這起發生在福建莆田的彩禮詐騙案件，揭露婚姻騙局背後精心設計的殘酷算計與法律漏洞。

故事起於莆田一名90後的適婚男子透過本地媒人介紹，認識自稱「離異無孩」的女子。雙方從認識到決定結婚不超過一個月，期間女方家屬態度積極、表現出極強的結婚意願。在婚事談妥過程中，女方開口要求彩禮，經過一番討價還價後，最終協議金額為90.8萬元，其中80萬元都是男方在外借來的。婚禮辦得相當盛大，席開20桌，總共開銷高達120萬。

新婚之夜女方跟新郎表示"我對你沒感情"。婚後生活卻異常詭異。男子發現新婚妻子對親密關係避之不談，屢以生理期或身體不適推辭同房，並頻繁單獨外出，失聯數小時成為常態。種種疑點令人起疑，而最令人震驚的是，僅過兩個月，女方便以「回娘家」為由離開，隨後完全失聯。事後發現，其隨身物品早已提前祕密搬離，疑似早有預謀。

女生事後不承認彩禮90.8萬，更揚言要告男方強姦未遂，恐嚇要殺他全家。深入調查後，男方發現這不僅是單一個人行為，而極可能是一起家族式詐騙。林女之前訂婚後被退婚，後來交男友後懷孕，但是她的父母不同意並逼她嫁人撈彩禮。

男子報警後，警方起初以「婚姻糾紛」為由拒絕立案。直到媒體報導與律師介入後，案件才以涉嫌詐騙罪正式立案。儘管如此，女方家屬表示願退還20萬。律師表示彩禮算是婚前贈與，女方沒有義務歸還，而男方沒有提出有力證據證明有這筆金錢，加上兩人沒有領證，最終判決應該不會太樂觀。

此案在莆田地區引發廣泛討論與社會關注。民間自發統計顯示，近三年間當地已出現至少17起類似的騙婚案件，最高單筆涉案金額高達120萬元。事件過後，當地數家婚介機構開始要求註冊者提供離婚證明原件，而部分村落則自發成立「彩禮監督會」，以加強對婚姻詐騙的預防與約束。

這宗案件暴露傳統婚俗與法律監督機制中的諸多漏洞。從相識到轉帳的短短28天中，男方除查看對方的身份證之外，幾乎未做任何實質性的背景核查；高額彩禮多以現金形式交付，亦缺乏中立見證人；更甚的是，女方婚前經常更換工作等異常行為被視而不見。此案仍在審理當中，而林女家族其他涉及類似詐騙行為的成員，也已陸續進入司法程序。

這不僅是一起個人悲劇，更是一場揭開社會病灶的警鐘。如何在尊重傳統習俗的同時，建立起更安全、透明的婚姻程序，已成為現代婚戀社會不得不面對的課題。註:莆田的初婚彩禮約110萬左右，二婚的彩禮90萬

This bride-price fraud case in Putian, Fujian, has revealed the cruel calculations and legal loopholes behind a meticulously orchestrated marriage scam.

The story begins with a man born in the 1990s from Putian, who was introduced to a woman—claiming to be divorced and childless—through a local matchmaker. From their first meeting to agreeing to marry, the entire courtship lasted less than a month. The woman’s family showed great enthusiasm and a strong willingness to proceed with the marriage. During the negotiation of the wedding arrangements, the woman requested a bride price. After some bargaining, they agreed on a total of 908,000 RMB, with 800,000 of it borrowed by the groom. The wedding itself was lavish, with 20 banquet tables and a total expenditure of around 1.2 million RMB.

On their wedding night, the bride told her new husband, “I have no feelings for you.” Their married life quickly turned strange. The man noticed that his new wife consistently avoided intimacy, frequently citing menstruation or health issues as excuses. She often went out alone for long periods and was unreachable for hours at a time. These signs raised suspicions, but the most shocking development came just two months later—she left under the pretense of “visiting her parents” and completely vanished. It was later discovered that she had already moved out her belongings in secret, indicating premeditation.

The woman not only refused to acknowledge the 908,000 RMB bride price but also threatened to accuse the man of attempted rape and even said she would have his entire family killed. Further investigation revealed this might not be a one-off scheme by the woman alone but potentially a family-run fraud operation. It came to light that she had previously been engaged and dumped, later became pregnant with a boyfriend, but was forced by her parents to marry someone else in order to extract a large bride price.

When the man reported the case to the police, they initially declined to file a case, citing it as a “marital dispute.” Only after media coverage and legal intervention did authorities finally register the case as suspected fraud. Still, the woman’s family only offered to return 200,000 RMB. According to legal experts, bride prices are often viewed as pre-marital gifts, and the bride is not legally obliged to return them. The man also lacked concrete evidence of the payment, and since the couple never officially registered their marriage, the legal outcome is expected to be unfavorable for him.

This case has sparked widespread discussion and concern in the Putian region. Independent investigations suggest that at least 17 similar fraudulent marriages have occurred in the area over the past three years, with the largest single case involving as much as 1.2 million RMB. In the aftermath, several local matchmaking agencies began requiring divorce certificate originals from applicants, and some villages have formed self-governed “bride-price supervision committees” to prevent and monitor marriage fraud.

The incident exposed numerous flaws in both traditional customs and legal oversight mechanisms. In the mere 28 days from first meeting to money transfer, the groom only checked her ID and conducted no substantial background checks. The large bride price was paid in cash, with no neutral witnesses involved. Red flags, such as the woman frequently changing jobs before the wedding, were ignored. The case is still under judicial review, and other members of the woman’s family suspected of involvement in similar scams are now facing legal proceedings.

This is not only a personal tragedy but also a wake-up call revealing deep-rooted social issues. Finding a way to respect traditional customs while establishing safer and more transparent marriage procedures has become an urgent challenge for modern society. Note: In Putian, the typical bride price for a first marriage is around 1.1 million RMB, while for a second marriage, it averages about 900,000 RMB.