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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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FBI2024cybercrime16billion/33percentincrease broadinvestment/BEC/techsupport plusRomancehundredsmillion. MixeddenominatorsnotallRomance/USresidents/independentcriminalverification.
Research & trendsBarclaysUKRomance reports20percentup andaverage8000GBP loss2024. Bankseries notglobalpopulationincidence/individualquantities;2024explicitaggregateperiod notonecrime date orall2025loss.
Research & trendsSingapore singer JingXuan/lawyer describes romanticcounterpart repeatedvariousmoneyrequests and alreadyhasgirlfriend. Headline reportsunspecifiedfinancialloss, no amount inferred. Realpersonhavingpartner not wholefakeidentity; nationality notactualvictim residence. Wholefalseidentity isnot its owncodebook dimension; actualrelationshipcodealreadyreported, no nonexistent withheldcode or fabricatedpersona. Originaldraft/finalfailedreview retained.
Reported caseSibu40sfemalegovernmentofficer fakeKimSooHyun/Koreanlover Facebook190000MYRRomance loss. Koreanheadline66000000KRW conversion notsecondloss, actorcelebritynotactualoffender. Own146April21 policecomplaint day lacks explicityear; no yearfromURL. Assumedcelebrity/lover role explicit ownheadline; shorterdescription no falseidentitydetailsborrowed.
Reported caseHirosakiAomori50sfemale falseYOSHIKISNSRomance2080000JPY electronic-moneyloss. Gift/electronic money not automaticallycryptotransfer; claimedLAinvitation not actualoperatorlocation, no yearfilled fromJanuary/Marchrelative dates.
Reported caseHirosakiAomori50sfemale falseYOSHIKISNSRomance2080000JPY electronic-moneyloss. Gift/electronic money not automaticallycryptotransfer; claimedLAinvitation not actualoperatorlocation, no yearfilled fromJanuary/Marchrelative dates.
Reported caseMelaka666mixedwebfraudreports19520000MYRNSRC157/police509 and399arrests. Romanceamongshopping/investmenttypes, notall666Romance/399guilty or1952million; Jan1/Apr19relativethisyear not calendarfilled.
Research & trendsReportedJiaxing/Weihai marriage-matchmakerpropertybrokernetwork usesemotionalmanipulation to getdatespurchasingoverpricedproperty. Purchasevaluationdifferencefinancialexploitationnotcompletedhousingloss/crypto/clinicalinjury, arrangedintimacyfinancialpurpose not everylegitimatebroker fraudulent.
Reported case70 pensioner fakeHelenSkelton140000GBP Romance loss. Celebrityimpersonationnotactualactoroffender, headlineage/financialloss notmerged69Kenyanlady/14.5mKES withoutperson-casebridge.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched.
Reported caseVerona third hearing in ten-yearfakegirlfriend case namedAndreaScolari/Angelica manipulatedphoto/SIM; repeatedhomevisits and money/phone requests. Requestsnot netpaidamount/actualsentence, namedrolesnotindependentlyprovedidentity orAI-generation fromeditedphoto.
Reported caseJi65Taichung fakeHKpilot onlineRomance andconveniencestore/police persuade preventpointcardpurchase. Proposed/attemptedpurchase notalreadypaidgiftcardloss, claimedHongKongpilotnotactualoperatorcountry. LastOctoberwithoutstatedyear notconvertedfromURL. Practicalsupport explicitheadline; desc onlyreporter/Ji65/native-lure truncation, no phraseborrowed.
Prevention & supportLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched.
Reported caseTaichungLin20Tantan purportedmalemodelromanticmeeting→50000NTD threatkillfamily, noATMcard/asks mother/policeintercept. Requestedcash notpaidloss, extortionthreat notactualhomicide/sexualassault/forcedcriminalwork orprooffakephotopersona.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched.
Reported caseMission500000cryptoscam senior plus anotherseniorRomancetargetlastweek. Differentcases,500000notautomaticallyRomancevictimloss oractualpaidcrypto/exactcurrencyfilledfrompublisher.
Reported caseBritish69male14.5mKESloss attributedKenyanladyRomance headline. Citizenship/personasnotactualvictimresidence/offenderoperation, headlinedevastatednotdiagnosis orsourceindependentlyverified, differentUK70Helen140k withoutbridge.
Reported caseAll24 themes/country/date roles assessed. Own headline website seizure and>4.5m fraud aggregate remain attributed, not victim-specific net loss, paid refund, all Romance-only or independent unique cases. Secondary substantial distribution text is partial, no full Yahoo article read. Financial-intimacy purpose comes from exact matched work, not pig label alone; no narrative facts/172405.61/domain/crypto route copied into own codes. US in service name/Americans not automatic victim residence/operator-country. Web-domain action differs Ohio8.2m wallet forfeiture; no added amounts, court outcome or normalized dates from publication.13 failed/short DailyVoice records not automatically included or whole-body checked; source/old U snapshots preserved.
mixed_financial_contextLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched. Ownarrest worddetenida in description, not Guardiaconfirmscaseheadline; retain exactsourcefield.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched.
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