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| Observation month | Matching URLs | All included URLs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 85 | 85 | 100.0% |
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TinderSwindlersguide explicitly criminalintimatedeception/lovebombing/catfish/blackmail for cash/privateinformation. Generaladvice notindependentcase evidence, noactualsexualblackmail without ownqualifier.
Prevention & supportOwn53fake-doctor elderlywidow conviction/upheldfirstinstance judgment and niececomplaint. Priorwidowstatus antecedent not causedbyfraud, legal incapacity not independent medicaldiagnosis; no paidamount.
Reported caseOwn Tochigi464Julyallprioritycrime/29carthefts/mixedSNSincrease warning. Not464Romancecases orindependentlymeasuredeffect; qualitativeincrease not exactRomancestat/yearfilled.
Prevention & supportOwn NewYorkcaregiver matchmaking falseexcellentman/XiaoWang100K-plusUSDloss/familyseekingcouncillorhelp. Caregiver role sourceallegationnotconviction/coercion; familythree notthreepaidtargets, headlineinvestmenttagnot particularlure, no cryptocashroute/clinicalharm.
Reported caseOwn Ota34male505man cryptoassetstaken usingmatchingapp falseaffection/intimacy. Cryptoassetlossnotinvestmentpretext, employerworkstatusnotemployertheft;13thnotyearfilled.
Reported caseOwn ErikaDeMask foundloveagain/lostentirelifesavings/months/pigfraud1mheadline. Explicitromantic-financialdeception; no cash/crypto/actualoperatorcountry/clinicalcause orrenewedrequest chronology inferred. Widowhood preexisting not scam-causeddeath.
Reported caseOwn HiroshimaJan-Aug34recognizedRomancecases405650000JPY/falseaffection-or-kindness moneydeception andinvestmentpretexttitle. Attributedaggregate notindependentincidence/clinicalcause/allactualcryptotransfers, thisyearnotcalendarfill.
Research & trendsOwn fourChinese arrestedinParanaque mixedcrypto-investment/lovehubraid. Nationalitynotoperationcountry, arrestednotconvicted/allworkersguilty, no actualcryptotransfer oronecommonnetworkfromcount.
Reported caseOwn widowdeception/circonvenzione/appealconfirmedfirst-instancejudgment andfamilyrisarcita headline. Compensationwording notclearactualpaidrefundversusaward, no order/paymentstageinvented; no amount/clinicaldiagnosis fromlegalincapacity, widowhoodnotcauseddeath.
Reported caseOwn Paranaque mixedcrypto-investment/lovehubposingPOGO raid/foreignfugitivesarrest. No allworkersguilt/forcedwork/financialtargetcount/actualcrypto-transfer; lastclippednotdateyearfilled.
Reported caseOwn Singapore305suspects/>1500mixedscams includinginternetlove/over12.8millionclippedSingaporecurrency/operationAug30-Sept12underinvestigation. No allRomance/uniquevictims/arrestorconviction/onecriminalnetwork/crypto-payment, missingeventyearnotfilledfrommetadata.
Reported caseOwn Ogiozee clearedRomancepalaverUStitleonly. Clearedunspecifiednotexplicitcourtacquittal/dismissal/wholecrimedenial, no loss/reallegalstage/bodyfacts borrowed.
Reported caseOwn NavyAganLin51 nearly290KRomanceloss/fakeYingerinheritance-fatherdeath/accountcards-andpasswords supplied/actualacquittal ofaccountrole. Olderhotel200wan ordinaryinvestment separate/nonadditive. Account-provision notknowingguilt/verifiedforce, court finding subject-specificnotallcrime-denial/realbereavement, repeatedrequests notrenewed-after-paymentchronology.
Reported caseOwn Ota34male505mancrypto taken throughfalseaffection/intimacy/matchingapp. Actualcryptoassetloss distinctinvestmentpromise;13thnotcalendaryear/occupationnotemployerfunds.
Reported caseOwn five-signsdatingappamorousfraudwarning/alertnessclaimedreducesrisk. Advice notmeasuredprevention/actualvictimloss/clinicalvulnerability.
Prevention & supportOwn Padovamixedphishing/spoofing/amorousfraud older/fragile-risk sourceframing/23percenttraditionalriseversusonlinefall. MixedcountsnotRomance-only/independentclinicaltrait, no losses/particularmethod ormeasuredprevention.
Research & trendsOwn Kassa datingfraud programme publicity explicitfinancial/emotionaldamage. Programme notwatched, generalsource-association notindependentclinicalcausality/uniqueincident/preventioneffect. Barepiglabel supplies no cryptopayment/AI.
Reported caseOwn KateKleinert39000USDselfreportedRomanceloss/sharedNBC10story. Widowhoodpreexistingnotcauseddeath/clinicalcause, actualdisclosurebutprogrammeunviewed, no platform/persona/route/actualrefund borrowed.
Reported caseOwn MecklenburgVorpommern2023mixedEnkeltrick/LoveScamming/cryptofraud comparativefinancialdamage/olderaffected framing. MixeddenominatornotallRomance/independentincidence/clinicalcause; age-sourceframingnotallolderpeoplevulnerable. Nocrypto-transfer/paymentmethod orindividualidentity.
Research & trendsOwn Munich70female72000EUR falsearchitectJerryAnderson/groupmoneyrequests/Augsburgmember3years6monthsentence. Moneyworries explicitdistress notclinical/housingdeprivation, singlememberoutcome notallguilt/termserved/finality; namedpersona nottruearchitect orUSoperation.
Reported caseOwn titlelovefraud manarrivesemptylocation/landlordaffected; AmericanTVboilerplate notcase geography. No preciseamount/actualrentalloss/relationaldamage/paidroute/persona borrowed.
Reported caseOwn CambodianLyYongPhatUSsanctionscontroversy/forcedlabourALLEGATIONS, bodydatingapptrust directedtobogusinvestments. Mixedcyberscamlabour noteachworkerRomance/knowingguilt/specificphysicalinjury. Crypto oftenused not actualindividualcryptotransfer, sanctionnotcriminalconviction/newenactedlaw.
Related mentionOwn Yamagata60smale6310man/fakeChinese-originwomanFBinvestment/love policeinquiry. ClaimedoriginnotChinaoperation, selfemploymentnotjobloss/employerfunds, no actualcrypto/paymentroute/yearfilled13th.
Reported caseOwn Miramarwoman convicted helpingcriminals launder millionsswipedfromRomancevictims. Oneproceeding/multiple-target flow notpersonalnetgain/actualrefund orallguilt. Thisweek notcalendar-year eventdate.
Reported caseOwn motherbelievesfalseMelGibsonrelationship/daughtertriesconvince/romanticfrauddefinition. No actualfinancialsolicitation/paidloss/clinicalcondition/sexualharm oractoroffending. Familyattemptedsupport notverifiedbenefit/parentincapacity.
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