These romance scams are typically run by syndicates that operate out of different cities in the world. Often, multiple people ‘handle the account’ of a potential victim. For them, it’s a business and their approach is absolutely clinical. The chances that a scammer falls in love with his or her victim are abysmally low. Unless, perhaps, this person is operating alone and trying to pull off a one-time con to get out of genuine financial distress. But again, the odds of that happening are next to none.