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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 94 | 94 | 100.0% |
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Contextual metadata coding; reported claims are not independently verified. Unassigned codes mean not reported in the available text, not absent in the event. The explicitly dated sentencing is 22 November 2023, although this metadata was observed in August 2026.
Reported caseIndonesian explanation describes lovescammers inducing virtualcloseness and payments oftens-of-millions rupiah withoutmeeting. Generalmechanismclaims are not verifiedindividualcase counts, measuredrisk or a fixedaggregate loss.
Research & trendsOldenburgtrial description explains feignedrelationships inducing transfers and bankaccountfacilitation; headline identifies stolenIDdocuments. Keep trial/allegedfacilitation context, not completedconvictions, a victimtotal or identitywith otherBlackAxeproceedings.
Reported caseThe headline reports92.75lakh in romance fraud; the paragraph describes a purported model gaining women’s attention/trust. Currency marking is damaged, no named suspect or exact date supplied. Model persona and trust manipulation are attributed, not verified identity or quantified risk. Projecting oneself as a model is not explicit false identity. Retain trust manipulation without an impersonation application.
Reported caseA woman says she believed anInstagram contact wasJohnnyDepp and lostthousands ofpounds. Retain attributedimpersonation/loss/contact, not offenderidentity, country or anactualcelebrityrelationship.
Reported caseGermancelebrity article describes AI/deepfakes used inlove scams, fakeprizes and otherfraud. Preserve mixedtechnology/impersonation context, not actualvictimloss or measuredrankings for everycelebrity.
Research & trendsThefactualTraffickedTVlisting identifiesRomanceScamsSeason2Episode7/10 andan explodingonlinescam topic. Re-airingtime isnot incidentdate; programmesynopsis doesnot establishindividualtrafficking, loss or perpetrators.
Related mentionFrench source reports theTinderSwindler released inGeorgia and caseclosed. Sparsecontext doesnotidentify a legalorder, sourcefullname, earlierarrestgrounds or actualextradition; preserve attributed release/closure context without inventing justiceevents.
Reported caseThe Japanese parenting/school article combines online-casino concerns with a headline about high-school students taking millions in romance fraud. Retain mixed contextual coverage, not a specified student case, diagnosed gambling condition or verified financial total.
Related mentionTwo LTN variants describe Taichung womanLi’s six-month online contact, Line/video calls, husband/wife language and proposedTWD2.5million deposit termination stopped by five bank/police staff. HongKong is the contact’s claimed residence, not verified offender operations; no completed loss or actual marriage inferred. Relationship trust manipulation is explicitly retained; do not simultaneously mark that parent code insufficient. This does not establish a false identity or an actual marriage.
Reported caseNamed Ángel Ariel Pedernera agreed to return money after a Tinder romance-fraud accusation; the description says the victim transferred more than 6.5 million with a dollar sign during a yearlong virtual relationship. The currency ISO is unstated. An agreement and case closure do not establish money received, a guilty plea or a conviction.
Reported casePolice and a bank adviser reportedly prevented a money handover involving a 71-year-old man from Waiblingen in online love fraud. The passage does not name the police jurisdiction. No completed loss, payment amount, full date or false persona is supplied.
Reported caseGerman source namesScottCole and stolenphotos used ondatingplatforms for15years. Title says this makes thetrainer’slifehell, but nonspecificidiom isnot aclinicaldiagnosis or actualmoneyloss tohim. Realimageowner isnot anoffender.
Related mentionTwo LTN variants describe Taichung womanLi’s six-month online contact, Line/video calls, husband/wife language and proposedTWD2.5million deposit termination stopped by five bank/police staff. HongKong is the contact’s claimed residence, not verified offender operations; no completed loss or actual marriage inferred. Relationship trust manipulation is explicitly retained; do not simultaneously mark that parent code insufficient. This does not establish a false identity or an actual marriage.
Reported caseNamedSimonLeviev/ShimonYehudaHayut reportedly released inGeorgia after two months pendingGerman extradition, according to hislawyer. Extradition was pending, not completed; priorromance-fraud publicity is not a fresh conviction andFriday has no full date.
Reported caseNago safety council commends post-office staff for preventing SNS romance fraud after training. Prevention is reported, but specific payment step, victim identity and intended amount are absent. Commendation is not a refund or proof training caused the outcome.
Reported caseTaipei bank/police reportedly stopped79-year-oldLi sendingUSD40,000/aboutTWD1.2million to an overseas account after aFacebook sweetheart asked for urgent help. These denominations describe one attempted transfer, not separate losses. Actual partner identity/location and a full date remain unknown.
Reported casePolice describe a52-year-old HongKong woman’sHKD2.6million loss involving apurportedSingaporebusinessman, alongside morethan40love-scam reports/HKD17million intwoweeks. Individual andaggregateamounts are not added; Singaporepersona isnot a verifiedoperation location.
Reported caseOkinawapolice combine two men in theirfifties andJPY37million acrossinvestment/romance fraud, with only one investmentLine-group component retained. Keep combinedamount/mixedscheme scope, not twoprovedromancecases or a specificrelationship for both.
Reported caseThe article names California trainerScottCole and alleges scammers used his images to create romance/catfish profiles and solicit women’s finances globally. This is image-owner/multiple-claim context, not proved individual loss, actual involvement byCole or a verified total.
Related mentionA Cotignola56-year-old inquiry following a search concerns prohibited minor imagery and possible romance fraud involving two women contacted online. Retain possible investigation/other offending in mixed scope, not sexual violence against the romance targets or a conviction.
Related mentionOsaka police report a self-employed male in his sixties losing gold bullion/other assets worth aboutJPY440million after SNS investment approaches from a purported woman. Fuller variants describe never meeting and police suspecting exploitation of affection; sparse variants do not borrow those details. HongKong is a claimed persona residence, not real offender operations; relativeJuly/13th do not supply a year.
Reported caseSeven URL variants explicitly name ScottCole and alleged use of his picture to attract women over15years/since around2010. These are repeated image-owner accounts, not seven fraud cases or proof the real person offended. Around2010 remains an approximate source statement, not an exact incident date.
Related mentionOsaka police report a self-employed male in his sixties losing gold bullion/other assets worth aboutJPY440million after SNS investment approaches from a purported woman. Fuller variants describe never meeting and police suspecting exploitation of affection; sparse variants do not borrow those details. HongKong is a claimed persona residence, not real offender operations; relativeJuly/13th do not supply a year.
Reported caseOsaka police report a self-employed male in his sixties losing gold bullion/other assets worth aboutJPY440million after SNS investment approaches from a purported woman. Fuller variants describe never meeting and police suspecting exploitation of affection; sparse variants do not borrow those details. HongKong is a claimed persona residence, not real offender operations; relativeJuly/13th do not supply a year.
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