Service
Romance Scam Investigation
For people who already suspect that an online relationship is fraudulent. Research into the identity, the claims and the payment story, reported as documented findings.
Source verification — illustrative
- Public corporate registryCorroborated
- Archived web contentCorroborated
- Public social profilePartially consistent
- Claimed employer websiteNot corroborated
The problem this service solves
Romance fraud works by making verification feel like an accusation. By the time doubt becomes concrete, the relationship has usually produced months of messages, photographs, promises and — often — payments.
An investigation converts that material into evidence. The identity presented to you is tested against public sources, images are checked for reuse, claimed employment and businesses are examined, and payment-related claims are compared with what is publicly discoverable about the entities named.
Nothing about the outcome is promised in advance. What is promised is honest research and a clear written account of what the available evidence supports, including where it supports nothing at all.
When clients use this service
- Repeated requests for money, gifts or top-ups
- Sudden emergencies: hospital bills, customs fees, frozen accounts
- Investment or trading proposals, often crypto-related
- Meetings that are always cancelled at the last moment
- Conflicting identity information or changing personal history
- Suspicious travel stories that cannot be checked
- Evidence that the same person operates several identities
Step one
What information you can provide
Better starting information usually means a broader and faster investigation, but a case can often begin with very little.
- All profiles, usernames and platforms involved
- Photographs and screenshots, including of conversations
- Names and any alternative names used
- Claimed occupation, employer, location and travel history
- Payment details you used: recipient names, banks, wallets, platforms
- Amounts and dates if you are willing to share them
- Any documents you were sent, including apparent identity documents
Research scope
What may be researched
Research is limited to lawful, publicly available information and is confirmed with you before work begins.
- Whether the presented identity can be corroborated at all
- Reuse of photographs and identity material elsewhere online
- Correlation between multiple accounts and personas
- Publicly available information about named companies or platforms
- Domain and website registration history for sites involved
- Publicly discoverable information about payment recipients where it exists
- Patterns consistent with organised romance fraud methods
- Contradictions across the story you were told over time
Deliverable
What you receive
Every case ends in a written report you can read, keep and act on.
- An executive summary of what the evidence supports
- Identity findings, including where corroboration failed
- Analysis of images, accounts and reused material
- Findings on companies, websites or platforms named to you
- A chronological timeline of the relationship and requests
- Risk indicators, confidence assessment and conclusion
Pricing and turnaround
This service starts from $399. Price depends on how many identities, platforms, countries and payment routes are involved, the volume of material to review, and whether the case has developed over months rather than weeks. Complex multi-party fraud is quoted individually.
- What affects price
- Price depends on how many identities, platforms, countries and payment routes are involved, the volume of material to review, and whether the case has developed over months rather than weeks. Complex multi-party fraud is quoted individually.
- What affects turnaround
- Focused single-identity cases are quickest. Multi-country cases with several payment routes require more time. Preserving evidence early materially improves what can be researched.
- Honest limitations
- No promise of money recovery, arrest or prosecution. Positive identification of the operator cannot be guaranteed. Only lawful public sources and material you supply are used.
Frequently asked questions
Can you recover the money I sent?
No. Money recovery is not offered and should be treated with suspicion wherever it is promised, particularly by anyone who approaches you after a loss. What an investigation provides is documented findings about the identity, the claims and the payment routes involved.
Can you get the person arrested?
No. There are no law-enforcement powers here. A structured report can, however, be given to your bank, your legal adviser or the authorities as part of your own report.
Is it too late to investigate?
Usually not. Profiles are often deleted, but archived content, images, usernames, payment details and message content you retain remain researchable. Preserve everything you have before it disappears.
Will I be judged for what happened?
No. These operations are organised, rehearsed and designed to work on careful people. Cases are handled factually and confidentially, and are never published or used as examples.
Continue reading
- Online Scam InvestigationFake sellers, fake investments and impersonation cases.
- Catfish InvestigationWhen the identity itself looks fabricated.
- Verify Before You PayChecks that belong before the next transfer.
- Someone is asking me for moneyRed flags and what to verify first.
- Guide: romance scam red flagsThe patterns these operations repeat.
- ConfidentialityHow your case is handled.
Submit your case for an initial assessment
Tell us what you already know and what you need to establish. You will receive an assessment of what can realistically be researched, along with scope and pricing, before any work begins.