Romance & relationships

Fake matchmaking and staged dates

Invented matches or staged dates generate repeated fees; ordinary service disputes require separate evidence-based assessment.

A black-and-white photograph of two people talking on a street

If you have one minute

Pause, then verify independently.

Match identities remain unverifiable

Before paying

Verify the provider and service contract

See verification steps →

If you paid or shared details

Pause additional fees

See response steps →

Start with these three signs

  • Match identities remain unverifiable
  • Fee categories keep multiplying
  • Verbal promises differ from the contract

How the situation unfolds

  1. Contact

    Matchmaking offices, dating advertisements, or introductions.

  2. The lure

    A desirable match is available after a sincerity deposit.

  3. The demand and outcome

    False match claims and cooperating actors consume appointments before expensive upgrades are promoted.

Verify these things before paying

  1. Verify the provider and service contract
  2. Confirm appointments, refunds, and charges
  3. Do not accept pressured upgrades

Already engaged or paid?

  1. Pause additional fees
  2. Request explanations and dispute handling in writing
  3. Report fabricated identities with evidence

Contact your payment provider and local police promptly. The responsible institution must confirm whether a payment can be stopped, disputed or returned.

Keep these records

Service contract
Match descriptions
Appointment and chat records
Fee receipts

Keep originals and organise working copies. Never give strangers verification codes, banking passwords, private keys or seed phrases.

Original references

  • Local government public guidance · cbip.xa.gov.cnPublisher location:Mainland China · Simplified ChineseOpen the original reference ↗https://cbip.xa.gov.cn/xwzx/tzgg/2104747003245289474.html

This page summarises public prevention guidance to help recognise methods. It is not an enforcement conclusion about a particular incident. Check the source page for its original title. Procedures and reporting routes vary by jurisdiction. Compiled October 2026.