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A URL counts once per month and can appear in several months or themes. Themes describe the current record assessment; months show URL observations, not when events or each claim first appeared. Warnings, allegations and reported experiences are all included when coded. Partial months, collection gaps and changes in sources affect both measures. A higher share does not establish a higher risk to victims.
| Observation month | Matching URLs | All included URLs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | 74 | 74 | 100.0% |
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TinderSwindlersguide explicitly criminalintimatedeception/lovebombing/catfish/blackmail for cash/privateinformation. Generaladvice notindependentcase evidence, noactualsexualblackmail without ownqualifier.
Prevention & supportGeneralcybercrimeguide covers phishing/fakereviews/shops andLoveScamming. Factualpreventiontopic, noactualcase/financialoutcomes/prevalencestats fromtopiclist.
Related mentionKazuno60smale15000JPYelectronic-moneyrightsRomanceattempt formeeting. Attemptnotpaidfinancialloss/recovery, differKazuno70femaleactor suspicious email.
Prevention & supportGunmaTomiokaShinonomeShimonitaJinguKumiko staffcommendingRomanceintercept.23own60smale100000JPYdating-apptransferattempt,98percentstaffjudgmentnotmeasuredclassifieraccuracy.103onlyshortbanksavedsource notownamountfilled.
Prevention & supportOsakapolice/highschool virtualRomance-scamexperience tool; reporterLINELiverpoolpersona/TVcall rehearsalnotactualtargetloss/UKoffender. Preventiondevelopmentnotfraudincidentorvalidatedefficacy, launchdoesnotmeannewlaw.
Prevention & supportOsakapolice/highschool virtualRomance-scamexperience tool; reporterLINELiverpoolpersona/TVcall rehearsalnotactualtargetloss/UKoffender. Preventiondevelopmentnotfraudincidentorvalidatedefficacy, launchdoesnotmeannewlaw.
Prevention & supportGhanaCID twofemales romanticlureNigeria/kidnap/rescue; ownnamedEvelynSerwaaKonadu/Anastasia(orAnatasia)Baidoo onlywhereexplicit. OperationNigeria/sourceAccrareturn not victimnationality-as-location; sparseversionsno500000ransom/ninearrests/assaultinheritedfromGraphicfullbody. Repatriation/practicalrescue notinterceptedmoney/crypto/guiltyverdict.
Reported caseGhanaCID twofemales romanticlureNigeria/kidnap/rescue; ownnamedEvelynSerwaaKonadu/Anastasia(orAnatasia)Baidoo onlywhereexplicit. OperationNigeria/sourceAccrareturn not victimnationality-as-location; sparseversionsno500000ransom/ninearrests/assaultinheritedfromGraphicfullbody. Repatriation/practicalrescue notinterceptedmoney/crypto/guiltyverdict.
Reported caseFukuyama60sfemale5500000JPYthreepersonas SNSRomance retirementfund-holdingpretext. Threepersonasnotthreeactualoffenders, retiredmoneyoffer notthetargetretirementfundtotal orclinicalharm.
Reported caseFujiShizuoka60smaleSNSRomance11000000JPYcash afterclaimedfemale travel-savinginvestmentoffer. ApriltoMay sourcepartialnotfullcalendar, no cryptocurrencyactualtransfer/opcountry. Ownfemale-impersonating-personheadline explicitclaimedfalsepersona, actualoperatorsex/country notfilled.
Reported caseKazuno70sfemale suspiciousstageactorRomance email noactualloss. Contactattemptnotcompletedpaidamount, unknownmoneydemand/actualforeigncelebrity, nosubtypeaddedforunknownstage.
Prevention & supportGhanaCID twofemales romanticlureNigeria/kidnap/rescue; ownnamedEvelynSerwaaKonadu/Anastasia(orAnatasia)Baidoo onlywhereexplicit. OperationNigeria/sourceAccrareturn not victimnationality-as-location; sparseversionsno500000ransom/ninearrests/assaultinheritedfromGraphicfullbody. Repatriation/practicalrescue notinterceptedmoney/crypto/guiltyverdict.
