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What is Romance Scam?

A type of fraud where scammers create fake romantic connections online to extract money from victims. Romance scammers typically use stolen photos of attractive people, build emotional relationships over weeks or months, then fabricate emergencies requiring money transfers. The FBI reports over $1.3 billion in romance scam losses annually in the US alone.

How Sherly Uses Romance Scam

Sherly is a mobile face search app that leverages romance scam to help you verify identities, detect catfishing, and stay safe online. Download Sherly on iOS or Android to try it yourself — free searches included, no account required.

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Related Terms

Catfishing

The practice of creating a fake online identity — typically using stolen photos — to deceive others in romantic, social,...

Identity Verification

The process of confirming that a person is who they claim to be. In the context of face search apps, identity verificati...

Reverse Face Search

A technology that takes a photo of a face as input and searches the internet for other images of the same person. Unlike...

All Glossary Terms

Reverse Face SearchFacial RecognitionCatfishingReverse Image SearchFace MatchingFace Embedding