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Distinct included URLs matching these filters in each observation month. Select a point to explore its records. On small screens, scroll the chart horizontally.
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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Tainan mall security/police prevent100000NTD request from supposed American officer/online lover. Attempted transfer distinct from municipal132interceptions/9936万元/177staff aggregate. US persona not operating country.
Reported caseOwn Provo186000romance-loss headline with clipped description. Supports loss only, no investigation/age/womanMaryland or platform borrowed from fullneighbor. Own headline explicitlyframes seniors targeted; supports populationtargeting without borrowing exact70s age or investigation detail.
Reported caseVirginiaBeach man convicted19charges afterdeceivingwomen withromanticrelationships forfinancialadvantage andbankfraud. Chargescount not19uniquevictims/convictionsof19Romancecounts; unspecifiedamountpaid/recovered andpunishmentnotintext. Own headline explicitly hundreds-of-thousands defrauded in romance/bankmixedscheme. Retain attributedaggregate financialharm, not entirely romance-only precise loss or all19charges19victims.
Reported caseXuchang69 bachelorChang reportedly loses house to woman17younger claiming shared life. Deliberate romantic financial deception can occur offline; purchased home/prior300000 savings not cash fraud total, property loss not proven homelessness.
Reported caseYamanashiHokuto40female likesgentlemanclaimTaiwan gymowner, crypto11320000JPY(~2500000NTDconversion) lost. Currencyconversion notsecondloss; Taiwanpersona notoperatororigin, titleemotionalcollapse sourceattributed distressnotclinical.
Reported casePellezzano elderly target137000 romance loss to two women of same organization. Source age/amount/org allegation not two independently verified incidents, imposed penalty or clinical impairment.
Reported caseTexas34 Desiree source18,000-loss headline and own description of false MorganWallen romantic relationship. Loss does not itself establish that cash was sent, its payment route, loan/clinical outcome or AI generation. Catfished episode not watched; separate actually read body qualification remains pending.
Related mentionTracy receivedvideoofpolicearrestHamishMcLaren andMaxfalsepersona romanticfinancialexploitation;60millionmultiple-targetaggregate notTracyindividualpaidloss. No video watched, sourcelegalstagearrestnotconviction/penaltyorcurrentincidentdate.
Reported caseBusan two20s men convicted/sentenced fouryears for2.8billionKRW romance ring; CambodiaJanuary2024 work/callcenterTelegram training. Combined reporting not each defendant eightyears or2.8billion pertarget; joining not proven forced work, actual returns or cryptocurrency.
Reported caseRileenNoordermeer65afterdivorcefellforclaimedAmerican/65000EURdatingfraud. Divorcepriorcontextnotcausedbythisscam; claimedUSman notactualoffenderorigin oroperatorlocation.
Reported caseKaohsiungXu70Facebooklover fakefuturesprofits240000USD/~7920000NTD, demanded50000USD/1650000NTDdeposit intercepted. Allthreeattempts intwoyears reportedlyprevented;notthreecompletedlosses. Samecurrencyconversion notsecondamount. Repeatedtargeting/interceptedattempts notprovedsameoperatorcontinuedrequest; existingunspecifiedrepeat subtypepreservesuncertainty.
Reported caseAkita30male65000JPYe-moneyrightsaftermatchingappfakeforeignstudent/dating-cost demand. Sourceamountnotcrypto oractualphysicalliaison; relative7thyearunknown.
Reported caseAll24 codes/roles assessed. Named21 death, separate unnamed23 thoughts/refusal and other targets' shame are distinct subcases; no graphic details, invented attempt, independent clinical causality or verified gang guilt. Paid35000/demanded50000 not two added losses. Sexual-abuse allegations not rape or verified assault of every target; no housing/employment, forced scam work, employer theft, formal forged identity, investment or crypto. NGO estimates/support claims are not verified finance-only incidence or effectiveness. Neutral safety advice differs from attributed responsibility/blame challenge. No actual future arrests, court verdict or law implementation; source jurisdiction India is explicit policing geography only. Yearless relative events not normalized from publication. OriginalU and all raw snapshots preserved.
Reported caseAkita30male65000JPYe-moneyRomanceloss/student-costheadline. Ownshortversionnotinheritfullmatchingapp/contactdate fromneighborrecord.
