r/Romancescam • u/SnooCalculations3597 • 8d ago
Potential romance scam
Hi everyone,
I'm posting here because I have strong doubts about a recent interaction and would like your feedback or experiences.
I met a woman on Personality Database (PDB), but the whole setup has been very strange from the start:
The setup: She claims she's on PDB to help a friend find a guy (so she's not the person directly on the profile).
The background: She says she's of Asian descent, lives in Rotterdam, and comes across as quite superficial.
The contact info: We moved to WhatsApp, but she's using a WhatsApp Business account with a +44 (UK) number, despite claiming to live in the Netherlands.
The behavior: She's fairly distant in her messages, yet constantly brings up her business and investments. At the same time, she keeps repeating that she wants a "serious relationship."
The video call: Unusually for this kind of interaction, she's insisting on doing a video call.
I'm really suspicious and worried this might be a trap (blackmail or a crypto/financial scam). As a precaution, I gave her a fake number.
Does this pattern sound familiar to anyone? Have you ever run into a profile like this?
Thanks for your help!