number
Use the exact phone number shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
UPI ID
Use the exact upi id shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Instagram handle
Use the exact instagram handle shown by the scammer so CheckKaroo can link repeat signals and avoid weak matches.
Evidence to preserve
Keep proof in original form where possible. Screenshots help, but transaction IDs, URLs, timestamps, and chat context make moderation stronger.
Profile screenshots
Capture profile screenshots with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Chat timeline
Capture chat timeline with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Payment requests
Capture payment requests with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
Call records
Capture call records with date, time, sender, URL, or transaction context visible where possible.
First response
These steps reduce further loss and keep your report useful for review, banking escalation, platform reporting, and official complaints.
Save the profile URL
Do this early: save the profile url helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Do not send more money
Do this early: do not send more money helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Report the profile on the app
Do this early: report the profile on the app helps reduce repeat contact, preserve proof, and keep escalation options open.
Urgent money loss
If money was recently transferred, call 1930 first and raise a bank or payment-app dispute. Speed matters for fund-freeze attempts.
Privacy boundary
Do not upload OTPs, passwords, full card numbers, full Aadhaar, private documents, or unrelated intimate media. Use masked, relevant evidence whenever possible.