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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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Japanese/Nigerian police11suspects fromfive-prefecture socialinvestment/Romance investigations. Source-arrests notguilt/convictions, mixedscope/notallinvestmentRomance.2022–23 and150million/56000000crypto onlyfull259; differing20total elsewhere not summed. Nigeriaoperationexplicitmostfullcontexts, nationalityalone insufficient.
Reported caseMoriyama51male5000000cash matchingappfalsewoman/promisedprofits. Investigationnotconviction, guaranteedbenefitfalsepromise notassetrecovery.
Reported caseJapanese/Nigerian police11suspects fromfive-prefecture socialinvestment/Romance investigations. Source-arrests notguilt/convictions, mixedscope/notallinvestmentRomance.2022–23 and150million/56000000crypto onlyfull259; differing20total elsewhere not summed. Nigeriaoperationexplicitmostfullcontexts, nationalityalone insufficient.
Reported caseJapanese/Nigerian police11suspects fromfive-prefecture socialinvestment/Romance investigations. Source-arrests notguilt/convictions, mixedscope/notallinvestmentRomance.2022–23 and150million/56000000crypto onlyfull259; differing20total elsewhere not summed. Nigeriaoperationexplicitmostfullcontexts, nationalityalone insufficient.
Reported caseJapanese/Nigerian police11suspects fromfive-prefecture socialinvestment/Romance investigations. Source-arrests notguilt/convictions, mixedscope/notallinvestmentRomance.2022–23 and150million/56000000crypto onlyfull259; differing20total elsewhere not summed. Nigeriaoperationexplicitmostfullcontexts, nationalityalone insufficient.
Reported caseJapanese/Nigerian police11suspects fromfive-prefecture socialinvestment/Romance investigations. Source-arrests notguilt/convictions, mixedscope/notallinvestmentRomance.2022–23 and150million/56000000crypto onlyfull259; differing20total elsewhere not summed. Nigeriaoperationexplicitmostfullcontexts, nationalityalone insufficient. Own contextual reread supports F:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports La:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Fullwidth2022start/23abbreviatedend retained; parsernotinventcompleteendyear/date.150millionaggregate and56000000clippedcrypto notallRomance-only/netlossindividual.
Reported caseChanghua71Linwar-doctor supposedmarriage/crypto-packagefee request,policequeryrevealfraud. Crypto requestednotcompletedtransfer; noactualwar/foreignprofessional/returnedfunds. Own contextual reread supports Tc:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports Rf:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Sourceaskscrypto forpackage/marriage, not completedpayment.
Reported caseChanghua71Linwar-doctor supposedmarriage/crypto-packagefee request,policequeryrevealfraud. Crypto requestednotcompletedtransfer; noactualwar/foreignprofessional/returnedfunds. Own contextual reread supports Tc:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports Rf:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Sourceaskscrypto forpackage/marriage, not completedpayment.
Reported caseAustralia57woman4.2crore datingappfraudloss, exhusband handledfinances33years. Preexistingfinancialvulnerabilitynotdisabilitydiagnosis/bereavement/explicitoffenderselection orscamcausedmaritalbreakup.
Reported caseJapanese/Nigerian police11suspects fromfive-prefecture socialinvestment/Romance investigations. Source-arrests notguilt/convictions, mixedscope/notallinvestmentRomance.2022–23 and150million/56000000crypto onlyfull259; differing20total elsewhere not summed. Nigeriaoperationexplicitmostfullcontexts, nationalityalone insufficient.
Reported caseSaitamaOmiya38female10000000SNSRomance andprincepersona investmentmoney claim. LastDec31notexactyear; apparentprofitsnotrealprofit, noactualroyal/operatorcountry. Princeofwomanphrase alone doesnotestablishactualimpersonatedroyalidentity. Own contextual reread supports Ip:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports Ar:t with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseJapanese/Nigerian police11suspects fromfive-prefecture socialinvestment/Romance investigations. Source-arrests notguilt/convictions, mixedscope/notallinvestmentRomance.2022–23 and150million/56000000crypto onlyfull259; differing20total elsewhere not summed. Nigeriaoperationexplicitmostfullcontexts, nationalityalone insufficient.
Reported caseLampungUtara recidivistlove-scamAI extortion arrests, policepersonaheadline. Allegedsyntheticsupport/sex-extortioncauseunknown, noamount/trialhistoryborrowed. AI-formatnot specified byowntext. Own contextual reread supports Tech:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports X:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Pemerasan explicitextortion, sexualtypeunknown.
