E012

Manufactured relationship

Technique in the Exploiting Trust (E000) stage of the SC&MS ABCDEF lifecycle

Version 0.3 · ID stable since March 5, 2026 · Data snapshot: March 8, 2026

Description

A relationship cultivated over time to establish credibility before introducing the scam.

Subtechniques

E012.001Romantic relationship cultivationA manufactured romantic relationship used to establish emotional intimacy before introducing a financial request or opportunity.
E012.002Friendship or mentorship cultivationA manufactured friendship or mentor relationship that builds trust before introducing the scam.

Tags

relationship trust long-con

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How to cite

Plain text:

Narang, S. S. (2026). Manufactured relationship (E012), in SC&MS: Scam Classification & Mapping System (Version 0.3). https://scams.dev/techniques/E012/

BibTeX:

@misc{scms03_e012,
  author = {Narang, Satnam Singh},
  title = {{E012 Manufactured relationship}, in SC\&MS: Scam Classification \& Mapping System},
  year = {2026},
  version = {0.3},
  url = {https://scams.dev/techniques/E012/},
  note = {A taxonomy for classifying scam techniques}
}