Any scam where the scammer maintains a long-term relationship with the victim - fattening them up - before suddenly taking all their money. For example a roman

Any scam where the scammer maintains a long-term relationship with the victim - fattening them up - before suddenly taking all their money. For example a romance scam where the scammer pretends to be your girlfriend who loves you for 6 months and then asks for money to cover an emergency. Or a stock market scam that might even pay out small profits before convincing you to go all in.