Reported caseJapanese/Nigerian police11suspects fromfive-prefecture socialinvestment/Romance investigations. Source-arrests notguilt/convictions, mixedscope/notallinvestmentRomance.2022–23 and150million/56000000crypto onlyfull259; differing20total elsewhere not summed. Nigeriaoperationexplicitmostfullcontexts, nationalityalone insufficient.
Reported caseJapan-target money tracedNigerian accounts;11arrests andproceedsinvestedabroad mixedinvestment/Romance. Allegedfinancialroles notguilt, noallproceedsindividualRomance losses/nationality-onlycountry. Own contextual reread supports La:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports T:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Same-agent role audit: Japanese-target nationality does not locate case jurisdiction; withdraw JP jurisdiction supported only by日本人. Actual Nigeria-operation title remains source-explicit, no borrowed Japan-location from other syndications.
Reported caseJapanese/Nigerian police11suspects fromfive-prefecture socialinvestment/Romance investigations. Source-arrests notguilt/convictions, mixedscope/notallinvestmentRomance.2022–23 and150million/56000000crypto onlyfull259; differing20total elsewhere not summed. Nigeriaoperationexplicitmostfullcontexts, nationalityalone insufficient.
Reported caseNakanojo60female780000SNSRomance withlife-danger pretext. Falseemergencynotactualphysicalinjury/death, cashloss/sourceinvestigation notfulfilledrescue.
Reported caseOwn explicitRomance/love-fraud safetydefinition/guide/agencywarning. General adviceandAIclaimsnotactualcase/efficacy, no source stereotype/financialamount/medicaldiagnosis borrowed. Video/podcastnotwatched/listened. Own contextual reread supports T:t with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Prevention & supportDazaifuFXcashRomance andseparateHakatamale38000000 goldinvestmentRomance. OwnsourcecashamountonlyHakata, goldinvestmentlabelnotactualgoldtransfer; different targets notcombined. Own contextual reread supports T:d with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseFalseMartinHenderson celebrity romance persona Americanwoman375000reportedloss andrelocationNewZealand. Actornotoffender, sourcecurrency/medicalconditionunknown; Leaonlyown208. Bradcomparisondifferentcase. Own contextual reread supports Tech:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. AIlabelwithoutownsynthetic-mediaformat usesexistingunspecifiedtechnologysubtype.
Reported caseResearcher/companyreportsAIromancescamgrowth/6000daily links onlyITV. Linksnotuniquearticles/victims, claimedAIbotnotforensicallyverified, lastweeknotdate. 6000linksdescription lacksownsynthetic-mediaformats. Own contextual reread supports Tech:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports F:t with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Research & trendsMacaurelationshipfraud conviction/sentenceappeal dismissed, womanthree-yearprison upheld. FormalRomancefinancialfraudaccountownlimited notallgenuinepartneroffenses; no amount, sentencealreadyserved oractualvictimfileverified. Own contextual reread supports Jv:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Court upholds fraudulentrelationshipprisonsentence/appealdismissal supportsreportedconviction; not sentenceactuallyserved oramount/identity. Current source-specific layer: All24 codes assessed. The court account specifies fabricated single status, pregnancy, property and wedding pretexts as financial intimacy, not merely genuine-partner conflict. Preserve the payment/disclosure dispute as attribution, upheld conviction and three-year sentence separately; no prison served, refund or compensation paid inferred. Property pretext is not target housing loss, pregnancy claim not physical harm, Shenzhen/US claims not operator location. No forged document, network, laundering, threat-based extortion, investment return, clinical/family harm or exact legal chronology from observation dates.
Reported caseFalseMartinHenderson celebrity romance persona Americanwoman375000reportedloss andrelocationNewZealand. Actornotoffender, sourcecurrency/medicalconditionunknown; Leaonlyown208. Bradcomparisondifferentcase. Own contextual reread supports Tech:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. AIlabelwithoutownsynthetic-mediaformat usesexistingunspecifiedtechnologysubtype.
Reported caseBank-reported87percentAPPfrauddatingsoftware/love-fraudranking. Differentdenominator not87percentallRomancevictims/countryincidence; noyearfilledfromlastyear.
Research & trendsDaisen60male13200000cryptoRomance taken, amountassetexplicit. DifferentAkita20150000investmentandYokote60200000cases, source16daynotdateyear.
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