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A Kinmen woman previously lost NT$2m in romance fraud and later nearly bought large-value gaming credits in another suspected scam. The newer attempt’s exact relationship to the first scam is unclear.
Reported caseFukui police describe a man in his twenties losing crypto worth about ¥2.61m after moving from a dating app to social media.
Reported caseTsuruga police investigate a man’s loss of crypto worth ¥2,609,452 after dating-app contact and a false investment offer.
Reported caseA 25-year-old man is charged with cheating two women met on dating apps of $56,300 in an investment scam. The allegations are not a conviction.
Reported caseBank staff and police reportedly stop a Taiwanese man in his seventies withdrawing NT$500,000 for a proposed marriage trip. The fraud is suspected; an intercepted withdrawal is not a completed loss.
Reported caseTaichung police and a bank stop a woman closing a NT$500,000 deposit to pay an online contact in a suspected romantic scam.
Reported caseGuardia Civil report arresting a couple over €7,600 allegedly taken from a woman with a disability during four years of romantic deception. The account is not a conviction.
Reported caseA Bengaluru man reports losing more than ₹1.5 lakh to alleged AI-assisted impersonation and extortion on a dating app. The complaint does not establish a completed prosecution.
Reported caseA Niihama woman in her fifties reports a romance-fraud loss equivalent to about ¥6.95m in cryptocurrency.
Reported caseTaichung police and a bank stop a woman closing a NT$500,000 deposit to pay an online contact in a suspected romantic scam.
Reported caseNagoya police report a woman in her fifties losing crypto worth about ¥40.6m in an SNS romance-investment scam.
Reported caseTaichung police and a bank stop a woman closing a NT$500,000 deposit to pay an online contact in a suspected romantic scam.
Reported caseGonohe police report an Aomori man in his fifties losing ¥212,000 through SNS romance fraud. The truncated text does not explain the full mechanism.
Reported caseTaichung police report a fake-dating loss near NT$50m, a family report, a courier arrest and prosecution. The shorter report does not identify all payment mechanisms.
Reported caseShanghai police report a dating-app scheme involving fabricated female romantic contacts and large paid top-ups before disappearance. The stated total is a multi-case aggregate.
Reported caseTaichung police report a fake-dating loss near NT$50m, a family report, a courier arrest and prosecution. The shorter report does not identify all payment mechanisms.
Reported caseTaichung police describe a jewelry-business family member losing nearly NT$50m in cash and gold after paid-meeting approaches. The headline says he took family gold; ownership and any separate theft adjudication are not supplied.
Reported caseGreenbrier authorities allege Ginger Taylor Pirada Yanko-Mitchell took jewelry, watches and coins while posing as a long-term romantic partner. The text reports arrest, not conviction.
Reported caseMito police report a 49-year-old man losing cryptocurrency worth about ¥25.88m after purported marriage and investment contact. Claimed Japanese identity does not locate the offender.
Reported caseTaichung police report a fake-dating loss near NT$50m, a family report, a courier arrest and prosecution. The shorter report does not identify all payment mechanisms.
Reported caseA Taichung headline reports a loss near NT$50m and a separate NT$4.5m interception after police catch a courier in fake-dating investment fraud.
Reported caseA 69-year-old Mesa retiree says a fake military romantic contact convinced her to sell her home. The account supports loss of housing assets without establishing literal homelessness.
Reported caseA Parksville-Qualicum police roundup reports a $10,000 romance-scam loss. Other thefts in the description are separate matters.
Related mentionDresden reporting says four members of a group receive prison terms for taking savings through feigned love. Reported nationality does not establish victim location.
Reported caseRegional police reporting combines special fraud and SNS investment/romance fraud in 2025 totals. These are not romance-only losses, and the observation week is not the incident period.
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