“I am here on a business trip. The phone I brought is for work. It is not convenient to give it to you because many people use this phone.”
“Do you want to meet once or for a lifetime?”
The person in the photos is not the person typing. The person typing may be a trafficked worker on a night shift, working from a script. That is why a live video call is the one thing a scam cannot easily survive, and why compounds hand workers a numbered list of excuses to avoid one.
The excuses in the leaked document range from practical (busy, a shared work phone, a business trip) to emotional (“we should do more meaningful things”, “do you want to meet once or for a lifetime?”). Some compounds now use deepfake video, so even a short call is not proof on its own, but a refusal is always a warning.
Your defence
- Ask for a live video call early, before trust or money is involved.
- Ask them to do something specific on camera, like wave or say your name.
- Treat repeated excuses as an answer.
Questions people ask
Why won’t my online partner video call me?
Repeated excuses to avoid a live video call are one of the strongest signs of a romance or investment scam. Compounds give workers ready-made excuses.