Reported casePekingUniversitygraduateZhangCheng paidstreamerCheng2600000RMB duringclaimedromance, foundalreadyengaged afterreturn, Chifengpoliceinvestigation. Allegedprofitablegiftsonplatformnotallpaidcrypto/conviction oractualclinicalharm, sourcepromotionalidentitynotoperatorcountry.
Reported caseGermanfraudpartners LoveScamming/Heiratsschwindel warningplusgang-aidingindictmenttitle. Sparsecontextno400000Dresden/foursuspectbridgeborrowed orvictimloss/sentence. Current source-specific layer: All24 states/roles/dates assessed from exact own DPA context. Four men24–27 indictment/account assistance and>100 harmed/three Dresden/>400000EUR are reported source scopes; later source three men/one woman/39charged counts not silently corrected or additive. Formal charges completed, main proceeding not yet approved, no sentence/conviction/acquittal or requested four-year term imposed. June–September2024 arrests explicit range, normalized year only; observation not trial day. Source role division/account assistance not all protagonists principal romance perpetrators. No inferred nationality as operation country, clinical/other harm, crypto-transfer/recovery or independent court-file audit. Later quartet follow-up requires its own contextual rare bridge; unrelated2026 blind target not forced.
Prevention & supportDresden4men remand alleged400000EURLoveScamming prosecutorcase. Remandnotservedsentence/conviction, 400000 allegedfraudtotalnotrecoveredcash/actualoperatorcountryfromnationality. Ownprosecutoraccusation/pretrialcustody notexplicitformalindictment inshortmetadata; actualsamecase ntvfullbody chargecontext requiresseparatequalifiedcurrentrevision.
Reported caseJapanese columnistfriend reportsacquaintancepaidlargeunspecifiedsum never-metSNSlover. Anecdotenotverifieduniqueincident/currency/caseidentity ormeasuredtrend.
Related mentionGermanfraudpartners LoveScamming/Heiratsschwindel warningplusgang-aidingindictmenttitle. Sparsecontextno400000Dresden/foursuspectbridgeborrowed orvictimloss/sentence.
Prevention & supportIndonesianPoliceChiefListyoSigitPrabowo publiccyber-love-scammingwarning/commitment. Warningnotactualarrests/casecounts/implementednewlaw/measuredsuccess.
Prevention & supportAll24 states/roles/dates assessed on own saved metadata only, with separately typed original DOJ case context. Named defendant/title Romance/17-month description support inclusion, laundering and imposed reported sentence, not term served. Headline500k is not necessarily target personal loss and is not added to proceeds/accounts/withdrawals; no Fpaid-loss coding. Nigeria citizenship not operation country; no recipient crypto, recovery, guilt independently verified, other serious harm or source-specific24 accounts/DOJ event dates borrowed. Own Phoenix proceeding jurisdictionUS from exact title only; event dates unknown. Original KVOA body not read, initial E/raw source immutable, agency URL not a new GDELT record.
Reported caseIndonesianPoliceChiefListyoSigitPrabowo publiccyber-love-scammingwarning/commitment. Warningnotactualarrests/casecounts/implementednewlaw/measuredsuccess.
Prevention & supportBiometrictechnicalresearchpulse-emulatingdeepfakes/riskRomance andexecutivecountertools. Separatetechnicalstudy notRomancevictimrate/quantifiedprevalence, noactualnamedtarget/detectiontestedhere.
Related mentionIndonesianPoliceChiefListyoSigitPrabowo publiccyber-love-scammingwarning/commitment. Warningnotactualarrests/casecounts/implementednewlaw/measuredsuccess.
Prevention & supportGreenMonster virtualscamchat freewebtool investment/Romance/phishingtraining. Actualpublictooldevelopment notmeasuredsavedmoney/launchedlaw; plannedepisodeexpansionnotactualcase.
Prevention & supportHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Baretitle datingfraud doesnot stateonline/email/platform; narrowownfields retained.
Reported caseFourfreeAIprogrammes canexposelovefraud digitalfakevoices/videos advice. PreventiontoolAI notnecessarilyAIcriminalgeneration proof; neither used/testedtool noractualsavedmoney.
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