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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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Yonago40 male romance-fraud200000JPY from onlinedatingwoman/hobbyrapport andpartial internetshopoffer. Actualloss/platform, no explicitinvestment site or fabricatednationality from truncatedshopproposal.
Reported caseWoman390000 crypto-dating loss headline with first-person messed-up-life framing; historical2021global7.7billion crypto report in generic body is separate mixed context. No incident2021 automatically, amount/clinical harm verified or global aggregate allocated to her. Generic body historical2021crypto report is mixed background distinct from main woman390000headline; reviewed statistical context, no incident-year borrowing.
Reported caseBunschoten33 suspected five-woman datingfraud45000EUR arrested. Ownactualreported loss/accusation, no guilty finding or preciseJune19year fromothermetadata.
Reported caseBritish male loses hundredsUSD to fakeJenniferAniston AI-video/Apple-subscription pretext. Romancecounterfeit persona/source syntheticclaim, not genuinecelebrityneed/operatornationality or independentvideoauthenticity.
Reported caseZaragozaPilarArtal52Instagramattempted sentimental scam/falseperson emotionallydevastating; quotation saysnot robbedmoney butendsmidword. Attemptnotpaidfinancialloss/clinicaldiagnosis; truncateddenial preserved notinvented sum/recovery. AccessibleHeraldo standfirst completes no-money-stolen claim; displayed1.8million familybusiness-diversion paragraph concernsdifferentwoman, notPilar. Partialaccessiblearticle isnotfullbody/medicalverification; noher1.8millionloss oroffendingcode.
Reported caseHannover66woman onlinefalsepersonalcontactwantingmoney; policearrest stagedmoneyhandover and considerablealreadysufferedloss. Noexactamount inownbody/charge orfundsreturnedfromcatchingarrestee.
Reported caseGuyanaNigerianmale sixyearjail, womananddozenothers/hundredsofthousands inRomance scheme. Ownshortsource lacksname; differentreportedcount/undefineddollarcurrency vsmillions/2022fullerCMCbody notsilentlynormalized. Noallreturnedfunds. SeparatelyreadCMCbody namesMatthewEjikeNwachukwu/July2022GUY155000one-targetpackagepayment/September2022charges; notUSD/millionsadditionalprincipal. Courtjudgmentnotinspected, Germanringleadernationality/persona unverifiedoperationcountry. OtherNigerianNwadavid/Shanuproceedings notsameperson.
Reported caseRottal-Inn women transferlargesums to lovefraudsters headlineonly. Noindependentamount/clinicalharm/arrest oridentifiedsameperson; countryfromexplicitplace, notGerman-languagealone.
Reported caseCatania mixeddietads/romanticscamfeature5milliontitle andplannedJune26sentence for28fakeweightlosspillvendor usingGiorgioCalabreseface. Dietcasejustice notassignedRomanceparticipant/5millionRomancenetloss, yearnotfilledfromobservation.
Related mentionKanuma73machineryrepairmale1369563JPYreportedSNSRomance sidejobfraud, foreignwomanaccountcontact; ownpolicereportandactiveinvestigation explicit. Sidejobnottradinginvestment, nationalityclaimnotoperationcountry, May26yearnotfilled.
Reported caseGuyana Nigerianman sentencedsixyears afterconviction for romanceandpackage-deliveryscams causingseveralGuyanese millions in2022. Mixedscheme denominator, nationalitynotcurrentoperatorcountry, no individualvictimcounts/restitutionpayment. SeparatelyreadCMCbody namesMatthewEjikeNwachukwu/July2022GUY155000one-targetpackagepayment/September2022charges; notUSD/millionsadditionalprincipal. Courtjudgmentnotinspected, Germanringleadernationality/persona unverifiedoperationcountry. OtherNigerianNwadavid/Shanuproceedings notsameperson.
Reported caseCataniaSicily mixeddietadvertisements/romantic-scams feature5millionEUR aggregate. NotallRomance netloss/uniqueincidentcount orsame28dietoffenderRomancecase bymixedfeature.
