Data from The GDELT Project · Reviewed and interpreted by RSRC
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Dating scams in Wales surge by more than 800 in year
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Walesdating-scam829percent rise nationalfraudreports. Titlemorethan800count phrasingversuspercentdescriptor retained, not829uniquecrimes/normalizedprevalence.
Places in the available evidence
No geographic role could be established from the available text.
Unlisted locations remain unknown. Nationality, language and web address alone do not establish where a scam happened.
Themes reported in the text
These labels describe the available reporting. “Not reported” does not mean a harm did not happen. A theme's stage applies to that statement, not every claim in the article.
No positive thematic assignment was supported by the available text.
All 24 assessed themes
| Theme | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Blame, stigma and responsibility framing | not reported in available text |
| Homicide and lethal violence | not reported in available text |
| Disruption of daily life | not reported in available text |
| Financial and property harm | insufficient context |
| Suicide and self-harm | not reported in available text |
| Family and social harm | not reported in available text |
| Protection or recovery of assets | insufficient context |
| Policy and regulatory response | not reported in available text |
| Justice proceedings and outcomes | insufficient context |
| Coercion and exploitation | not reported in available text |
| Psychological distress | not reported in available text |
| Blackmail and extortion | not reported in available text |
| Help, reporting and prevention | not reported in available text |
| Physical or sexual harm | not reported in available text |
| Investment pretext | not reported in available text |
| Technical facilitation | not reported in available text |
| Investigation and operational response | not reported in available text |
| Organization and division of labor | not reported in available text |
| Relationship-based deception | not reported in available text |
| Involvement in other offending | not reported in available text |
| Continued or renewed targeting | not reported in available text |
| Prior circumstances and claimed vulnerability | not reported in available text |
| Institutional barriers or harmful response | not reported in available text |
| Moving money for a scheme | not reported in available text |
Connected reporting
Only direct reviewed connections are shown. Shared wording is weaker evidence than a supported case connection. A connection through a third article does not establish that two reports concern the same case.
No direct connection is recorded. This does not establish that the story is unique.
Research provenance
1 saved revision. Corrections preserve earlier versions.
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Record: fd6db08f68a3cc29fcb335c5ee3c623af7d91507a29a9dbbd3c1b8bf492ecae5
Decision: ee594e7054ef79111764d04c2974f03c396181a387f2de8e400f1c4472984316
Current revision: 3b901ba1e58162ca49382a75ae76b50e616f96426e0fad9106dfc83ae404e9ed
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