Friends and Romance Fraud
Understanding romance (and friendship) fraud
Fraudsters use dating websites, social media and other friendship groups to build trust and trick people into thinking they’re in a genuine relationship. Then after a while, they’ll start to ask you for money.
If this has happened to you, please get in touch with us so we can help:
Tap the Help icon in your Monzo app’s menu bar
Search ‘Reporting a scam’
Tap Get in touch at the bottom of the article
Remember that fraudsters will appeal to your compassionate side and give really urgent and emotive reasons they need the money – like to pay for life-saving medical treatment or expensive travel costs to come and visit you.
Never send money to someone you’ve only recently met or who you’ve only met online.
For more advice on how to keep yourself safe from fraud, head to monzo.com/fraud.