Reported caseKaohsiungXu70Facebooklover fakefuturesprofits240000USD/~7920000NTD, demanded50000USD/1650000NTDdeposit intercepted. Allthreeattempts intwoyears reportedlyprevented;notthreecompletedlosses. Samecurrencyconversion notsecondamount. Repeatedtargeting/interceptedattempts notprovedsameoperatorcontinuedrequest; existingunspecifiedrepeat subtypepreservesuncertainty.
Reported caseAmiRomance4300000equivalent loss headline, noownpaymenttype/age/clinicalharm fromemptydescription. Sourceamount notadditive acrosscopies.
Reported caseHenanChang69firstgirlfriend17years-younger allegedlydepletedcash/home, womancontestsfraud. Sourceclaimedreallifeintimacyandfinancialdeceptionnotautomaticallyscopeexcluded;disputedclaimretained withoutguiltyverdict/paidfuneraldeath.
Reported caseKushiroPolice arrest Osakadeliveryworker SanShinya30 for SNS romance financialdeception. Sourcecharge suspicion notconviction; truncatedrelative lastMayJune notexactyear. Own clippedversions retainunknownamount/identity details. Ownwireexplicitlyaccusesmoneybeingdefrauded, sufficientattributedfinancialharm althoughamountunknown. Policeaccusationnotverifiedguilt; complete370000sumonlylongownversion.
Reported caseKushiroPolice arrest Osakadeliveryworker SanShinya30 for SNS romance financialdeception. Sourcecharge suspicion notconviction; truncatedrelative lastMayJune notexactyear. Own clippedversions retainunknownamount/identity details. Ownwireexplicitlyaccusesmoneybeingdefrauded, sufficientattributedfinancialharm althoughamountunknown. Policeaccusationnotverifiedguilt; complete370000sumonlylongownversion.
Reported caseKushiroPolice arrest Osakadeliveryworker SanShinya30 for SNS romance financialdeception. Sourcecharge suspicion notconviction; truncatedrelative lastMayJune notexactyear. Own clippedversions retainunknownamount/identity details. Ownwireexplicitlyaccusesmoneybeingdefrauded, sufficientattributedfinancialharm althoughamountunknown. Policeaccusationnotverifiedguilt; complete370000sumonlylongownversion.
Reported caseKushiroPolice arrest Osakadeliveryworker SanShinya30 for SNS romance financialdeception. Sourcecharge suspicion notconviction; truncatedrelative lastMayJune notexactyear. Own clippedversions retainunknownamount/identity details. Ownwireexplicitlyaccusesmoneybeingdefrauded, sufficientattributedfinancialharm althoughamountunknown. Policeaccusationnotverifiedguilt; complete370000sumonlylongownversion.
Reported caseKushiroPolice arrest Osakadeliveryworker SanShinya30 for SNS romance financialdeception. Sourcecharge suspicion notconviction; truncatedrelative lastMayJune notexactyear. Own clippedversions retainunknownamount/identity details. Ownwireexplicitlyaccusesmoneybeingdefrauded, sufficientattributedfinancialharm althoughamountunknown. Policeaccusationnotverifiedguilt; complete370000sumonlylongownversion.
Reported caseLiao28fakeconcerttickets plus same-sexdatingappRomance toobtainelectronics/card-fundedhotel/accountuse, arrested.22/240000ticketfraudand99/116mcombinedsweep notRomance-onlylosses/victims;same-sexlure doesnotestablishidentityofeverytarget. Ownarticleincludescard-fundedRomanceelectronics/hotel andticketfraudloss. Retainmixedfinancialclaim, notall22/99victims or240000/1160000Romance-only; noactualnewdebt inferred. Mixed-article scope retained as scam_link=mixed_scheme even when warning application uses general/not_applicable dimensions.
Reported caseUKPeterGray35romancefourwomen3400000NTDheadconverted/noseparateGBPamount, girlfriendfindsnews andonevictimgavebirth. Sevenyearsentence/sourceclaimnotverifiedtermserved, shockedgirlfrienddistressnotallwomenclinical. Shockheadlineconcernsgirlfrienddiscoveringfraud, notallfourfinancialtargets/clinicaldiagnosis. Noindependentmedicalassessment.
Reported caseKushiro30suspect romance-love messages to30female thenfalsepropertyinvestment370000cash/e-money. Arrested on suspicion, previousdifferent Miearrest not samecharge/conviction. Relative lastMayJune yearunknown; exactmixedpaymentmode notallcrypto. 370000cash/e-money allegationretained, notadjudicatedactualnetloss.
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