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| Observation month | Matching URLs | All included URLs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 116 | 116 | 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 & trendsOwn 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 broad Californians romance-con claims millions, destroyed families/retirement plans and some suicides. Source harm association/causal assertion not independent clinical cause or particular death/count/housing-loss. Context remains broad multiple financial targets.
Reported caseOwn broad Romance millions/family destruction/erased retirement/somesuicides source assertions. No particular death/clinicalcause/housingloss or independentlyuniquevictims; relativepeople harms role retained.
Related mentionOwn broad Romance millions/family destruction/erased retirement/somesuicides source assertions. No particular death/clinicalcause/housingloss or independentlyuniquevictims; relativepeople harms role retained.
Related mentionOwn broad Romance millions/family destruction/erased retirement/somesuicides source assertions. No particular death/clinicalcause/housingloss or independentlyuniquevictims; relativepeople harms role retained.
Related mentionOwn California annualmillions and sourceclaims familydestruction/retirementplans/suicide association. Broad sourceclaims not clinicalcausalverification or newindividual deaths; retirement plans not established lostjob/housing/essentialneeds.
Related mentionOwn California annualmillions and two-month near-daily calls/text/trust-then-love trap. Repeated grooming contact not renewed extraction after payment, no suicide/family/retirement facts from another copy.
Reported caseOwn California annualmillions and sourceclaims familydestruction/retirementplans/suicide association. Broad sourceclaims not clinicalcausalverification or newindividual deaths; retirement plans not established lostjob/housing/essentialneeds.
Related mentionOwn California annualmillions and sourceclaims familydestruction/retirementplans/suicide association. Broad sourceclaims not clinicalcausalverification or newindividual deaths; retirement plans not established lostjob/housing/essentialneeds.
Related mentionOwn Saxonywoman80KEURnevermetonline falsebeloved. No56Klipphausen/arrests/cashroute/yearfilleduntilactualcomparativebridge.
Reported caseOwn California annualmillions and sourceclaims familydestruction/retirementplans/suicide association. Broad sourceclaims not clinicalcausalverification or newindividual deaths; retirement plans not established lostjob/housing/essentialneeds.
Related mentionOwn California annualmillions and sourceclaims familydestruction/retirementplans/suicide association. Broad sourceclaims not clinicalcausalverification or newindividual deaths; retirement plans not established lostjob/housing/essentialneeds.
Related mentionOwn fake-love/realloss MumbaiAnkurMeena datingapp arrestDelhi andhotelsearch. Financialamount/65year/1.3crore notcopied fromunresolvedcaptions, arrestnotconviction.
Reported caseOwn California annualmillions and sourceclaims familydestruction/retirementplans/suicide association. Broad sourceclaims not clinicalcausalverification or newindividual deaths; retirement plans not established lostjob/housing/essentialneeds.
Related mentionOwn California annualmillions and sourceclaims familydestruction/retirementplans/suicide association. Broad sourceclaims not clinicalcausalverification or newindividual deaths; retirement plans not established lostjob/housing/essentialneeds.
Related mentionOwn Odate40female2800mancashRomance. No platform/cryptocurrency/Koreanpersona/1610.5man othercase fromregion/gender.
Reported caseOwn California annualmillions and sourceclaims familydestruction/retirementplans/suicide association. Broad sourceclaims not clinicalcausalverification or newindividual deaths; retirement plans not established lostjob/housing/essentialneeds.
Related mentionOwn Klipphausen56woman80KEUR manfeignedrelationship. Ownamount notpaymentroute/verifiedpersona/court/dateyear, no otherGerman80Kcase borrowed.
Reported caseOwn California annualmillions and sourceclaims familydestruction/retirementplans/suicide association. Broad sourceclaims not clinicalcausalverification or newindividual deaths; retirement plans not established lostjob/housing/essentialneeds.
Related mentionOwn Chinese tea-woman amorouspig context claims tensmillionsJPY/expanding Japan reports. Broadincrease notindependentincidence/researchstatistics, no operatornationality/forcedretirees/body details.
Related mentionOwn Ontario sisters visited Newfoundland mother after20KRomance loss. Family mention/help not family harm/clinicalcondition, source dollars not specifiedCAD or rolecountryOntario.
Reported caseOwn mixed grandparent/phishing/tech/Romance/government scam prevention class announced. Availability not actual attendance, victim harm or measured effectiveness.
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