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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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WestMercia over3millionGBP regional Romance loss separate national21976dating reports2022/23–2024/25. Different denominators/place/period; not regionalallUKcases or current worldwide incidence.
Research & trendsTaichung65Cai off-duty police prevent250000NTD whilebuyingcryptocurrency afteronlineRomance. Intercept/attempt not paidloss/returnedfunds; crypto beingpurchased not actual successfultransfer tooffender, no clinicalharm fromage/nervousness.
Reported caseTaichung65Cai off-duty police prevent250000NTD whilebuyingcryptocurrency afteronlineRomance. Intercept/attempt not paidloss/returnedfunds; crypto beingpurchased not actual successfultransfer tooffender, no clinicalharm fromage/nervousness.
Reported caseSendaiKaiHayato30andwifeYuka29 arrested allegedSNSRomance390000JPY Kitami30male. Marriedsuspects notromanticpartners ofvictimactuallyverified, arrestnotconviction orotherSapporo32male case.
Reported caseShanghaiJiading Wen hid marriage/datingappYang388000RMB≈1.64mNTDbrideprice/weddingcosts; fakefuturemother-in-law persona aftertakingpayments breakups andcountercomplaint. Nothertrueoffenderconviction/multipleindependentlosses/actualtherapeuticpsychharm.
Reported caseZhaoqingwoman falselyromanticcontact attempts couriership5millionRMB toHongKonghome, bank/police prevent. Requestedpropertypurchase not provedownhome forfeited/crypto or foreignoperatorlocation;153Lin pseudonym notrealidentity. Plannedcashshipment not completedloss or recoveredpayment.
Reported caseGuelphEramosaOntario reported80k-plusRomance loss, OPPsource;162ownfakeidentity/manipulation explicit. Sparse80nooffendername/clinicalharm/paymentreturned/currencyconversion/case identityfromOntarioalone.
Reported caseLocalUK three-year datingfraud totals:NorthEast4.3m,Essex5.5m,Wiltshire1.8m,WestYorkshire7.5m separategeographies. UKquarterbillion aggregate/10324average notadded regionalvictimcounts/per-capita comparisons; record copies notindependent studies, historicalperiod not allcurrent2025worldprevalence.
Research & trendsNikko30male465944JPY-equivalentcrypto aftermarriage promise/SNSRomance, police complaint/full150investigation. Actualcrypto payment not automaticinvestment;61doesnotstatecompletedinvestigation, partialdaynotyear.
Reported caseZhaoqingwoman falselyromanticcontact attempts couriership5millionRMB toHongKonghome, bank/police prevent. Requestedpropertypurchase not provedownhome forfeited/crypto or foreignoperatorlocation;153Lin pseudonym notrealidentity. Plannedcashshipment not completedloss or recoveredpayment.
Reported caseNorthWalesPolice11Romance reportsoneweek fakeprofilescash/giftcards. Reports not confirmedunique cases/independent prevalence and no yearfromobservedwindow; distinct three-year2million regionalstatistics denominator.
Research & trendsWestMercia over3millionGBP regional Romance loss separate national21976dating reports2022/23–2024/25. Different denominators/place/period; not regionalallUKcases or current worldwide incidence.
Research & trendsAomori mixedspecial/SNSinvestment/Romance20th-day560millionJPY versuspreviousyear620million, preventionstrengthening. No owncalendar currentyear orallRomance; agencyaggregate notuniqueincidents.173own21stbanks/police warningcollaboration completed,62shorttitleonlypreventiveframing notactualintercept.
Research & trendsLocalUK three-year datingfraud totals:NorthEast4.3m,Essex5.5m,Wiltshire1.8m,WestYorkshire7.5m separategeographies. UKquarterbillion aggregate/10324average notadded regionalvictimcounts/per-capita comparisons; record copies notindependent studies, historicalperiod not allcurrent2025worldprevalence.
Research & trendsNikko30male465944JPY-equivalentcrypto aftermarriage promise/SNSRomance, police complaint/full150investigation. Actualcrypto payment not automaticinvestment;61doesnotstatecompletedinvestigation, partialdaynotyear.
Reported caseAomori mixedspecial/SNSinvestment/Romance20th-day560millionJPY versuspreviousyear620million, preventionstrengthening. No owncalendar currentyear orallRomance; agencyaggregate notuniqueincidents.173own21stbanks/police warningcollaboration completed,62shorttitleonlypreventiveframing notactualintercept.
Research & trendsCentralFlorida92male Romance swindling arrest, thousands unspecified. Qualifiedpolice-report title/sourceowncase no namedoffender/sex/clinicalharm or currentguilty verdict borrowed.
Reported caseAomori police showfakedwarrants/27policeimpersonationof67specialreports, mixedspecial/SNSinvestment/Romance loss>500millionby14th. Notall67Romance/totalwarrantsvalid, unknowncurrentyear; actualgeneralwarning notnewcrimeconviction.
Research & trendsGuelphEramosaOntario reported80k-plusRomance loss, OPPsource;162ownfakeidentity/manipulation explicit. Sparse80nooffendername/clinicalharm/paymentreturned/currencyconversion/case identityfromOntarioalone.
Reported caseKazuno60male980000JPY-equivalentcryptoSNSRomance afterreward-taxpaymentpretext. Cryptoactualpaid notinvestmentreturns, no operatorcountry/calendar inferred.
Reported caseOwn unnamed Korean actress metadata reports sister14억KRW alleged Romance fraud, family estrangement and career exit. No MariaNishiuchi/Hiro name, age, Japanese150million amount or currency-equivalence facts occur in this source. Actress as relative is distinct financial target; attributed family conflict is not independent clinical causality.
Reported caseTakizawa40male1400000JPYcrypto lost sourcecombinedSNSinvestment/Romance label, anonymousbrokenJapaneseBitcoinquickprofitcall. Individualromanticmechanism notestablished byumbrella; Mscope, nofalsefullrelationship/personanationality oralllocalcases same. ExplicitOctober2024–January25 interval retained; no standalone25year conversionfilled.
Reported caseLocalUK three-year datingfraud totals:NorthEast4.3m,Essex5.5m,Wiltshire1.8m,WestYorkshire7.5m separategeographies. UKquarterbillion aggregate/10324average notadded regionalvictimcounts/per-capita comparisons; record copies notindependent studies, historicalperiod not allcurrent2025worldprevalence.
Research & trendsValladolid12500EUR romantictrust loansecretproject case sentencedoneyear. Sentence notservedterm/recoveredmoney or proveninvestmentreturns; apparentpartnerpretext notnecessarilyfullyfabricatedrelationship.
Reported caseShimotsuke63male1916463JPY-equivalentcrypto Romance, localpolice complaint onlyfull149statesinvestigation. Amountthreshold1.91m versusprecise compatible, not2victims/owninvestmentoffer.
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