The scammers strike up a relationship with you to build up trust, sometimes talking or chatting several times a day. Romance scammers create fake profiles on dating sites and apps or contact you through popular social media sites like Instagram or Facebook. Maybe it’s for a plane ticket to visit you. They say it’s true love, but they live far away - maybe for work or because they’re in the military. Soon they want to email, call, or message you off the platform. You meet someone special on a dating website or app.