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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 264 | 591 | 44.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 554 | 1,629 | 34.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 141 | 561 | 25.1% |
| Apr 2025 | 116 | 390 | 29.7% |
| May 2025 | 193 | 398 | 48.5% |
| Jun 2025 | 53 | 209 | 25.4% |
| Jul 2025 | 151 | 522 | 28.9% |
| Aug 2025 | 129 | 447 | 28.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 164 | 613 | 26.8% |
| Oct 2025 | 201 | 483 | 41.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 164 | 392 | 41.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 124 | 333 | 37.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 67 | 530 | 12.6% |
| Feb 2026 | 224 | 1,106 | 20.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 90 | 360 | 25.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 145 | 491 | 29.5% |
| May 2026 | 200 | 785 | 25.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 121 | 842 | 14.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 191 | 1,143 | 16.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 224 | 640 | 35.0% |
| Sep 2026 | 139 | 638 | 21.8% |
| Oct 2026 | 6 | 30 | 20.0% |
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PekingUniversitygraduateZhangCheng paidstreamerCheng2600000RMB duringclaimedromance, foundalreadyengaged afterreturn, Chifengpoliceinvestigation. Allegedprofitablegiftsonplatformnotallpaidcrypto/conviction oractualclinicalharm, sourcepromotionalidentitynotoperatorcountry.
Reported caseJapanese columnistfriend reportsacquaintancepaidlargeunspecifiedsum never-metSNSlover. Anecdotenotverifieduniqueincident/currency/caseidentity ormeasuredtrend.
Related mentionBiometrictechnicalresearchpulse-emulatingdeepfakes/riskRomance andexecutivecountertools. Separatetechnicalstudy notRomancevictimrate/quantifiedprevalence, noactualnamedtarget/detectiontestedhere.
Related mentionFourfreeAIprogrammes canexposelovefraud digitalfakevoices/videos advice. PreventiontoolAI notnecessarilyAIcriminalgeneration proof; neither used/testedtool noractualsavedmoney.
Prevention & supportSwissRomanceScamcompassionpretext onlinewarning titleonly. Noactuallyidentifiedcaseloss/locationSwissoffender/clinicaldiagnosis.
Prevention & supportAll24 states/roles/dates assessed. Own metadata almost3500000 assets at risk, intervention prevented scam, short-video acquaintance and named71-year-old Li remain source-attributed. Attempted amount not paid/returned; original blocked, no full China.com body claim. Adjacent gold-app/flirtation/liquidation/remote-bank details remain outside qualifying context, not China.com own theme evidence. No target clinical diagnosis from widowhood/living alone, completedcrypto, known formal identity fraud, universal case proof or observation-derived date. Own ShanghaiJingan describes target locality, not operator nationality; targetCN recorded from own excerpt only. Relative months stay unresolved.
Reported caseGunmaTomiokaShinonomeShimonitaJinguKumiko staffcommendingRomanceintercept.23own60smale100000JPYdating-apptransferattempt,98percentstaffjudgmentnotmeasuredclassifieraccuracy.103onlyshortbanksavedsource notownamountfilled. Financial attempt has a reported code-state; completedpaidloss is withheld in the note, not contradictorywhole harm.financial state.
Prevention & supportMisawa50sfemale17990000JPYcryptoRomance allegedKoreanmale TikTokevan45504→LINEKangMyeongHyeok. December2024earlycontact, Januaryshort25year eightpurchases13170000JPY distinctoverall17990000notextraallloss; purchasesnotalltargettransfersactualbodycutafter. PersonaKorean notoperations; fullavailableyearretainedonly. Use actualexplicitDecember2024 monthprecision supportedbyexistingparser; source上旬ごろ qualifier retained innotes. Do notforceyearprefixinsideChinesefullmonth orfillshort25年January.
Reported caseFiveonlineRomance warningtips/sourceeducationalguide. Practicalpreventionnotactualvictimorvalidatedefficacy/empiricaltrend.
Prevention & supportTottoriIwami40smale388866JPY SNSRomance femalecoma-motherinvestment-accountpretext. Claimedcoma notactualtargetmedicalharm/casecountry, cashlossnotcryptoexplicit. Truncated investment trading-account-management pretext lacks actualtargetinvestmentoffer; withhold until fullerowncontext, ratherthan investmentwordalone.
Reported caseHoogeveen datingfraud sentence5months coworkerStaphorst introducednieceNorway email. DifferentPolandpersona earlierRabo report needsownbodybeforeforcedgroup, not5monthservedterm/cashrecovered. Zogenaamdenicht alone notindependentlyestablishedfalseidentity/fullrelationship inthisshortversion. ActualsecondaryDutchbody provides stronger samecase bridge separately, originalRTVfetchfailed. Current qualification: OriginalRTV failed and remains metadata-only. Separate Dutch account45000 sent/13222 ordered/five-month term threeconditional qualifies context without alltermserved/refund; successive NorwaySwedenPoland personas not actual operation countries. Linked71-year-old matter separate, original judgment unseen; no body facts borrowed into current own themes.
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 caseErzgebirge62female125000EUR Romance loss/entiresavings thenfraudchargesagainstsamewoman. Currentcharge notconviction/knowingmulingtype oractualoffenceagainstbusinessestablished, claimgreatestvictim notresearcherblame.
Reported caseTaipeiWanhua72female140000NTDRomancepaidforforeignloverTaiwanarrival; noarrival/nextdemand/courierarrestandfourromancegiftitems. Foreignpersonanotoperatornation, actualmoneylossnotinterceptedpastfunds/crypto. Ownheadlineexplicitrequestsmoremoneyafter140000paid supports repeatrequest; no allnewrequestedmoney paid.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseLinkou twofemale45Liu2550000NTD+69Wang17000000NTD mixedRomancecryptoinvestment losses19550000total. HiSong/Tiktok respectivecontactsnotalloneperson, ninecashface-to-face paymentsnotactualcryptoalreadytransferred. Twoarrestedcouriers nottargetconvictions, sourcefamilyreporthelpsLiu.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseChiayiGuoDingWei mockAIpolicechiefvoice/datingbeautiesfalseconfessions publicwarning/demandeducation. Demonstrationnotactualcriminalvoiceartifact orindividualmoneyloss; personalcontactharvestingnotallvictimclinicalisolation. Reformeducationrequestednotpassedlaw.
Prevention & supportErzgebirge62female125000EURall-savingsLoveScammerloss thenfraudcharges. Allegedcurrentcriminaloffendingnotautoaccountmule/knowingguilt/courtsentence, greatestvictimsourceframingnotresearcherblame.
Reported caseChiayiShuishangpolicewarn falseonlinepartners/military-doctor-financepersonas/affection andmoney. Generalprevention notrealindividualdiagnosis/loss orprovenefficacy.
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. Ownmetadataimagecaption actuallystatesarrestedkidnappers. Reportedcustodynotnine-count/dateorconvictionfromotherbody.
Reported caseChiayiGuoDingWei mockAIpolicechiefvoice/datingbeautiesfalseconfessions publicwarning/demandeducation. Demonstrationnotactualcriminalvoiceartifact orindividualmoneyloss; personalcontactharvestingnotallvictimclinicalisolation. Reformeducationrequestednotpassedlaw.
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.
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