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Distinct included URLs matching these filters in each observation month. Select a point to explore its records. On small screens, scroll the chart horizontally.
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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HirosakiAomori50sfemale falseYOSHIKISNSRomance2080000JPY electronic-moneyloss. Gift/electronic money not automaticallycryptotransfer; claimedLAinvitation not actualoperatorlocation, no yearfilled fromJanuary/Marchrelative dates.
Reported caseJi65Taichung fakeHKpilot onlineRomance andconveniencestore/police persuade preventpointcardpurchase. Proposed/attemptedpurchase notalreadypaidgiftcardloss, claimedHongKongpilotnotactualoperatorcountry. LastOctoberwithoutstatedyear notconvertedfromURL. Ownpolice/cvs persuadedsupport only; clippedversion lacks explicitcash/giftcardinterception unlikeG12. Keepassetcontextunknown, no strongerbodyborrowed.
Prevention & supportJi65Taichung fakeHKpilot onlineRomance andconveniencestore/police persuade preventpointcardpurchase. Proposed/attemptedpurchase notalreadypaidgiftcardloss, claimedHongKongpilotnotactualoperatorcountry. LastOctoberwithoutstatedyear notconvertedfromURL. Practicalsupport explicitheadline; desc onlyreporter/Ji65/native-lure truncation, no phraseborrowed.
Prevention & supportTaichungLin20Tantan purportedmalemodelromanticmeeting→50000NTD threatkillfamily, noATMcard/asks mother/policeintercept. Requestedcash notpaidloss, extortionthreat notactualhomicide/sexualassault/forcedcriminalwork orprooffakephotopersona.
Reported caseSourceAI-Romance global500000participants/10000foreignersMyanmarborder broadly attributed UNODC-expert narrative. Participantsnot500000victims/allcoerced/new2025counts ormeasuredincidence, no forcedcrime/clinicalharm fromforeignnessalone.
Research & trendsJapanNPA considersincreasepenaltiesforaccountsale/transfer after2024special/SNSinvestment-Romance200billionJPYprovisionalmixedloss. Proposednotnewenactedpenalty; current1year/1millionmaximumnotimposedsentence orallRomanceloss, no completedmoneyrecovery.
Research & trendsOne-in-tenRomancevictims alreadyinrelationships andMatch/Tinder risk source. Denominatorvictimsnotallpartneredpeople/causalvulnerability orgeneralprevalence; sourceclaimnotsurveyverifiedhere/no paidlossamount.
Research & trendsNara50sfemale investmentmarriage-fundSNSRomance39000000JPY mixedEthereumandcash. Notallcrypto/2separatelosses. Own2024年11月30日–2025年3月8日 interval retained exact; incidentnotobservationdate, no actualoffendercountry/guilt.
Reported caseAll24 themes and country/date roles assessed on the saved own-body interpretation. General prevention, not one verified crime or all friendship-based investment events classified Romance. Repeated investment requests, remote control, fake crypto-site warning and advertised mule/trafficking risks remain general advice. No actual named victim, paid loss, raid, arrest, recovery, court outcome, forced work incident, clinical distress or measured service effectiveness. Early reporting advice is not guaranteed refund. Seminar April8 lacks its own explicit year in saved interpretation, so no publication-derived incident date. Queens agency name is not target residence/operation-country proof; countries remain unknown.
Prevention & supportJeanMidwestRomancevictimfaces29years andfour-year consequences; mediaexplicitlyimaginesrepresentativephoto notactualportrait. Potentialmaximumnotimposedsentence/conviction, sparseowncontext lacksmoney-mule/evidenceknowingintent/actualpaidloss; selected deepercontext pending. Current source-specific layer: All24 themes/roles/dates assessed. Named/pseudonymous Jean remains source-attributed, no identity or knowing intent independently verified. 300000cash converted to Bitcoin for alleged partner differs from200000 own personal loss and250000 legal fees; do not add as one personal loss or equate all routes. Reported raid/indictment are not conviction;29years/500000 fine potential, not imposed or paid. Source representative AI portrait is not offender deepfake evidence. No clinical diagnosis, housing loss, forced work, independent exoneration or actual recovery. Midwest does not alone resolve state; jurisdiction/operation/victim country and absolute dates unknown.
