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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 | 352 | 591 | 59.6% |
| Feb 2025 | 489 | 1,629 | 30.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 209 | 561 | 37.3% |
| Apr 2025 | 162 | 390 | 41.5% |
| May 2025 | 232 | 398 | 58.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 86 | 209 | 41.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 272 | 522 | 52.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 253 | 447 | 56.6% |
| Sep 2025 | 273 | 613 | 44.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 251 | 483 | 52.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 174 | 392 | 44.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 200 | 333 | 60.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 222 | 530 | 41.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 447 | 1,106 | 40.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 175 | 360 | 48.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 239 | 491 | 48.7% |
| May 2026 | 171 | 785 | 21.8% |
| Jun 2026 | 214 | 842 | 25.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 469 | 1,143 | 41.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 319 | 640 | 49.8% |
| Sep 2026 | 373 | 638 | 58.5% |
| Oct 2026 | 17 | 30 | 56.7% |
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
The source reports an England woman losing more thanEUR10,000 over two years through an online relationship with a false TV-veterinarian persona. This is source-attributed repeated coverage, not measured incidence, proved performer involvement or a precise full event date.
Reported caseShimotsuma police report a company executive in his seventies losing JPY 37.79 million after SNS contact with a supposed Japanese woman, investigated as romance fraud. Her claimed nationality does not locate operations and the 25th lacks a full year.
Reported caseGerman variants describe a 65-year-old woman deceived by a purported US soldier through Facebook, money taken and goods ordered in her name. Money loss and goods orders are distinct source claims; no completed identity offence, US operation site, financial amount or clinical harm inferred.
Reported caseMito police report a 53-year-old male civil servant losing crypto worth JPY 11.8 million plus JPY 1.47 million cash, about JPY 13.27 million combined, after a dating-site securities-company persona. These are one account’s components, not separate victims. The purported employment/gender is not independently proved or a geographic role.
Reported caseThe source explicitly says USD 89,000 and nearly USD 90,000 in the headline for an Italian woman alleging romance fraud after reconnecting with a childhood friend on Facebook and leaving her husband. Retain USD as stated, not a currency inferred from nationality. The real acquaintance does not establish a false identity; residence, exact dates and causal relational harm are absent. Correct the draft’s currency-unknown wording while preserving its original note; eligibility stays accepted.
Reported caseA fraudster reportedly admitted taking nearly20,000dollars from a new romantic contact met on social networks within a week and must repay her. The dollar currency, country, formal plea and a completed refund are not specified; retain only prospective repayment, not compensation already received.
Reported caseZaoqiao reporting says bank/police staff stopped TWD 800,000 for a fake online contact’s affectionate investment lure. Retain attempted payment/interception and the explicit romance/investment classification; the sparse paragraph does not specify a false identity or completed loss.
Reported caseA fraudster reportedly admitted taking nearly20,000dollars from a new romantic contact met on social networks within a week and must repay her. The dollar currency, country, formal plea and a completed refund are not specified; retain only prospective repayment, not compensation already received.
Reported caseGerman variants describe a 65-year-old woman deceived by a purported US soldier through Facebook, money taken and goods ordered in her name. Money loss and goods orders are distinct source claims; no completed identity offence, US operation site, financial amount or clinical harm inferred.
Reported caseShimotsuma police report a company executive in his seventies losing JPY 37.79 million after SNS contact with a supposed Japanese woman, investigated as romance fraud. Her claimed nationality does not locate operations and the 25th lacks a full year.
Reported caseAmanda Holden confronts scammers using her name/image to attempt to con a vulnerable man in romance fraud. Impersonation and attempted extraction are attributed; the excerpt truncates the amount and does not establish completed loss, an arrest or Holden’s own victimization.
Reported caseThe source reports an England woman losing more thanEUR10,000 over two years through an online relationship with a false TV-veterinarian persona. This is source-attributed repeated coverage, not measured incidence, proved performer involvement or a precise full event date.
