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The original was posted on /r/scams by /u/StrawberrySwirl123 on 2025-07-08 02:43:29+00:00.

Need some advice. My father (in his 60s) has been in a relationship with a Thai woman (she’s in her 30s or 40s) for a couple years. They met on VK. She claims she is from Russia, but recently moved to Thailand. They met in person for the first time last year. So far, my father says she has not asked for money.

They are in the process of filing a visa, having her move over to America, etc. She also has a young son, who is Russian, and has a Russian name. He is a model, but doesn’t appear to have an active or real-looking catalog/portfolio. He started modeling last year, and has been using my father’s last name. He appears to have conducted a fake interview with a fake magazine, has not modeled for any reputable brands/companies, etc.

In addition, this woman and her son have a joint Instagram account in which they post their daily activities, perhaps to show the government that they are an active family. She has two different Instagram accounts, both with barely any followers. In one, her profile picture is a picture of her wearing sunglasses and you can’t make out any details of her face. In the other Instagram account, her profile picture is a very old, grainy picture from her 20s.

This woman only uses an English translation of her name, and is using my father’s last name. The son goes by two different first names… on some social media accounts, he uses the one, and on other social media accounts, he uses the other. His modeling catalog started last year; all of his modeling photos are using my dad’s last name. On his Facebook account, he doesn’t have any family or friends added; same goes for the Thai woman.

My dad and the Thai woman have met in person once (I have seen photos of them together). Before they met in person, she only sent one or two photos of herself to him. In those pics, it was either her in sunglasses or a very very old picture of her.

Is this a romance scam? They have big plans to move to America, live in a big house, etc. These plans seem to be moving fast for someone he has only met in person one time.