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| 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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Linkou twofemale45Liu2550000NTD+69Wang17000000NTD mixedRomancecryptoinvestment losses19550000total. HiSong/Tiktok respectivecontactsnotalloneperson, ninecashface-to-face paymentsnotactualcryptoalreadytransferred. Twoarrestedcouriers nottargetconvictions, sourcefamilyreporthelpsLiu.
Reported caseTottoriIwami40smale388866JPY SNSRomance femalecoma-motherinvestment-accountpretext. Claimedcoma notactualtargetmedicalharm/casecountry, cashlossnotcryptoexplicit. Truncated investment trading-account-management pretext lacks actualtargetinvestmentoffer; withhold until fullerowncontext, ratherthan investmentwordalone.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Baretitle datingfraud doesnot stateonline/email/platform; narrowownfields retained.
Reported caseErzgebirge62female125000EUR Romance loss/entiresavings thenfraudchargesagainstsamewoman. Currentcharge notconviction/knowingmulingtype oractualoffenceagainstbusinessestablished, claimgreatestvictim notresearcherblame.
Reported caseTaipeiWanhua72female140000NTDRomancepaidforforeignloverTaiwanarrival; noarrival/nextdemand/courierarrestandfourromancegiftitems. Foreignpersonanotoperatornation, actualmoneylossnotinterceptedpastfunds/crypto. Ownheadlineexplicitrequestsmoremoneyafter140000paid supports repeatrequest; no allnewrequestedmoney paid.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseLinkou twofemale45Liu2550000NTD+69Wang17000000NTD mixedRomancecryptoinvestment losses19550000total. HiSong/Tiktok respectivecontactsnotalloneperson, ninecashface-to-face paymentsnotactualcryptoalreadytransferred. Twoarrestedcouriers nottargetconvictions, sourcefamilyreporthelpsLiu.
Reported caseCarolinevanEck47 NetherlandsBergenopZoom allegedfakeDiCaprio5000EURaftereightmonths. Dutch47vsFrench45/46 sourceprecisionnotagedonecaseautomatically; shameexplicit118reportedemotionalharmnotdiagnosis. GeneralFraudehelpdeskvulnerabilitystatementnotclinicaltargetcondition.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseErzgebirge62female125000EURall-savingsLoveScammerloss thenfraudcharges. Allegedcurrentcriminaloffendingnotautoaccountmule/knowingguilt/courtsentence, greatestvictimsourceframingnotresearcherblame.
Reported caseCarolinevanEck47 NetherlandsBergenopZoom allegedfakeDiCaprio5000EURaftereightmonths. Dutch47vsFrench45/46 sourceprecisionnotagedonecaseautomatically; shameexplicit118reportedemotionalharmnotdiagnosis. GeneralFraudehelpdeskvulnerabilitystatementnotclinicaltargetcondition. Ownspecialcontact/fraud source notexplicitwholefabricatedrelationship; do notinherit detailedrelatie fromotherCarolineversion.
Reported caseChanghua50sZhang romantic620000NTD paid afterclaimsTaiwanwomanSingaporebusiness/debt/flight30000.71ownadditional290000demand afterpriorloss/complaint/courierarrest. Requestedmoneyrepeatnotactualpaid910000/foreignSingaporeoperator orfinancialdebtbelongingvictim.
Reported caseChanghua50sZhang romantic620000NTD paid afterclaimsTaiwanwomanSingaporebusiness/debt/flight30000.71ownadditional290000demand afterpriorloss/complaint/courierarrest. Requestedmoneyrepeatnotactualpaid910000/foreignSingaporeoperator orfinancialdebtbelongingvictim.
Reported caseMultiparousmotherInternetRomancelosttensofthousandseuros. Havingchildrennotalone/isolation/clinicalvulnerability, nojusticecase/typefinancialcrimeagainstthirdparty.
Reported caseOwnChimezieNwabueze28Torontoresident arrested/alleged610382dollarRomancefraud,44rounded600000andarraignment. Currency notfilledUSD, actualcasechargesnotcourtguilty orpriorotherNigerian600000loss; nationalitynotoperation.
Reported caseOwnChimezieNwabueze28Torontoresident arrested/alleged610382dollarRomancefraud,44rounded600000andarraignment. Currency notfilledUSD, actualcasechargesnotcourtguilty orpriorotherNigerian600000loss; nationalitynotoperation.
Reported caseHillsborough92male mixed bank/Romance800000USD, suspect37OtizSwintonJr arrestedOrlando. Prior prison context not new conviction; loss includes bank and romance components, not all romance money/actualrecovery. Metadata variants retain own age/name/platform/actor evidence.
Reported caseDresden annualdozens/millions LoveScam narrative falsegreatloveInternetmarriage-fraud personas. Sourceasserted aggregate unspecifiedyear notverifiedrate/casecount orallDresdenspecificfamilies onecase.
Research & trendsKuwana30male dating-app woman Ethereum31200000JPY worth paidRomance loss. Investmentofferheadline and actualcryptoassetstolen separate from nominalcurrency, no doubledtargetsum/courtsentence.
Reported caseHillsborough92male mixed bank/Romance800000USD, suspect37OtizSwintonJr arrestedOrlando. Prior prison context not new conviction; loss includes bank and romance components, not all romance money/actualrecovery. Metadata variants retain own age/name/platform/actor evidence.
Reported caseOwn Oita publisher boilerplate separated bytitle:112Saiki60male2370000JPY,151Kusu30male2190000JPYRomance loss. Separate targets/cities/amounts; no crypto/persona/investmentoffer borrowed from otherdescription. Own headline explicitlySNS romance; title supports broadplatform communication, not a specific messenger/cryptotransfer borrowed from other case.
Reported caseHillsborough92male mixed bank/Romance800000USD, suspect37OtizSwintonJr arrestedOrlando. Prior prison context not new conviction; loss includes bank and romance components, not all romance money/actualrecovery. Metadata variants retain own age/name/platform/actor evidence. Current qualification: Original sheriff sinceJune2022 mixedbank/Romance andApril30arrest differ new-case conviction.14300fivechecks/other5000components not addedagain800000, multiple recipients/routes not allcrypto orone actor. Partial secondary92/93caption and loneliness/cognitive-risk not diagnosis/fullbody. No new clinicalharm, paidrefund or proceduraldate borrowed into own metadata.
Reported caseToronto28male two targets600000plus onlineRomance charges. Prior accusedcase distinct, these two MORE not combinedagain asnewtotal; originalPeelrelease verification not inherited automatically. Currency unspecified and charges not guilt. Current source-specific layer: Two current targets and prior November case remain distinct. Currency unspecified; an undertaking is not conviction or proof of reimbursement. Prior offending does not establish renewed targeting of this same victim. PRP quoted release not independently accessed. Current qualification: Original Peel release not found or independently read. Correlated secondary quotations are not independent corroboration; prior250000 case and current610382 remain distinct, currency unspecified. Charges/undertaking not guilt or refund, no secondary procedural date silently copied to own metadata.
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