Korean slang profile

로맨스 스캠

romaenseu seukaem

A scam in which someone builds intimacy or romantic feelings online and then asks for money.

Expanded form: Not documented
Other spellings: 로맨스스캠, 로맨스 피싱
Earliest source found: Apr 25, 2025
Documented trend period: Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

Example by Julimmal
낯선 계정의 금전 요구를 보고 로맨스 스캠 사례를 찾아봤다.
After an unfamiliar account asked for money, I looked up 로맨스 스캠 cases.

02Documented history

April 2025이투데이 introduced the meaning and usage of this expression.[1]

03Origin & word formation

이투데이 explained it as fraud that approaches people through social media and exploits affection and friendship. Who first used the expression and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The meaning and usage were checked in the source. When it was first used and how it spread need further comparison.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

[이투데이 말투데이] 춘비아춘(春非我春)/로맨스 스캠 (이투데이)Published Apr 25, 2025Original source checked Nov 13, 2026