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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 136 | 136 | 100.0% |
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Indonesian explanation describes lovescammers inducing virtualcloseness and payments oftens-of-millions rupiah withoutmeeting. Generalmechanismclaims are not verifiedindividualcase counts, measuredrisk or a fixedaggregate loss.
Research & trendsItalian title states seven-million-euro fraud in a year, while paragraph describes social-media romance scams affecting hundreds and offers recognition/method information. Retain attributed aggregate financial/contact/warning context, not independently verified totals or a single seven-million victim case.
Research & trendsFake-CIA romance suspect ShawnStevenHarris50 allegedly obtained money for undercover missions with promised government repayment; separate anonymous source reports jumping to death while fleeing arrest warrant. Suspect injury/death is not victim physical harm or established suicide intent. Earlier2019 activity not current incident date; arrest warrant is not completed arrest. Named bridge/deeper source review required. Suspect death/fleeing warrant is not target physical harm, completed arrest or established suicidal intent. No homicide/suicide causality inferred.
Reported caseAdeline’s father reportedly lostEUR269000 under years of online sentimental-fraud influence and daily harassment. Retain attributed testimony/loss and coercive contact context, not daughter as direct financial target, clinical addiction, new case count or exact years.
Reported caseArabicHongKongwoman47 romance-fraud reports nearUSD254000, fuller source two-weekspan/WhatsApp. Keepownsourcefinancialandplatforminformation, noChinese-nationalityoperatorcountry, assumedfinancialsum conversion, currentactyear, independentlyverifiedclinicalharm orarrest. Amount/currency and two-week claim bind description, no exchange-rate inference.
Reported caseCourtaccount nurseLi60 claimsfakeUSdoctorGAJ/ownover1millionloss, collectedproposed900000fromLin who earlierlost170000toUNsoldierpersona unrelatedtoLi. Policereportedarrest andattemptedlaundering5months/convertiblefineplus30000fine. Keepdifferent targets/amounts/personas/participantclaims, sentence notactualtime served andpriorOct27noyear.
Reported caseCourtaccount nurseLi60 claimsfakeUSdoctorGAJ/ownover1millionloss, collectedproposed900000fromLin who earlierlost170000toUNsoldierpersona unrelatedtoLi. Policereportedarrest andattemptedlaundering5months/convertiblefineplus30000fine. Keepdifferent targets/amounts/personas/participantclaims, sentence notactualtime served andpriorOct27noyear.
Reported caseFour alleged Nigerian gang members face Dresden court for false intimacy and taking savings. Legal appearance described as current/forthcoming; not conviction, operator nationality or actual incident date.
Reported caseDisney+three-episodedocumentary describedonlineboyfriendfraud seducingwomen/requestingmoney. Retain media/generalfinancialtrust topics, notfictionalcrime,namedverifiedincident,threevictimsforepisodes oractualefficacy. Intendedolderaudienceisnotperpetratorvulnerabilityfinding. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Research & trendsRomance target lost100000 then paid deposit to purported recovery lawyer and provider disappeared. Reported second fraud, no verified legal credentials or money recovered. General mixed-fraud statistics do not become romance-only total.
Reported caseNoida man participant alleges fake dating profile,7000restaurant demand and assault after attempted police call; source identifies Reddit origin. Allegations not independently established physical injury or verified court outcome.
Reported caseHeike59 first-person interview: purported partner wanted money and faked feelings. Intimate financial goal explicit, actual payment not supplied; no measured loss or independently diagnosed injury inferred. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseBelizefinancial-strife/heart-surgerycourtpreview carries romance-fraud allegations, futureappearance only. No exactname inmetadata,moneytransferred, realillness orconviction. Savedactualoriginalaccessfailed; URLslugcannot fillidentity.
Reported caseLincolnpolice report dating-app financial scam through impersonatingLancasterCountySheriffTerryWagner to induce money. Retain alleged falseofficialpersona/attempted financialextraction/digitalcontact, no actual payment, policeculpability, arrest or sexualthreat absenthere. Lincoln/Lancaster alone do not resolvecountry.
Reported caseLincolnpolice report dating-app financial scam through impersonatingLancasterCountySheriffTerryWagner to induce money. Retain alleged falseofficialpersona/attempted financialextraction/digitalcontact, no actual payment, policeculpability, arrest or sexualthreat absenthere. Lincoln/Lancaster alone do not resolvecountry.
Reported caseLuxembourg internet-safetyfeatureexplicitlycoversLoveScams,Grooming,Sextortion. Policefiguresmentionedwithoutcounts;retainbroadrisk/advicecontext,notmeasuredromance-onlytrend, everygroomingsexualcoercion outcome orvalidatedprevention. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Prevention & supportZhubeimixedreport explicitlyseparatesstockfraud investigation from romanticdating interception. Retain onlyromanceinterception topic; no stockcase arrests/amount/courier facts automaticallyassignedtoit.
Prevention & supportJournalistRebeccaWhittington protective-doxxing/newpodcast explicitlyincludesromancescams amongdigitalexposuretopics. Sparsemetadata doesnotestablish namedromancecase, quantifiedharm oreffectiveness ofweekly practice. Keepbackgroundresourcecontextonly. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Related mentionSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseTaoyuanHe51 fellforromanticendearment thenliquorinvestment; bank/police stopped proposed50000creditloan. Retainattemptedfundextraction/interception/trust/investment/digitalcontact, notactualdebt, syntheticvideo orsameYuchi65yearman. Infatuationidiomnotautomaticallystigmatizingblame.
Prevention & supportSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseMalayalamreport saysTamilNadufugitiveKarthikRaj arrestedThodupuzha/Idukki aftermarriagepromises,gold/moneytheft andmatrimonyprofile. FalseDoctor/falsenameexplicitonly114title, notinheritedby112jewelleryheadline. Fakegold replacement notactualgiftrepayment, nooriginaljudgment,currentcalendaractdate orallmatrimonyusersfraudsters.
Reported caseSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseTsukuba male title reportsSNSromancefraud JPY3.75million-equivalent loss. Emptydescription suppliesno paymentmethod/persona, targetage, arrest ordate. Do notmerge otherIbarakicasesfromprefecturealone.
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