A Taiwanese woman who thought she was proving her love to an online boyfriend ended up arrested as a cash collector for a fraud ring — bad for her, and a warning for anyone in an online romance.

• Police in Kaohsiung spotted a scam ring recruiting buyers for fake "Yamazaki whisky investments" and posed as buyers to set up a sting.
• Officers arrested a 48-year-old woman when she showed up to collect the cash in person on August 19.
• She turned out to be a romance scam victim herself — the ring told her that running the pickup was a "test of love."
• She lost no money to the scam directly, but now faces fraud and money-laundering charges.

Outlook: The case has been handed to prosecutors, and police are expected to keep hunting the ring behind both the fake whisky deals and the romance setup.