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| Observation month | Matching URLs | All included URLs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 63 | 63 | 100.0% |
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Douala report names CezarinePeka, single mother30s, and false entrepreneur in an alleged amorous fraud with serpent headline. Retain claimed persona/location/romantic deception; no supplied money, physical snake injury or causal clinical outcome.
Reported caseTinderSwindlersguide explicitly criminalintimatedeception/lovebombing/catfish/blackmail for cash/privateinformation. Generaladvice notindependentcase evidence, noactualsexualblackmail without ownqualifier.
Prevention & supportGuinean woman living Belgium source-romance narrative with clipped context; amount and precise financial/intimate method unknown.
Reported caseOwn TaichungZhang70s DingDingDangDang affection/Penghu50000TWD travelrequest stopped atbank, heartbreak sourceexpression not clinicaldiagnosis. Blockedrequest not paidloss/refund; swimsuitphoto not AI, no actualpersonagender/preciseyear/investment. Foreigncurrency converted for intendedrequest not proof forexinvestment.
Reported caseOwn mixed SNSinvestment/Romance warning/Murakami20swomanA foreignmaleB giftpretextclipped. No financialamount/paidact/romanticpredicate or realforeigncountry assigned tosubcase; this-Augustnotabsoluteyear.
Reported caseOwn TaichungZhang70s DingDingDangDang affection/Penghu50000TWD travelrequest stopped atbank, heartbreak sourceexpression not clinicaldiagnosis. Blockedrequest not paidloss/refund; swimsuitphoto not AI, no actualpersonagender/preciseyear/investment. Foreigncurrency converted for intendedrequest not proof forexinvestment.
Reported caseOwn discussion online dating versus inpersonRomancefraud. Programme not heard, sleeping-in-bed title not actualpartnercase/relationalharm/individualfinancialloss.
Related mentionOwn Mumbaiartdirector337000INR/TinderAdvait falseairportdetention andfurtherlossprevented. Requestedfurtheramount absent, actualdetention/arrest/clinicalharm notstated; airportpretext not authorityaction.
Reported caseOwn Fukushima police/financialinstitutions mixedinvestment/Romance jointpublicity. Intendedprevention notmeasuredbenefit/attendance/actualindividualharm/newlaw.
Prevention & supportOwn Kenyanwomenlove-scamfinancialloss/heartaches warning; title desperatewealthybabes isreporterevaluativeframing, attributednotendorsedresearchclinicaltrait. No count/rate/paidamount/individualidentity ormeasuredbenefit.
Prevention & supportOwn Pampanga84Filipinosrescued/lovehub/BPOdisguise/searchwarrantraid.84notfinancialtargets/guiltyscammers/eachverifiedforcedworker; authorityrescue notpaidrefund. No allegedparticularcoerciveacts/injury/conviction.
Reported caseOwn Odate40sfemale113000JPYelectronic-money-rights taken/fakemaleidol. Idolname/albumpretextnotcopiedfromotherURL, cash/crypto notassumed;20thnotyearfilled.
Reported caseOwn Odate40swoman fakeYamadaRyosuke albumloanpretext electronic-money-rights taken. Electronicmoney not necessarilycash/crypto, amount113000notborrowedfromotherURL.20thmissingyearnotfilled; idol realpersonnotfraudster.
Reported caseOwn EFCC5100EUR recovery/handedSpanishambassador. No targetname/actualfinalvictimreceipt/arrest/conviction orpersonaloriginalloss borrowed.
Reported caseOwn Yokote50smale1227000JPYcash/siteoperationRomancefraud, headline122manrounding. Site-businessopportunity not necessarilysecurities/crypto, no specificreturnpromise/clinicalharm/yearfilled.
Reported caseOwn Grindr gangorganisedrobberyconvictions andpolicefalseonlineconfidence attribution. Robbery otheroffending distinct voluntaryinvestmenttransfer; financialloss amount/sexualinjury absent. No individual terms ordrugtransport.
Reported caseOwn TinderSwindler documentary intro womenfromdatingapp inducedtolendmoney, notwatched. Broadslavery/tortureheadline doesnotallocate eachforcedwork/physicalabuse toRomancesubgroup. No particularamount/individualidentity or evaluatedeffect.
Related mentionOwn EFCC5100EURstolen/recovered/handedSpanishambassador andSpanishpolice trackdown. Handoverrecipient ambassador notfinaltargetrefund; HeinzUchtmanncitizenshipnotresidence. No inferredarrest/conviction/crypto.
Reported caseOwn61woman600000HKD falsemilitaryboyfriend. Clippedpretextnoadditionalfacts/paymentroute/actualoperatorcountry/calendar-year orclinicalharm borrowed.
Reported caseOwn Dutch400-500annualFraudehelpdeskdatingfraudreports, flightticketmoneyREQUEST; millionsworldwideappsusers notvictimcount. Attributedshame/underreporting notdiagnosis/independentrate, no ticketpayment or particularcasechronology.
Research & trendsOwn senator/UNattributed mixedillegalgambling/onlineRomance/fakeinvestment operations andforcedhundredsofthousands labour. Mixedscope notallRomance/uniqueconfirmedvictims/eachworkercoercion/guilt; genericChina-do-moreadvocacy notenactedpolicy. InquirybySenator distinctindividualarrests.
Related mentionOwn SokoRomeo podcast fakeaffection/stolenphotos/financialextraction publicity. Podcastnotlistenedto, actualphotosnotviewed/AIproof, no particularcase/amount ormeasuredprevention.
Prevention & supportOwn TinderSwindler documentary intro womenfromdatingapp inducedtolendmoney, notwatched. Broadslavery/tortureheadline doesnotallocate eachforcedwork/physicalabuse toRomancesubgroup. No particularamount/individualidentity or evaluatedeffect.
Related mentionOwn dissertationdefence publicityaboutRomancescams titleonly. Thesisnotread, academicdefencenotcriminaltrial/measuredprevention/particularharm.
Related mentionOwn Akita50smale500manCASH/matchingappinvestmentRomancefraud. No cryptotransfer/realpersonagender/clinicalharm oryearfilled20th.
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