Cut Contact and Recover Money from a Romance Scam

    Stop the bleeding before you try to recover — the scam intensifies the moment they sense doubt.

    What to do

      • Stop sending money or gift-card codes immediately
      • Bank transfers: call your bank for a recall and APP-fraud reimbursement claim
      • Card payments: open a chargeback with the issuer
      • Crypto: report wallet addresses and txids to the receiving exchange's compliance team
      • Gift cards: call the card issuer (Apple, Google Play, Amazon, Steam) — recently bought ones can sometimes be voided
      • Block the contact across every channel without warning them

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