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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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Ade pseudonym acquitted. Owncourt saysacquitted anddeceivedthroughromanticprizewatch bait.32.6wheadline/32wbodyloss differsUSD36800purportedprizevalue. Otherclaimedcomplicitynotguilt; missingSeptemberyear notobservedyear. Currentreviewexplicitlycodesacquittal, notconviction. Originalprovisionalnote/question preserved; prizevalue notvictimloss.
Reported caseHarlowKerryGray sentenced fordating-appfraud usingfalsenames andaskingmenformoney. Ownfinancialstage requested, no amount/actual11.8kpaid or jailterm inheritedfromotherreports. Separate originalEssexrelease confirmsfalseprofiles/threevictims, but two-yearsentence suspendedtwo-years isnotimmediatecustody. Feb25arrest versusAugustsourceMarcharrestclaim conflict retainedseparately; no courtjudgment obtained.
Reported caseOwnZDFpresssnippet falsefeelingsformoney supportsgeneralfabricatedromance mechanism andfinancialgoal, not actualindividualsum/episode transcript/statisticaltrend. Factualmedia/preventionwork is distinct from fictionalcharacterharm or newlyobservedvictimcase. Programme/airing/relativeyear notincidentdate; noautomaticstatisticaltag fromcategory.
Research & trends43man/54commonlawwife pretending tobe siblings reportedlyprisonsentenced forwoman81000000KRW/$58382 romanticfraud. Genuinepartnerrelationship amongoffenders nottheirvictimrelation; falsefamilyrole is deception. No exactterm, additionalvictimcount ororiginaljudgment.
Reported caseZDFsyndicatedpresssnippet givesfakefeelingsformoney andgeneralpsychologicalconsequences. Producerclaimratherthanindependentdiagnosis, no owncaseamount ormeasuredprevalence. Factualmedia/preventionwork is distinct from fictionalcharacterharm or newlyobservedvictimcase. Programme/airing/relativeyear notincidentdate; noautomaticstatisticaltag fromcategory.
Research & trendsRussianheadline retiredwoman reportedly lostmoney to romanticfraud throughWhatsApp. Noown country, amount, offenderidentity,dateorclinicaloutcome. Retirement not age-specificcause.
Reported caseSuzuka man50s interview aboutJPY10million romance loss explicitly says he was stupid/didnotexpect deception. Retain participant self-blame as quoted self-assessment, not researcher agreement/clinical diagnosis or cause.
Reported caseKitami50s man reported4970000loss afterSNS ecommercemoneymaking pitch; own police explicitly classify romantic-emotion fraud. Method/individualscope retained, no inference ofinvestment only becauseprofitpitch, no actualreturnorcalendar year from6th.
Reported caseMonths-long dating/man relationship endswithmoneyrequests andscamaccusations. Accusation/requests notconfirmedpaidloss; emotionalbreakdowns actor/context unclear, noindependentclinicalinjury orpaid1500borrowedfromunrelatedcase. Datingapp communication is in description, not bare woman dating headline. Money requests remain requested, no actor-specific clinical injury from emotionalbreakdown wording.
Reported caseMonths-long dating/man relationship endswithmoneyrequests andscamaccusations. Accusation/requests notconfirmedpaidloss; emotionalbreakdowns actor/context unclear, noindependentclinicalinjury orpaid1500borrowedfromunrelatedcase. Datingapp communication is in description, not bare woman dating headline. Money requests remain requested, no actor-specific clinical injury from emotionalbreakdown wording.
Reported caseNamedKennethG.Akpieyi44 Georgiaresident reportedlyconvictedLouisianafederalcourt after4daytrial, schemeconnectingwomenwithromanticpartnersandextractingmillions. Network allegation/convictionreport not sentencing or actualvictimnetloss sum; locationjurisdictionnotGeorgiaoffendernationality. Jurisdiction binds source ownmisspelledLouisianaplace; genericfederalcourt isnotaglobalcountryalias. OriginalDOJdeeperreceipt separate fromshortmetadata.
Reported caseItalianheadline two romantictargets robbedthen accused. Body0isnull; noidentitydocument/accountmechanism, exactloss, innocence/conviction orotherwoman borrowedfromfullerarticle.
