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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% |
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Colorado headline reports a Nigerian defendant’s sentence following a woman’s1.6million-dollar romance loss. Retain source-bound loss/sentence, not a fixed prison duration, verified personal name, returned funds or identity with Colorado man’s1.4million or other Nigerian2.7million cases.
Reported caseWalliswomanreportedlypaidfalseMarcoOdermatt, withCHF6,500onlyoneheadlineandentiresavingsinothertext. Retainownloss/falsecelebritypersona; EUR7,500inaseparatesourcedoesnotbecomeanapprovedcurrencyconversion. Norealskierguiltorevidenceofphysicalharm.
Reported caseNumazu man in his sixties reportedly lostJPY16million-equivalent cryptocurrency in a romance scam with someone he had never met. Retain loss/crypto and explicit earlyJune2025contact fragment, not a fixed day, namedpersona, arrest or psychiatric harm. A truncated earlyJune2025fragment or documentaryairtime does not supply a structured legal/incident date when its event role is absent. MurderForHireepisode title does not prove a completed homicide.
Reported caseHofu woman in her forties reportedly lostJPY300,000electronicmoney rights in SNS romancefraud. Retain title/body loss and digitalcontact; electronicmoney is not automaticallycryptocurrency, and publishedtypo抱負is preserved rather than silentlyfixingthetitle.
Reported casePingtung60-year-oldZheng was askedNTD400,000 for a purportedUNsoldier’s Syriaretirement so he could joinherinTaiwan. Her earlier awarenesssession prompted consultation and astageddelivery; police arrested female58courier and seizedNTD500,000. Retain attemptedloss/falsepersona/digitalcourtship/actualarrest/seizure and attributed priorawareness. Seizure isnot her500,000lossorreturnedfunds, requested40wan differs, Syria ispersona location and baitnotes not paidvictimloss.
Prevention & supportTaipeiNeihuYang intendedNTD30,000transfer after a Facebookwoman professedaffection and claimed a relative’s funeralexpense. Police/bank stopped it. Retain attemptedloss/digitalaffection/pretext/interception, not verifieddeath or actual financialloss. Officers’ names are helpers; Huarei is contactnickname rather than verifiedcriminalidentity.
Prevention & supportWalliswomanreportedlypaidfalseMarcoOdermatt, withCHF6,500onlyoneheadlineandentiresavingsinothertext. Retainownloss/falsecelebritypersona; EUR7,500inaseparatesourcedoesnotbecomeanapprovedcurrencyconversion. Norealskierguiltorevidenceofphysicalharm.
Reported caseSaxonyreport describesthreepeopledefraudedthroughfalselovepromisesformorethan/aroundEUR100,000, withpolicewarning. Retainmulti-targetattributedloss/falseintimacy/warning; preservearoundversusoverquantifiers, notthreeidentifiedperpetrators, exactdatesorindependentlyverifiedguilt.
Reported caseSenior-scammingcrackdownheadlinesays eightarrested;bodyallegesmixedgovernment/romanceschemesattemptingover11millionagainst139targets. Retainarrestandattemptedmixedfinancialclaim, not allcompletedlosses/romancevictims, guiltorchargesborrowedfromthelongerSaveOurSeniorssource.
Reported caseNamed Hongrenbrothers ChenWeilun/ChenYancheng and lawyers allegedly operated/leakedinformation in a money-laundering network working with falseinvestment, romance and employment scams. Own metadata givesNTD350million/120-or-morevictims and search/interview/bail stages. Retain mixed aggregate allegation/network/digitalactivity/search; not allromance-only, completedguilt,120independentromancecases or lawyers’bail as acquittal. Separate prior LanDao life sentence remains contextual, not the currentbrothers’verdict. Only explicitApril2021operation-start month is structured; it is not the later search, interview, bail or every loss date. PriorLanDao life sentence concerns another proceeding.
Reported caseNamed Hongrenbrothers ChenWeilun/ChenYancheng and lawyers allegedly operated/leakedinformation in a money-laundering network working with falseinvestment, romance and employment scams. Own metadata givesNTD350million/120-or-morevictims and search/interview/bail stages. Retain mixed aggregate allegation/network/digitalactivity/search; not allromance-only, completedguilt,120independentromancecases or lawyers’bail as acquittal. Separate prior LanDao life sentence remains contextual, not the currentbrothers’verdict. Own350million figure is money handled through a mixed laundering operation, not necessarily net victim loss. Keep uncertain completed-loss scope; no aggregate sum or all120targets assigned solely to romance. Only explicitApril2021operation-start month is structured; it is not the later search, interview, bail or every loss date. PriorLanDao life sentence concerns another proceeding.
