- AhnLab’s mobile analysis team has confirmed cases of romance scams in which individuals build trust with overseas friends and partners and then exploit them for money under the pretext of cryptocurrency investments.
- Romance scams refer to emotional fraud crimes that involve building emotional connections and demanding money through various methods, combining the words “Romance” and “Scam” which means credit card fraud.
- In the past, romance scams mostly involved directly demanding money after gaining favor, but now they have expanded their scope to include fake cryptocurrency exchanges, banks, and online shopping malls.
- Romance scams are not limited to Korea but are happening worldwide through translation messengers.
- The perpetrator in this case is introduced as a Chinese-Japanese individual, highlighting that romance scams are not restricted to any specific nationality.
https://asec.ahnlab.com/ko/64753/