Reported caseThe source attributes nearly59,000American romance-fraud reports and USD 697.3million losses in2024, with headlineclaims aboutBoomers/Nevadans. These are attributed population/reporting statistics, not individual cases, verified risk rankings or measured seasonal causality.
Research & trendsNamedShannon saysshesentoverGBP3,000 toChrisHarkins foraromanticholiday andlaterrecognizedromancefraud. TheTinderSwindler label is notSimonLeviev; cruelphoto content/clinicalharm notspecified, noexactdate.
Reported caseSeoul patrol police reportedly prevented a man in his sixties from paying KRW 20million after a chat-app contact claiming to be female requested entry costs. Cheonho/Gangdong police intervention on the6th and report on23rd lack a full year; generic romance-fraud definition is not independent verification of the persona. Interception is not completed loss.
Reported caseMalay reporting says Myanmar military detained nearly1,600foreigners in five days in borderinternet-fraud complexes targeting users via romance and business schemes. Annualtens-of-billions loss claim is general/mixed, not the detainedpeople’s individualharm or verified raidcase count. No specificcompoundidentity or fullraiddate is given.
Reported caseA robber reportedly claims losing220,000 in romanticfraud before stealing a vehicle/robbing pedestrians. Publisherboilerplate supplies no further casecontext or country/currency. Keep claimedvictimization and otheroffending distinct; neither cause nor innocence is established.
Related mentionAndrewPolson reportedly stole nearlyGBP200,000 fromhis formerpartner and adefunctcharity wherehe wasdirector andwasjailed forcharity/romancefrauds. Combinedtotal is not partner-onlyloss; actualcharityfund taking supports employer/organizationalfundstheft extension in mixedscope.
Reported caseTaoyuan prosecutors charge repeatoffenderJin after dating-app contact and fabricated borrowing reasons allegedly took TWD 420,000 fromtwo women who reported to police. January/April andpriorconvictions do not establish currentconviction/sentence or a fullydatednewepisode. Stigmatizing痴女headline language is reporterframing, not a validated victimtrait.
Reported caseTaichung43-year-old housewife reportedly fearedthreats tofamily after a socialcontact usedsweetwords anddemandedTWD36,000giftcards as a meetingguarantee. Police preventedfraud. Keep attributeddistress, explicitthreat andattemptedpayment; gangclaim is not provenorganizationlink.
Reported caseTaichung police stopped a housewife’s threatened TWD 36,000 gift-card purchase after an online contact gained trust and claimedBambooUnion affiliation, threatening her home/family. Source describes crying/fear and police interception. Gang affiliation is an asserted threat, not a verified criminal-network link; gift-card request is not completed loss.
Reported caseSinglemotherYang reportedly paidmorethanCNY400,000 in56transfers toboyfriendWang after onlinecontact/meeting; heused hospitalclothes afterafootinjury topretend needingECMO. Policecriminaldetention is statedintheheadline. Retain attributedloss, falsemedicalpretext andcontact, not actualsevereillness or assumedincidentyear.
Reported caseAmandaHolden says scammers used hername/image toattempt tocon a vulnerableman out of thousands ofpounds in romancefraud. Keep attemptedextraction and impersonation, not completedloss, clinicalvulnerability or policearrest.
Reported caseOPPreports HuronCounty residents losing morethan943,000dollars overtwomonths tocrypto-investment and romance schemes. Preserve combinedscheme/aggregatevalue, unknowncurrencyISO and exactperiod; not romance-onlyloss or eachrecordanindividualcase.
Research & trendsATurin romantic-fraud account describes a woman claimingEUR56,000 lent to a childhoodfriend now a courtdefendant after Facebookreconnection. A priorreal acquaintance is not afalseidentity; a claim/courtdefendant is not conviction, completedreimbursement or a separatelystatedtrialdate. The Italian imputato identifies a court defendant, not an explicitly described trial session. Retain a qualified charge/proceeding stage instead of a reported trial.
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