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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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Own English22000GBP AI-girlfriend romance victim and realistic videos/photos/medical bills. Alleged syntheticmechanism; no own city/name or provenmedicalcondition, not Julia22kGBP othercase by amount alone.
Reported caseAIgirl22000GBP victimbelievedrelationMsJiao. Source allegation, actualcity/name/otherlossesnotborrowed andJulia22kdifferentrelationship. Bind Rf:t to actual own source field.
Reported caseShanghaiMinhang source10-member disruption/near1000 male online-romance targets, AI falsefemalephotos/videos and2000000 casefunds. These aggregate funds/targets not all oneLiu target ornetlossperperson; expanded2024 truncated yearnotdatedevent automatically. Disruption not specific raid/arrestconviction unless own evidence. Own contextual reread supports O:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports F:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports Ei:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own title calls200m case loss, bodycasefunds; retainattributedaggregateclaim notnetper-personloss. Investigation explicitonlythisfullerpassage; clipped2024 after于 notgivenactualeventdate. Current source-specific layer: All24 codes assessed against the complete own article interpretation. Preserve raw title/description and previous erroneous200m review note as history; current actually read body specifies over2millionCNY operation and near200000CNY individual account as distinct amounts/scopes. Do not sum these or count thousand independently verified targets. Existing AI, platform, fabricated relationship, network, investigation and disruption evidence remains. Four approved arrests and six otherwise processed do not establish ten charges or convictions. False ID/medical documents are explicit; family-illness/shop pretexts do not establish victim clinical harm, family disruption, investment returns or employer theft. Bank-flow investigation is not victim refund, all-crypto payment or coerced participation. No new physical/sexual/self-harm/homicide/material harm, extortion, target nationality/residence, country role or exact date inferred. Other sources cannot borrow this body.
Reported caseOwn Arabic source Shanghai male about28000USD false AI girlfriend financial-romance allegation. CCTV/source attribution not independently verified AI, amount conversions/rounded30000 headline not additional victims; nationality not operation country. Expanded namedJiao/photos/video/bank transfer only own source, no actual year from Wednesday.
Reported caseOwn22000GBP falseAIgirlfriend requestedmoneyformedicalbills, realisticvideos/photos. Sourceallegedfakepersonalexpense, not provenactualillness ordatedpayment.
Reported caseHindiUSwoman datingapppartners baited/robbedforassets. No dollar/age/name/court/drugging/fatalityborrowedfromotherPhelpssourcecontexts, criminalclaimsattributed.
Reported caseOwn Portuguese Shanghai romance-AI155000BRL loss headline with generic publisher boilerplate. Headline supports reported financial/synthetic allegation, no fuller false-business/medical mechanism borrowed.
Reported caseOwn Arabic source Shanghai male about28000USD false AI girlfriend financial-romance allegation. CCTV/source attribution not independently verified AI, amount conversions/rounded30000 headline not additional victims; nationality not operation country. Expanded namedJiao/photos/video/bank transfer only own source, no actual year from Wednesday.
Reported caseOwn Arabic source Shanghai male about28000USD false AI girlfriend financial-romance allegation. CCTV/source attribution not independently verified AI, amount conversions/rounded30000 headline not additional victims; nationality not operation country. Expanded namedJiao/photos/video/bank transfer only own source, no actual year from Wednesday.
Reported caseOwnShanghai male falseAI girlfriend financial-romance reported28000USD/27568USD/200000CNY/Rs24lakh. These sourceprecision/conversions notmultiplevictims. MrLiu/MsJiao andsyntheticphotos/video onlyownfullsource; Chinaidentitynotcriminaloperatorcountry, state-media allegationnotverifiedtechnology, WednesdayFeb26 notincidentday.
Reported casePortuguese155000BRL falseAI girlfriend used business/medical-family pretexts; transferexplicit239, fake photos/videoexplicit48. Source allegations not independently verified generative technology/actual illness, monetary conversions not additive.
Reported caseOwn Arabic source Shanghai male about28000USD false AI girlfriend financial-romance allegation. CCTV/source attribution not independently verified AI, amount conversions/rounded30000 headline not additional victims; nationality not operation country. Expanded namedJiao/photos/video/bank transfer only own source, no actual year from Wednesday.
