This article offers a catalog-style, neutral synopsis of research on modelling the modus operandi of online romance fraud, drawing on perspectives attributed to the perpetrators themselves. Positioned within the field of economic criminology, the work treats romance scams as digitally mediated financial crimes and uses a modelling framework to characterize suggested sequences of action, incentives, and risk considerations as described by those who commit them. The scope encompasses the digital ecosystem of dating platforms and social networks, and it foregrounds the normative and pragmatic rationales claimed by fraudsters to justify and optimize their activity. Core elements of the prospective model are outlined in terms of stages, decision points, and