Reported caseKannadaBengaluru warning saysdating-app emotionalbait draws peopleintofinancial fraud. Attributedgeneralrise, not owncount/effectsize, clinicaldiagnosis or emotional-vulnerabilityvalidatedtargettrait.
Prevention & supportTwoItalianwomen romanticallydefrauded then accused; scammers reportedlyusedtheiridentitydocuments/phone todeceiveanotherwoman. Victim/accusedroles uncertain, nooriginaljudgment orguiltyfinding, merephoneuse notbankaccountlaundering.
Reported caseAnnual romance-loss headline400億JPY=40billion, ages40–60 aggregate, body separateOsaka80s male680000cash loss. Different sums/populations, no totals summed or age cause. Own social-romantic lure and case detail are attributed, not original police validation. Manual statisticalflag refers anexplicitaggregate/study/service metric, notindependentverification or a romance-onlydenominator. Mixedfraud/background/population differences remainvisible.
Research & trendsToronto man nearly200000suspectedromance loss after months-long online/datingapp relationship andlifesavings loss. Participant/publisher account, not netlossverified, actualhousing outcome or clinical diagnosis.
Reported caseJoetsu70s man police-reported9870000cash loss aftercontact withpurported foreignwoman60s; police investigateSNSromance. Persona nationality notoperationcountry, no clinicalharm or exacteventyear.
Reported caseAfongpseudonym accused3bankaccountsfraud; sheclaimsLuo romanticdeception, borrowed/soldmaritalgold toraise100000despitewarnings. Hsinchucivilcourt ordered1.15mcompensation forothervictimloss, notherownpaidromanceamount orcriminalconviction. Family/policewarning notcoercionproof.
Reported caseIshioka65male reportedly developed romantic feelings for purported Japanese man and lostJPY18.77million crypto; police investigate. Explicit same-sex romance context, no identity-as-cause or actual nationality/operation location from persona.
Reported caseGong bought110grams gold/nearly90000 to send purported foreign-company boyfriend; police/goldstaff stopped proposed fraud. Gold purchase is an asset transaction, not established completed scam transfer. ExplicitAug2,202518h report differs from initial intimate contact.
Prevention & supportLecturer RM172170 loss is mixed cryptocurrency investment and love/parcel fraud; source33 headline rounds200000. Fuller85 explicitly says two separate syndicates within about a week, not one verified combined romance-investment incident. Combined loss not romance-only or three targets; source36 Kuala Terengganu location. Later exact lecturer description says TWO separate syndicates, one crypto/investment and one love/parcel; total172170 cannot all be assigned to romance or combined one scheme. Preserve source33 headline200000 rounding. AI-specific uncertainty is a technology subtype qualification, not a nonexistent separate code state.
Reported caseGunma first-half31 recognized SNS-romance cases /JPY317.6million doubled against prior same-period according to police. Coverage not incidence estimate or independent verification; compare own romance-only series with mixed series separately. Explicit officialwhitepaper/aggregate statisticalcontext manually assessed; fewer textual figures remain unknown. Mixed population/scam denominators distinct, tag not automatic from media/feature category.
Research & trendsCalgary63 Shawna Nelson romance loss over300000/life savings. Participant/report account, not causality from age or amount verified by banking; Unison service background not proven individual recovery.
Reported caseTaichungDali widower hospitalacquaintance inventssister/fiancee, requested500000brideprice+5000monthly; policecheckpreventwithdrawal. Wifeactualdeath differs inventedfianceebereavement; assetsprotectednotcashreturned. Noonlineapproach fromin-personhospitalmeeting. Intercept application and unreturned-funds qualification share asset code; do not mark same code both reported and withheld. AI-specific uncertainty is a technology subtype qualification, not a nonexistent separate code state.
Prevention & supportLecturer RM172170 loss is mixed cryptocurrency investment and love/parcel fraud; source33 headline rounds200000. Fuller85 explicitly says two separate syndicates within about a week, not one verified combined romance-investment incident. Combined loss not romance-only or three targets; source36 Kuala Terengganu location. Later exact lecturer description says TWO separate syndicates, one crypto/investment and one love/parcel; total172170 cannot all be assigned to romance or combined one scheme. Preserve source33 headline200000 rounding. AI-specific uncertainty is a technology subtype qualification, not a nonexistent separate code state.
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