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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 | 591 | 591 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 1,629 | 1,629 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 561 | 561 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 390 | 390 | 100.0% |
| May 2025 | 398 | 398 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 209 | 209 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 522 | 522 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 447 | 447 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 613 | 613 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 483 | 483 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 392 | 392 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 333 | 333 | 100.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 530 | 530 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,106 | 1,106 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 360 | 360 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 491 | 491 | 100.0% |
| May 2026 | 785 | 785 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 842 | 842 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 1,143 | 1,143 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 640 | 640 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2026 | 638 | 638 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2026 | 30 | 30 | 100.0% |
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Lampung police await an internal investigation concerning five prison guards’ alleged involvement in love scamming. No arrest, conviction or substantiated misconduct is inferred.
Reported caseReport describes people forced to conduct love scams in Southeast Asia. Forced workers are operation participants, not automatically convicted perpetrators.
Reported caseReport says sentencing proceedings will resume and describes cash laundered through business accounts. A sentence is not yet reported.
Reported caseRepeated promotional wording describes a false successful persona, prolonged trust-building and an investment lure; these are general claims, not verified events.
CommentaryRepeated promotional wording describes a false successful persona, prolonged trust-building and an investment lure; these are general claims, not verified events.
CommentaryRepeated promotional wording describes a false successful persona, prolonged trust-building and an investment lure; these are general claims, not verified events.
CommentaryRepeated promotional wording describes a false successful persona, prolonged trust-building and an investment lure; these are general claims, not verified events.
CommentaryRepeated promotional wording describes a false successful persona, prolonged trust-building and an investment lure; these are general claims, not verified events.
CommentaryA man who believed he had a real online romance reportedly recovered a large sum previously paid. Return is explicit but amount unspecified.
Reported caseSagamihara police are investigating an alleged foreign-pianist romance impersonation affecting a woman in her fifties, with about JPY100m reported lost.
Reported caseRepeated promotional wording describes a false successful persona, prolonged trust-building and an investment lure; these are general claims, not verified events.
CommentaryA purported Singaporean victim story explicitly names romance and investment fraud. Nationality alone does not locate the victim and no individual loss is given.
CommentaryA purported Singaporean victim story explicitly names romance and investment fraud. Nationality alone does not locate the victim and no individual loss is given.
CommentaryShanhua police report two courier roles arrested and TWD1.3m seized in false dating/investment fraud. Seized money is not a measure of victim loss.
Reported caseFabiola Elizabeth’s alleged participation and reported pay are discussed. Pay is not victim loss; financial motive or employment does not establish coercion.
Related mentionNanchong authorities report a fake military-officer romance and investment solicitation. The title alleges earlier losses exceeding CNY200,000; the description reports CNY300,000 prevented, which must not be summed as paid losses.
Reported caseHofu man in his forties reportedly lost JPY17.53m in cryptocurrency through SNS romance fraud.
Reported caseGeneric promotional text claims increases across romance, investment and SNS fraud. No case counts or individual harms are supported.
Related mentionA purported Singaporean victim story explicitly names romance and investment fraud. Nationality alone does not locate the victim and no individual loss is given.
CommentaryCruise-work account includes green-card romance deception alongside unrelated deaths and affairs. Those deaths are not attributed to romance fraud.
Related mentionA promotional text alleges fake dating and copyright investments. Claimed official endorsement is not independently checked.
CommentaryQingpu police describe a man pretending to be a young woman, developing a false romance and obtaining over CNY130,000. Relationship contact began in January 2023 in the fuller excerpt.
Reported caseFabiola Elizabeth’s alleged participation and reported pay are discussed. Pay is not victim loss; financial motive or employment does not establish coercion.
Related mentionThe text presents a Singaporean victim story involving romance and investment fraud. Nationality alone does not locate the victim and no actual loss is given.
CommentaryArticle explains love-scamming and prevention in the context of the Fabiola case; no effectiveness evidence is supplied.
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