Research & trendsHannover66woman hundredthousandplusEUR LoveScam/34male arrestedatmoneyhandover. Actualreportedfinanciallossandprocedure, shortbody noexactamount/name/conviction, thresholdnotnormalizedwithunseenfullarticle.
Reported caseHitachiOta59localcivilservantmale SNSfalseopposite-sexintroduction agents26.55millionJPYlost, policeinvestigationexplicit. Introductionagent isnotnecessarily actualpartner; profession/age notclinicalcause. Day13/yearunspecified; no incidentdatefromobservation.
Reported caseNamedMatthewEjikeNwachukwuGuyana romanceandpackagefraud2022, convictedtwo3yearcounts consecutive6years, SOCUinvestigation. Mixedscheme/undefinedmillionscurrency notUSDbydefault, Thursdaynotfilledfromobservation; nofundsreturned. SeparatelyreadCMCbody namesMatthewEjikeNwachukwu/July2022GUY155000one-targetpackagepayment/September2022charges; notUSD/millionsadditionalprincipal. Courtjudgmentnotinspected, Germanringleadernationality/persona unverifiedoperationcountry. OtherNigerianNwadavid/Shanuproceedings notsameperson.
Reported caseSapporo60smale SNSRomance loss406millionJPY, sourcepolice sayssecondhighestknownsinglecase byreportedamount.4億600万円=406millionnot460million/4.6billion; Mayenddiscoveryyearnotfilledfromobservation. Rankingnotindependentglobalprevalence.
Reported caseHannover66woman hundredthousandplusEUR LoveScam/34male arrestedatmoneyhandover. Actualreportedfinanciallossandprocedure, shortbody noexactamount/name/conviction, thresholdnotnormalizedwithunseenfullarticle.
Reported caseHannover66woman onlinefalsepersonalcontactwantingmoney; policearrest stagedmoneyhandover and considerablealreadysufferedloss. Noexactamount inownbody/charge orfundsreturnedfromcatchingarrestee.
Reported caseAomori mixedspecial/SNSinvestment-Romance1January–June12loss648.89millionJPY vs621.89millionpriorfullyear. Fuller counterpart77special/42SNS cases and distinct323.94million/324.95millioncomponents; these fuller details are not ownshortsource evidence notallRomance/uniquevictims. Calendar year unspecified, no sourceavailabilityadjusted trend claim.
Research & trendsAomori mixedspecial/SNSinvestment-Romance1January–June12loss648.89millionJPY vs621.89millionpriorfullyear. Fuller source states77special/42SNS cases and distinct323.94million/324.95millioncomponents notallRomance/uniquevictims. Calendar year unspecified, no sourceavailabilityadjusted trend claim.
Research & trendsPseudonymXiaoHao metfalsemodelXiaoMei ondatingapp paid400000NTD photobook-sales promise and policeinformedvictim ofRomancefraud. Pseudonymsnotrealidentity, not LinMuxiAriel link byphotobook alone. Titlevolcano-filial/romancebrain stigma retained as sourceframing, notresearcherjudgment. Stigmatizingromancebrain/cashmachinetitle attributed toreporterialframing, nottargetselfblame or researcherendorsement. Pseudonymscannotbridge namedArielcase without strongerexplicitcontext.
Reported caseIwakuni60maleemployeeSNSRomance actual1227000JPY sourcecashloss. Age/professionnotclinicalriskcause, shortdate12notfullcalendar.
Reported caseIwakuni60male122万円 romance-loss headline and truncated SNS-affinity fraudbody. Headlinethreshold1.22millionJPY, do not fill precise1227000fromfullerbody inotherrevision.
Reported caseShunan30civilservantmaleSNSRomance2770000JPYcryptoloss sourceclaim. DistinctIwakuni60male1227000, noinvestmentoffer oroperatornationality inferred fromcrypto alone.
Reported caseMacau localwomanreported MOP58000loss in datingapp fraud. Falsemale over-transfer-bankissue and client-payment reimbursementpretext; ownshortsource doesnotprove criminalknowledge/actualthird-partylaundering ormainland operatorlocation frompromised reimbursement.
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