Inconsistent Communication Patterns — Pattern & Verification
Inconsistent Communication Patterns is a behavioral tactic that typically appears during the trust-building stage of a scam. Periods of complete unavailability (claimed work, deployment, poor signal) followed by bursts of intense, love-bombing-style reengagement.
The Tell
Unexplained silences that don't match the stated reason, followed by disproportionately warm re-contact.
Category
BEHAVIORALThis is a behavioral pattern — it shows up in how someone communicates, not in a document or a transaction, so noticing it depends on paying attention to the shape of the conversation over time.
Typical Stage
Building TrustCross-check a stated reason for unavailability against any other observable activity (social posts, app-open status) from the same period.
Detection Tools
The tell — Unexplained silences that don't match the stated reason, followed by disproportionately warm re-contact. — is carried in message text, which is what this tool compares against known script patterns.
ROMANCE SCRIPT INSPECTOR