Reported caseAIgirlfriend28000financialRomance, counterfeitID/medicalreports sourceclaims. Fake documents not realillness/verifiedAI oractualcrypto, Doc extension allegation boundownpassage.
Reported caseOwnShanghai male falseAI girlfriend financial-romance reported28000USD/27568USD/200000CNY/Rs24lakh. These sourceprecision/conversions notmultiplevictims. MrLiu/MsJiao andsyntheticphotos/video onlyownfullsource; Chinaidentitynotcriminaloperatorcountry, state-media allegationnotverifiedtechnology, WednesdayFeb26 notincidentday.
Reported caseOwn AI-girlfriend28000 headline. SourceallegedsyntheticfinancialRomance only, expandedvideo/imagesonly20owncontext, no namedtarget/medicalbill/dateborrowedfromcopies.
Reported caseOwn Arabic source Shanghai male about28000USD false AI girlfriend financial-romance allegation. CCTV/source attribution not independently verified AI, amount conversions/rounded30000 headline not additional victims; nationality not operation country. Expanded namedJiao/photos/video/bank transfer only own source, no actual year from Wednesday.
Reported caseMaebashi64unemployedmale reportedshopping-sideworkRomance loss97800000rounded/97810484full. Retainprecisionsnotadd; fakegraphicdesigner own68/144headlineonly. SNS sidework method notproofsexualcontact or actualshopprofits.
Reported caseOwn Portuguese Shanghai romance-AI155000BRL loss headline with generic publisher boilerplate. Headline supports reported financial/synthetic allegation, no fuller false-business/medical mechanism borrowed.
Reported caseAuroraPhelps43 allegedoldermenscam, drugging/stealingkidnapdeathcount. Source118 FBIarrestwording differs162 Mexicocustody; noactualUSextradition, imposedlife orcausalityindependent. Own contextual reread supports E:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports H:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. FBIarrest wordingsourceclaim distinct from officialMexicocustody/conditionalUSreturn; countdeathcharge not independent cause.
Reported caseOwnShanghai male falseAI girlfriend financial-romance reported28000USD/27568USD/200000CNY/Rs24lakh. These sourceprecision/conversions notmultiplevictims. MrLiu/MsJiao andsyntheticphotos/video onlyownfullsource; Chinaidentitynotcriminaloperatorcountry, state-media allegationnotverifiedtechnology, WednesdayFeb26 notincidentday.
Reported caseOwn Arabic source Shanghai male about28000USD false AI girlfriend financial-romance allegation. CCTV/source attribution not independently verified AI, amount conversions/rounded30000 headline not additional victims; nationality not operation country. Expanded namedJiao/photos/video/bank transfer only own source, no actual year from Wednesday. Bind Rf:t to actual own source field.
Reported caseOwnShanghai male falseAI girlfriend financial-romance reported28000USD/27568USD/200000CNY/Rs24lakh. These sourceprecision/conversions notmultiplevictims. MrLiu/MsJiao andsyntheticphotos/video onlyownfullsource; Chinaidentitynotcriminaloperatorcountry, state-media allegationnotverifiedtechnology, WednesdayFeb26 notincidentday.
Reported caseOwnShanghai male falseAI girlfriend financial-romance reported28000USD/27568USD/200000CNY/Rs24lakh. These sourceprecision/conversions notmultiplevictims. MrLiu/MsJiao andsyntheticphotos/video onlyownfullsource; Chinaidentitynotcriminaloperatorcountry, state-media allegationnotverifiedtechnology, WednesdayFeb26 notincidentday.
Reported caseOwnShanghai male falseAI girlfriend financial-romance reported28000USD/27568USD/200000CNY/Rs24lakh. These sourceprecision/conversions notmultiplevictims. MrLiu/MsJiao andsyntheticphotos/video onlyownfullsource; Chinaidentitynotcriminaloperatorcountry, state-media allegationnotverifiedtechnology, WednesdayFeb26 notincidentday. Bind Rf:t to actual own source field.
Reported caseOwnShanghai male falseAI girlfriend financial-romance reported28000USD/27568USD/200000CNY/Rs24lakh. These sourceprecision/conversions notmultiplevictims. MrLiu/MsJiao andsyntheticphotos/video onlyownfullsource; Chinaidentitynotcriminaloperatorcountry, state-media allegationnotverifiedtechnology, WednesdayFeb26 notincidentday. Bind Rf:t to actual own source field.
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