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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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France82relocatedtoIvoryCoast28falseLopez; sonbelievesRomancefraud/100000EURdisappeared whilewoman denies. Disputedfamilyclaims notmedicalcapacity/forcedtravel; priorSeptemberrelative notyearfilled.
Reported case500000EURRomanceloss amongmillionsbroadercyberfraud/over3000peopleandbusinessessince2022. Mixedhistoricaldenominator notallRomance/2025incidents orsameuniquevictimcase; countryunknown ownsource.
Research & trendsGraceKao celebrityRomancecommentary quotes USFTC20231.14billion vs547million priortruncatedcomparison. Historicalreportedlosses not2025worldprevalence/individualcases; no missingbaselineyearfilled.
Research & trendsFrance82relocatedtoIvoryCoast28falseLopez; sonbelievesRomancefraud/100000EURdisappeared whilewoman denies. Disputedfamilyclaims notmedicalcapacity/forcedtravel; priorSeptemberrelative notyearfilled.
Reported caseNakagawa46female10500000JPYcash reportedRomancefraudto police/investigation. Ownexplicitinvestigation notarrest/charge, singlecaseage40s headlinecompatible46 nottwoindependenttargets, partialday2calendarunknown.
Reported caseFrance82relocatedtoIvoryCoast28falseLopez; sonbelievesRomancefraud/100000EURdisappeared whilewoman denies. Disputedfamilyclaims notmedicalcapacity/forcedtravel; priorSeptemberrelative notyearfilled.
Reported casePingtungXie womanpreventedpayingover20000NTDforeignpackagefees afterfakeintimatecontact/policereport. Attemptedamount not paidfinancialloss/returnedmoney; foreigntelcode not knownoperatorcountry.
Reported caseSaga30smale11000000JPY falsewoman friends-to-lovers proposition thenprofitablecrypto investment/24transfers. Actualfinancialloss, claimedreturns, repeatedtransferrequests source not24independenttargets; lastNov19-thisJan21notguessedyear. Crypto-trading/returnoffer not cryptocurrency payment: source reports transfers todesignatedaccounts. Preserve actualmoneyloss, romance/investment mechanism andseparate partialdates without inventedpaymentcurrency.
Reported caseFrance82relocatedtoIvoryCoast28falseLopez; sonbelievesRomancefraud/100000EURdisappeared whilewoman denies. Disputedfamilyclaims notmedicalcapacity/forcedtravel; priorSeptemberrelative notyearfilled.
Reported caseMarieJose82/CoteDIvoire100000EURreportedloss, sonXavierreturnattemptssinceautumn2024. Notactualreturnedfunds ordiagnosedcapacity/forcedwork; owndatehistoricalseparateobservation.
Reported caseOkinawa male400000JPY-equivalent crypto stolen after affection/SNS Romance. Actual crypto loss explicit, not inferred crypto-investment offer.
Reported caseSuzuka50smale10millionJPY loss, approximately2.076millionNTD conversion. Alleged Taiwan-resident female Romance investment contact is a persona, not actual operator country. Target self-blame quote is attributed/quoted, not researcher endorsement.
Reported caseSanGemini two65women fall in love on social media and lose thousands; six alleged fraudsters denounced. Police referral not proved arrest/guilt/conviction. Six versus five money-laundering participants may different subsets; do not harmonize.
Reported caseCatfish Joseph&SabrinaS8E5 factual programme: money sent and sisters question lies. Qualified media portrayal, not independently proved financial harm/precise loss or new crime from airing date; distinct Cody/Will episodes.
Related mentionSanGemini two65women fall in love on social media and lose thousands; six alleged fraudsters denounced. Police referral not proved arrest/guilt/conviction. Six versus five money-laundering participants may different subsets; do not harmonize.
Reported caseMainichi false WHO employee Brian online marriage lure demanded1.5millionJPY. Request not paid loss; WHO persona not actual staff/operating country/medical harm. Financial request/bill source states requested money, not property taken or an attempted payment automatically. Explicit requested-stage override corrects legacy Fpr alias default.
Reported caseSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
Reported caseSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
Reported caseSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
Reported caseSapporo60male406millionJPY cash to designated account after crypto-investment offer. Police investigate; actual cash transfer is not proven crypto payment. Relative chronology remains partial, ten bank transfers not repeated request evidence.
Reported caseSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
Reported caseBare400millionJPY Romance headline with generic publisher description. Own loss only; no Sapporo age/crypto payment, investigation or case identity inferred just from amount.
Reported caseSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
Reported caseSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
Reported caseSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
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