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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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Kagoshima60male77000000JPY SNS romance/gold-investment loss, early apparentprofits notverifiedearnings/netloss adjustment. Fourphoto/protocol paths notfour victims; noexactyearfrom17th.
Reported caseFukushimaeditorial investment/romancescamssocialadregulation, harmgeneralandsafeguardcallsnotpassedstatute ormeasuredlocalvictims.
CommentaryKagoshima60male77000000JPY SNS romance/gold-investment loss, early apparentprofits notverifiedearnings/netloss adjustment. Fourphoto/protocol paths notfour victims; noexactyearfrom17th.
Reported caseKagoshima60male77000000JPY SNS romance/gold-investment loss, early apparentprofits notverifiedearnings/netloss adjustment. Fourphoto/protocol paths notfour victims; noexactyearfrom17th.
Reported caseThree40–60women allegedcouriers claimed helpingonlinehusbands;policearrestfiveincludingmonitorsinmixedcelebrityinvestment operation. VictimYao200000+200000demandnotnecessarilytheirromanceloss. Participantclaims sourceattributed notlegalinnocence. OwnYaoinvestment200000paid plus200000demand is separatelyscopedmixedfraudfinancialclaim, notactualcashlostbyallthreecouriers or400000paid. Mixed-article scope retained as scam_link=mixed_scheme even when warning application uses general/not_applicable dimensions.
Reported caseFrenchthreewarning-signsarnacoeurguide. Generalclaimedincrease/datingappmechanismnotmeasuredtrend/actualvictimloss;psychologicalharmnotinshorttext.
Prevention & supportGujaratiBhaskarexplainerdatingapppartnerfraudthreecommontricks/solutions. Educationalfinancialbait source not3uniquecases/allfiveappsunsafe oractualcourtfindings.
Prevention & supportBenTasker actuallyreceivedRomanceemails anddescribes baiting/scammertechnicalinvestigation. Notactualverifiedvictimnetlossor endorsementtoengagecriminals; request/bodyelsewhere notreadhere.
Related mentionNortheim woman1800 love-scamming loss, TikTok claimedUSArmy soldier over1.5years contact. Relative year unknown, military persona not operator nationality; clipped gift-card source no recovered amount.
Reported caseHioki Seven store manager/staff thanked for preventing SNS romance money deception through athlete-goods requests. Staff age43 not victim age; photo/path copies not independent cases, amount/date year unknown.
Reported caseHioki Seven store manager/staff thanked for preventing SNS romance money deception through athlete-goods requests. Staff age43 not victim age; photo/path copies not independent cases, amount/date year unknown.
Reported caseTaichung78 Liu asked for online30-female lover father medical-loan transfer, police prevented it. Requested transfer not actual debt or paid loss; long contact not proof same operator repeated offenses. Own intercepted transfer/card request reports an asset-interception response; other recovery remains unknown but cannot also withhold the entire reported asset code.
Reported caseHioki Seven store manager/staff thanked for preventing SNS romance money deception through athlete-goods requests. Staff age43 not victim age; photo/path copies not independent cases, amount/date year unknown.
Reported caseHioki Seven store manager/staff thanked for preventing SNS romance money deception through athlete-goods requests. Staff age43 not victim age; photo/path copies not independent cases, amount/date year unknown.
Reported caseHioki Seven store manager/staff thanked for preventing SNS romance money deception through athlete-goods requests. Staff age43 not victim age; photo/path copies not independent cases, amount/date year unknown.
Reported casePortland woman40000 dating/Tinder loss; named KatiePowell only own versions. Hospital doctored PhilHughes photo is impersonation not verified AI, source life-upside-down phrase not independently clinical harm. Own title/short context lacks Portland. No city borrowed from KatiePowell variants.
Reported caseEastern Shimane50 male12190000 six bank transfers, LINE claimed Hamasaki romance. Claimed celebrity not proof specific operator location, no year from last June or returned funds. Own reread source supports I:t with its stated attribution/scope. Own headline explicitly investment-help pretext; not proof claimed Hamasaki is celebrity.
Reported caseTainan student infatuated with claimed Korean-agency handsome man,12000 game credits demanded to meet, police/store intervention. Requested/prepared cards not actual loss; deleted chats not evidence of guilt, claimed nationality not operation country. Own intercepted transfer/card request reports an asset-interception response; other recovery remains unknown but cannot also withhold the entire reported asset code.
Reported caseHakata36 male3900000 SNS romance loss, not automatically same as age-unknown4000000 crypto story. Bare context supports amount/type, no borrowed payment mode.
Reported casePortland woman40000 dating/Tinder loss; named KatiePowell only own versions. Hospital doctored PhilHughes photo is impersonation not verified AI, source life-upside-down phrase not independently clinical harm.
Reported caseHakata male fake joint online-store romance scheme4000000-equivalent crypto loss. Store project not automatically asset-investment return scheme; no age/year borrowed from similar local story.
Reported caseUji Kyoto Seven manager Sawada42 thanked for preventing SNS romance50000 e-money charity-pretext request. Staff age not victim identity; prevented money not actually paid/recovered.
Reported caseAomori50 female120500 cash/e-money fake Mick Jagger manager Yvonne Meyer SNS romance services. Impersonated manager/photo owner not actual offender nationality, relative December/January no year.
Reported caseTainan student infatuated with claimed Korean-agency handsome man,12000 game credits demanded to meet, police/store intervention. Requested/prepared cards not actual loss; deleted chats not evidence of guilt, claimed nationality not operation country. Own intercepted transfer/card request reports an asset-interception response; other recovery remains unknown but cannot also withhold the entire reported asset code.
Reported casePortland woman40000 dating/Tinder loss; named KatiePowell only own versions. Hospital doctored PhilHughes photo is impersonation not verified AI, source life-upside-down phrase not independently clinical harm.
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