Bitcoin: "Buy first, we'll get married later," the scam trapping Indian matrimonial sites
Original headlineBitcoin : « Achète d’abord, on se mariera ensuite », l’arnaque qui piège les sites matrimoniaux indiens
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Romance scams on Indian matrimonial sites such as Shaadi.com are increasingly demanding Bitcoin deposits before marriage, a variant of the "pig butchering" fraud model. Fake profiles court victims with promises of marriage, then require crypto payments—often in Bitcoin—before the relationship can progress. The scheme matters because it ties crypto adoption in India to trust-based matchmaking, exposing non-technical users to irreversible transactions. Watch for whether platforms add profile verification and whether victims report losses in Bitcoin versus other tokens.
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Bitcoin (BTC), Shaadi.com, Indian matrimonial sites
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