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| Observation month | Matching URLs | All included URLs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 110 | 110 | 100.0% |
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TinderSwindlersguide explicitly criminalintimatedeception/lovebombing/catfish/blackmail for cash/privateinformation. Generaladvice notindependentcase evidence, noactualsexualblackmail without ownqualifier.
Prevention & supportOwn Hawks arrested alleged scammer GordonsBay, Gauteng woman>3millionrand. Arrest and victim location distinct; no payment route or conviction.
Reported caseOwn documentary LoveCheats FiremanScam episode2 Coleen/fianceJames description only. Actual finance mechanism/persona/amount/clinicalharm unknown, broadcastnot incident/legaldate and video unviewed.
Related mentionOwn Hyogo20male290m matching-app future investment/police report. Generic following Romance definition not proved fake persona or each false affection; no route/housing/country fromamount.
Reported caseOwn dating gang tried to extort Delhi man16,400 cold-drink bill. Attempt/demand not paid loss; no hostage, bodily injury, platform or fabricated long relationship from neighboring source.
Reported caseOwn Shenzhen Longhua MsWan photos misused by friend for online Romance and police summons/electronic-data investigation. Image subject not financial target or criminal defendant by default; no deepfake/document forgery from photo theft.
Reported caseOwn fourwomen dating-lure arrests/TigerCafe hostages over inflatedbills. Requested funds not every paidloss, no platform/year/physicalsexualinjury; confinement and attempted financial extortion distinct.
Reported caseOwn Minnesota owed2.1m restitution and headed to federal prison. Compensation obligation not actual refund/loss/term; planned incarceration wording does not specify actual imposed sentence or offender name.
Reported caseOwn Minnesota owed2.1m restitution and headed to federal prison. Compensation obligation not actual refund/loss/term; planned incarceration wording does not specify actual imposed sentence or offender name.
Reported caseOwn Minnesota owed2.1m restitution and headed to federal prison. Compensation obligation not actual refund/loss/term; planned incarceration wording does not specify actual imposed sentence or offender name.
Reported caseOwn Minnesota owed2.1m restitution and headed to federal prison. Compensation obligation not actual refund/loss/term; planned incarceration wording does not specify actual imposed sentence or offender name.
Reported caseOwn Minnesota owed2.1m restitution and headed to federal prison. Compensation obligation not actual refund/loss/term; planned incarceration wording does not specify actual imposed sentence or offender name.
Reported caseOwn XiaoshanLi50s widow/fakeofficerfamily future andolder-women investment targeting. Widowhood prior/one named subcase not all targets bereaved or childharm, fake officer not true military. Attributed police current-year increasing share retains imprecise period/source, not independent incidence.
Reported caseOwn warning of hopeful romantics exploited as unwitting money mules. General financial facilitation, no proved laundering, forced work or specific loss; video unwatched.
Related mentionOwn Minnesota owed2.1m restitution and headed to federal prison. Compensation obligation not actual refund/loss/term; planned incarceration wording does not specify actual imposed sentence or offender name.
Reported caseOwn BrooklynPark man five-year sentence; must pay over2.1m in clipped clause. Payment purpose absent in own text: not automatically restitution/fine from otherMinnesota aliases. No money returned, name, source-body facts or date.
Reported caseOwn Zhang48 female fake mother/triplet-daughters multiple-role Romance andthree males, charge/three-year prison term suspendedfour. No time served/full identity/actualmoney/AI/formal forgery ormulti-operator network fromone-person roleplay.
Reported caseOwn Minnesota owed2.1m restitution and headed to federal prison. Compensation obligation not actual refund/loss/term; planned incarceration wording does not specify actual imposed sentence or offender name.
Reported caseOwn Minnesota owed2.1m restitution and headed to federal prison. Compensation obligation not actual refund/loss/term; planned incarceration wording does not specify actual imposed sentence or offender name.
Reported caseOwn Avellino25man44woman sentimental-fraud acquittal; explicitNov2022 relationship start notjudgment date. Acquittalnotconviction or everyharm denied, missingpayment/falseintimacy detail withheld.
Reported caseOwn online amorous-scam heading; description separately links a bank-warning article. Linked page not opened, no bank victim/amount/method borrowed.
Related mentionOwn Minnesota owed2.1m restitution and headed to federal prison. Compensation obligation not actual refund/loss/term; planned incarceration wording does not specify actual imposed sentence or offender name.
Reported caseOwn Minnesota owed2.1m restitution and headed to federal prison. Compensation obligation not actual refund/loss/term; planned incarceration wording does not specify actual imposed sentence or offender name.
Reported caseOwn Minnesota owed2.1m restitution and headed to federal prison. Compensation obligation not actual refund/loss/term; planned incarceration wording does not specify actual imposed sentence or offender name.
Reported caseOwn Lampung FY41 female11mIDR false-love loss and edited police photo. Impersonation not true police role, syntheticAI or formal forged document; no operator nationality from publisher.
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