Reported caseNiihama50maleemployee15500000JPY SNSRomance loss andpolicereport. Employeeoccupationnotemployerfundstheft/clinicalcondition, ownnoinvestmentoffer/currencytransfermode/fakeactualname, noyearfromMarchrelative.
Reported caseLüdinghausen woman internetfalseUSdoctor courtedandmoneytaken, policewarning. Actualpaidlossunspecifiedamount; Americanpersona notactualoperatorUSA/physician, no medicalinjury/crypto assumed.
Reported caseKuwana50female20000000JPYcashSNSRomance throughdatingappinvestmentoffer. DistinctKuwana60male10450000and30Ethereum31200000, appnotactualoperatorgender/identity orcrypto.
Reported caseToride60malecash23200000JPY SNSRomance, female-namedcounterparts. Reportpoliceinvestigatingnotconviction orproofoperatorgender/nationality; no paidcrypto/clinicalharm inferred.
Reported caseGlobalUS/Europe alert includesfakefamilyWhatsApp/AIcelebrityads/love-and-crypto fraud. Mixedwarningnot allRomance-technologyverified/per-victimpaidcrypto ormeasuredrise, FBI/policewarningsnotarrests.
Prevention & supportMinamiUonuma30male SNSRomance4800000JPYcash+709500electronicmoney=5509500, approximate550mheadline. Site-registrationfees notcrypto/actualfemaleoperatorproven, reportpoliceinvestigationnotnewconviction. Relative14 nofullystatedcalendar.
Reported caseYonabaruOkinawa SNSRomance2450000JPYworthcryptocurrency loss; claimedacquaintanceBankOfJapandeputy notactualofficialinvolvement/personacountry. Crypto explicitlyownheadline, notall other245mversion assumedpaidcrypto ornewoperatoridentity.
Reported caseLePointJRomancefraudpodcast with named socio-criminologistCristinaCretuAdatte. Saved programme descriptionnotactuallylistenedepisode/empiricalgrowthstudy/clinicalcase, no allwholecontentborrowed.
Prevention & supportRomancebait cyberattack/network/terrorist risk claim targetingAmericans. Generalcybersecuritysourcewarning not measuredpopulationgrowth/allactorsexposed/empiricalterroristinvolvement or actualtargetloss.
Prevention & supportYonabaru60male2450000JPY SNSRomance affection/closeness. Ownamountno explicitcryptopayment despitepossibleother245mreport, nonexactmonth/day andassumedoperatorcountryunknown.
Reported caseMoringen woman fakeBritishsinger internetRomance/visitpretext20000EUR mostlyprepaidcreditcards andAprilpolicereport. Notcrypto/realBritishoffender/actualGermanyvisit; earlyFebruaryandAprilwithoutstatedyear retainunknowncalendar.
Reported caseOnomichi woman60s about 45000000 JPY cryptocurrency romance loss, proposed shared overseas-trip funds. No actual travel completed, clinical distress or operator place inferred.
Reported caseCharles Uchenna Nwadavid $2.5 million romance-fraud allegations, charge/arrest variants. Faces twenty or forty years refers potential maximum, not imposed/served sentence; no conviction inferred. Nigerian residence and UK departure not victim country or whole-network operating jurisdiction. Current source-specific layer: Potential maximum is not an imposed term. DOJ-attributed Binance link is not an official primary citation or independently reproduced tracing. No Massachusetts-intermediary residence/nationality/intent inferred beyond own role context.
Reported caseCharles Uchenna Nwadavid $2.5 million romance-fraud allegations, charge/arrest variants. Faces twenty or forty years refers potential maximum, not imposed/served sentence; no conviction inferred. Nigerian residence and UK departure not victim country or whole-network operating jurisdiction. Current source-specific layer: Read initial repost separately from comments. Other defendant comments, ridicule and Turkey link do not support a merged case or consensus. Do not fill the court-appearance year from an adjacent date; keep its yearless wording in the context.
Reported caseTottori spring new-relationships warning includes SNS investment and romance scams; purported seasonal increase not quantitative incidence checked. General consultation advice not actual money recovered.
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