Reported caseSapporo police reportedly arrested a38-year-oldwoman suspected of using romantic feelings to swindleJPY2.85million. Retain alleged financial loss and completed reported arrest; no offender guilt, target sex, extra cases or sentence inferred.
Reported caseSaxonyreport describesthreepeopledefraudedthroughfalselovepromisesformorethan/aroundEUR100,000, withpolicewarning. Retainmulti-targetattributedloss/falseintimacy/warning; preservearoundversusoverquantifiers, notthreeidentifiedperpetrators, exactdatesorindependentlyverifiedguilt.
Reported caseYonago man inhisforties reportedlylostJPY6.33millionin SNSromancefraud aftermatching-appwomanofferedadvertisingcostadvancesforreward. Retainloss/platformandtask-paymentpretext, not an actualinvestmenttradingproduct, successfulrepayment, arrestoryearfilledintoJuly15–August9.
Reported caseGreek headline explicitly describes20,000euros for the love of LiamNeeson in a romance-scam explainer. Retain attributed title financial example, not the real actor’s guilt, a source-confirmed impersonator identity, thousands of independent victims or a verified denominator.
Reported caseOnlylove-scamheadlineexplicitlyreportsgreaterthanEUR2,000femalevictimloss;genericcrimeboilerplatecannotfillSommerda/soldier/voucherfactsfromothervariants. Retainfinancialtitleonly.
Reported caseHeadline says a woman sentGBP10,000in a teddybear to romancedeceivers; body says Facebookcontact claimed offshorework. Retain reported monetaryloss, allegedjobpersona and digitalcontact; teddyobject is not physicalabuse or identity withanotherdoctor/teddycase. Lastyearcontact lackssourceyear.
Reported caseGautengman’sbankaccountwasreportedlyraidedaftergirlfriendallegedlycolludedwithcrooks;NorkemParkpolicereporttwoarrestsin alovescam. Retainfinancial/accountmisuse/arrestclaims, notallmoneywithdrawnverified, truegirlfriendidentityorconviction.
Reported caseSömmerdawomanreportedlysentmoneyandvouchers toapurportedUSsoldier inlove-scamminglossgreaterthanEUR2,000. Retainloss/allegedpersona, notverifiedUSoperatorlocation, crypto, arrestandactuallyreturnedmoney.
Reported caseSömmerdawomanreportedlysentmoneyandvouchers toapurportedUSsoldier inlove-scamminglossgreaterthanEUR2,000. Retainloss/allegedpersona, notverifiedUSoperatorlocation, crypto, arrestandactuallyreturnedmoney.
Reported caseOwn variants report the TinderSwindler/SimonLeviev or spellingLviev/ShimonYehudaHayut arrest inGeorgia after romance-fraud reporting or documentary. Preserve each name spelling, age, monetary claim and source omissions; no present conviction/guilt inferred from arrest or all victims identified fromNetflix. Swedish victim’s celebration is not a distress diagnosis.10million/15million/millions remain attributed scopes, not normalized totals. Money estimates/currencies and plural prior targets remain source-specific, not adjudicated sums or a normalized10m/15m aggregate. Arrest inGeorgia is a new reported stage, not a new conviction.
Reported caseOwn variants report the TinderSwindler/SimonLeviev or spellingLviev/ShimonYehudaHayut arrest inGeorgia after romance-fraud reporting or documentary. Preserve each name spelling, age, monetary claim and source omissions; no present conviction/guilt inferred from arrest or all victims identified fromNetflix. Swedish victim’s celebration is not a distress diagnosis.10million/15million/millions remain attributed scopes, not normalized totals. Money estimates/currencies and plural prior targets remain source-specific, not adjudicated sums or a normalized10m/15m aggregate. Arrest inGeorgia is a new reported stage, not a new conviction.
Reported caseGreekheadline describesEUR20,000forloveofLiamNeeson; descriptionexplains social-mediahacker moneyexploitation. Retainfinancialexample/digitalmechanism, not therealcelebrity’sguilt, thousandsverifiedvictims orpersonaidentityprovedindependently.
Reported caseTinderSwindler report saysInterpol-wantedfraudsterarrestedand10million-dollarclaimfromwomenmetondatingapp. Retainownarrest/attributedaggregateloss/platform, notGeorgiafilledintotheex-Sovietstateheadline, currentguiltyverdictorindependentconfirmationfromsyndicatedcopies.
Reported caseTinderSwindler report saysInterpol-wantedfraudsterarrestedand10million-dollarclaimfromwomenmetondatingapp. Retainownarrest/attributedaggregateloss/platform, notGeorgiafilledintotheex-Sovietstateheadline, currentguiltyverdictorindependentconfirmationfromsyndicatedcopies.
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