Romance Scam Recovery Workbook — A Respectful, Practical Recovery Plan | Printable PDF

Romance Scam Recovery Workbook: A Respectful, Practical Recovery Plan | Printable PDF

Still carrying any of this?

• Wondering whether you should send "just one more" payment.
• Too embarrassed to tell anyone what happened.
• Not sure who to report it to, or whether reporting even matters.
• Unsure whether any of the money can come back.
• Getting calls from "agents" or "law firms" promising to recover it, for a fee.
• Doubting your own judgment about everything now.

First, the most important thing: this was not your fault. Romance scams are run by organized, professional criminals who use scripts, fake identities and weeks of patient manipulation. They're built to get past anyone's judgment.

This workbook gives you a calm, structured way forward, with the practical steps and the emotional ones:

• 🤝 You Are Not Alone: a reminder you can come back to
• 🛑 Stop the Bleeding: stop payments, cut contact, save evidence before blocking
• 📝 Your Situation: how you were contacted, what was paid and how
• 🏦 Secure Your Finances: bank fraud lines, wire/Zelle recall attempts, gift card and crypto steps, password changes, a credit freeze
• 📮 Official Reporting: FBI IC3, the FTC, the dating app or platform, local police
• 🚫 Protect Against Recovery Scams: how to spot the fake "agents" who target victims next
• 💚 Emotional Recovery: support groups, trusted people, counselors
• 🔒 Long-Term Protection: privacy, verification and what to expect next
• 🌅 Looking Forward: a gentle check-in on where you are

What you'll learn

• What to do in the first 24 hours
• How to ask your bank about recalling a payment
• Where to report, and why each report matters
• How to spot a fake "recovery" service
• Where to find free emotional support
• How to protect yourself going forward

One rule to hold onto: never pay anyone who promises to get your money back. Legitimate help from your bank, the FTC or the FBI doesn't charge a fee.

What you get: a 3-page printable PDF workbook, sized for US Letter and available as an instant download. Print it and work through it at your own pace. Come back to it whenever your situation changes.

Great Companion Guides

• Catfish Detection Cheat Sheet
• Online Dating Red Flags Checklist
• Dating App Privacy Settings Card
• Credit Freeze Quick-Start Card
• Emergency Fund Fraud Recovery Tracker
• Identity Theft Warning Signs Checklist

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