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| Observation month | Matching URLs | All included URLs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 493 | 493 | 100.0% |
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TinderSwindlersguide explicitly criminalintimatedeception/lovebombing/catfish/blackmail for cash/privateinformation. Generaladvice notindependentcase evidence, noactualsexualblackmail without ownqualifier.
Prevention & supportMixed-prefecture SNS investment/Romance Jan–September1.66billionJPY/2.5x plus one approximately15million romance example. Historical interval lacks own calendar year; not 2025 Jan–Sept or all aggregate Romance.
Research & trendsDating-appfake-promisesdecoder/generalwarning, broke/brokenhearteddefinitionnotindividualcompletedharm.
Prevention & supportOwn CaliforniamillionsRomancecon/familydamage/retirementplans/somevictimssuicide. Literalreportedsourcecausalclaim deathnotindependentclinicalfinding/uniquevictimcount; financialsum/copies notuniqueincidents, erasedplansnotactualhousing/employmentloss.
Related mentionOwn serialwoman takesmoneyfromlovelornmen/neighbours/colleagues overdecades. MixedtargetsnotallRomance-onlyverifiedvictims orcoordinatednetwork, questionstoppednotactualarrest, noprecisename/year.
Reported caseOwn alleged fake Brad personas romantic deception of two fans over360000 and arrests. Title360,00 formatting retained versus description; celebrity is exploited persona not actual offender. Multiple impostors not independently proved network, no Stella/Anne bridge or event year from Monday.
Reported caseOwn Hawks arrested alleged scammer GordonsBay, Gauteng woman>3millionrand. Arrest and victim location distinct; no payment route or conviction.
Reported caseOwn Hiroshima sameposter description separately ownsourceread; no additionalindependent initiative/effect.
Prevention & supportOwn Fukuoka54 female teacher4200man/SNS claimedUS man/marriage hint/investment. Amount route unspecified; claimed nationality not actual operator geography; no September year inferred.
Reported caseOwn Fukuoka54female4200manSNSRomance police statement. NoMainichimarriage/US/investment detail borrowed.
Reported caseOwn Kuantanwoman >260KMYR/foreignmale/socialmedia/police. Oct31byline date not incidentyear; no fabricated persona detail supplied.
Reported caseOwn NanjingLiuhe networkdating-investmentfraud headline>800000 sourceclaimed挽损. Recovery/preventedlosslanguage notactualreturnedfunds/netloss/actoridentity/completebody.
Reported caseOwn Miyazaki3800manRomanceinvestment/matchingapp/claimedBritishman. Persona nationality not operator country or actualUS/UKidentity.
Reported caseOwn Hiroshima Tatsukawa posters mixed investment/Romance awareness. Publicity not offence persona or study.
Prevention & supportOwn Kuantanwoman>260KMYRsocialmedia/foreignman/syndicate. Sourceclaimnotindependentvictimverification/operationnationality orfalsepersona detail.
Reported caseOwn Kuantan womanLoveScam >260KMYR police attribution. No platform, route, persona or diagnostic distress from berputih mata idiom.
Reported caseOwn real-name matchmaking directive/registrationfailures commentary. Samepriorpolicyexplicit, noindependentlyestablishedinstitutionalharm/measuredbenefit.
CommentaryOwn700wan accusation with Xu lawyer explicit denial of dating married persons, stalking counterclaim and previous police report. Retain contradiction; not proved all money denied/false relationship/conviction or clinical harm.
Related mentionOwn Xu39 anonymousmarriedmans700wangiving allegation/denialdating andfamilyintimidationcounterclaim withFBstatement. Disputedfamilialconflict sourceassociated, no injury/sexualviolence/verifiedoffender orwhole-money denial.
Related mentionOwn formerRomancescammer-nowconsultant preventivetips/story, noverifiedrehabilitation/newact/identity/fullvideowatched.
Prevention & supportOwn Himeji44female9300mancryptoinvestment/matchingapp/travel-cost lure, policesuspectsRomance. Crypto investment not explicitcrypto transfer; promisedtravelnotactualtravel/refund.
Reported caseOwn Yamaguchi agency mixed special/investment/Romance JanSept966.13mJPY; special74/320.73m subset, comparison2023full-year different exposure. No allocating total toRomance alone/unique victims or independent incidence.
Research & trendsOwn Valley man18years after divorce/false online connection. Divorce is prior context, not scam-caused family harm or necessarily isolation/dependence. No actual amount or method.
Reported caseOwn TroisRivieres fourarrests/>290Kheadline versus descriptionseveralthousands aggregate. Contradiction retained not normalized/uniquevictims/conviction.
Reported caseOwn Emmendingen false feelings/>30000EUR and2year prison nonprobation sentence. Term imposed not servedtime/refund, no name/previousfamily inferred.
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