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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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KushiroPolice arrest Osakadeliveryworker SanShinya30 for SNS romance financialdeception. Sourcecharge suspicion notconviction; truncatedrelative lastMayJune notexactyear. Own clippedversions retainunknownamount/identity details. Ownwireexplicitlyaccusesmoneybeingdefrauded, sufficientattributedfinancialharm althoughamountunknown. Policeaccusationnotverifiedguilt; complete370000sumonlylongownversion.
Reported caseDebiex federalArizona civildefaultjudgment/recoveryorder nearly2.3m forRomanceplatformfraud. Over2m customersmisappropriation versusorderednearly2.3m distinct; issuedorder notactualvictimrefund. No criminalguilt/conviction fromcivil liability. Current source-specific layer: All24 codes assessed. Civil default judgment/market ban and issued restitution/return orders are source-agency claims, not inspected court documents, actual victim payments, criminal conviction or imprisonment. Existing justice subtypes do not establish a criminal outcome or personal appearance; insufficient applicable subtype remains explicit instead of inventing one.221466 penalty, over2.2m restitution and roughly120000 wallet funds retain distinct scopes and are not added as one victim loss. Fabricated friendship OR romance/fake trading and role division are mixed-scheme claims. Wallet holdings alone do not establish every target crypto-transfer route, coercion or financial innocence. Chinese nationality uncertain and not an operation/target country proxy. Jan17,2024 complaint is literal, March order year not filled from dateline. No serious/clinical/family/material harm, extortion, formal forged identity, implemented trading shutdown or measured prevention inferred.
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 caseNewTaipeipawnshop interceptsolderfemale proposedpropertymortgage2000000 fromRomancelure. Attemptedloan notactualdebt/houseforfeiture/payment;partofpreventionmeeting.
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 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 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 caseNigeriandatingconmannearly200000GBPfraudwomen, immigrationjudgesdenydeportationforfamilyhealth. NoverifiedNigerianoperation ornewprisonterm/medicaldiagnosis oftargets; legaldecisionnotinnocence.
Reported caseTaipei70XuromanceTether/propertybrokercollusion, owntitlemortgagedtwohouses/nearly50millionlost. Mortgageencumbrancefinancialdisruptionnotautomaticallyhouseownershiplost/homelessness; no50m+47mduplicatedloss. Ownclippeddescription stopsat購買, beforecryptoitem/platform. Do notborrowTetherfromneighborrecord.
Reported caseNewZealandthousandsRomancetargetslifesavings/committedrelationships, clippedANZaccount. Qualitativepopulationclaimnotverifieduniquevictimcount/incidence orcurrentbanklossmeasure. Kiwis nationalidentitynotactualallvictimlocations. CountrycontextsupportedbyowntitleNewZealand, retainedjurisdictionscopenotoperatororigin.
Research & trendsSaga60male8510000cashRomanceinvestmentloss, promisedprincipal/rewardreturn anddating-subsidypretext. Quotedreturnpromise notmoneyactuallyrecovered,20thnoexactyear.
Reported caseTaipeiprobe intoRomance/Tether/propertybrokercollusion, seven-decadesfemale47000000headline. Exactsourcehead47m versusother50maggregate/laundering notsilentlynormalized;notactualseized/returnedmoney.
Reported caseTaipei70XuTether/fakeplatform/depletedownfunds/propertybrokercollusion47000000Romancelossheadline. Brokeragepropertypressure notactualhouseconfiscation ormentaldiagnosis;financial/launderingtotalsretainboundaries.
Reported caseSolothurnMarie55 recognizedloverfraud anddefeated2000CHFrequest. Attemptednotcompletednetloss, Mariepotentialpseudonym/age noverifiedidentity; noautomaticvictimblame.
Reported caseTaoyuanYe66secondRomanceattempt100000intercepted bybankpolice; priorincidentrecordnotproofpriorpaidloss. Retargetingexplicit, policeadmonitionnotdiagnosis/clinicalincapacity. Repeatedtargeting/interceptedattempts notprovedsameoperatorcontinuedrequest; existingunspecifiedrepeat subtypepreservesuncertainty.
Reported caseTaipeiXu74romancecrypto platform/Tether withcounterfeitsmallreturns, brokers/mules/undergroundpropertycollateral loanpressure. Over50mfraudlaunderingaggregate notallvictimnetloss; housemortgageproposal nothouse stolen/homelessness oractualdebtconfirmed. Currentpoliceprobe notconviction.
Reported caseTaipeiXu74romancecrypto platform/Tether withcounterfeitsmallreturns, brokers/mules/undergroundpropertycollateral loanpressure. Over50mfraudlaunderingaggregate notallvictimnetloss; housemortgageproposal nothouse stolen/homelessness oractualdebtconfirmed. Currentpoliceprobe notconviction.
Reported caseSingapore/Malaysia jointoperation investigates850ages15–77/2700cases/8.1maggregate acrosssixfraudtypesincludinginternetlove. Underinvestigation notallarrested/convicted, totalsnotRomance-only. Mixed-article scope retained as scam_link=mixed_scheme even when warning application uses general/not_applicable dimensions.
Reported casePiacenza50manarrest/allegedfalsewidowromance52000-plus theft. Source52kversus100kotherheadline amountsneedscopedcontextnotadded/autocorrected, exactclinicalvulnerabilityunverified.
Reported caseBeppu30male1630000suspectedRomancelossheadline withpublisherboilerplate. Noowninvestment/screenshotplatformdetails borrowedfromexpandedotherarticle.
Reported casePiacenzawidow100000EUR allegedromance exploitation/complicitgambling; sourcecannotpaybills materialhardship, nothomelessness orgamblingbyvictim. Accomplice rolesalleged; fundsrecovered/clinicaldiagnosisunknown.
Reported casePiacenza50manreportedbyPoliceforallegedwidowfraud/patrimonyfalsepromise, headlinecouplebutowntextone. Reportednotconvicted, unknownactualamount, paidburialorclinicalcapacity. Owntextpatrimonytaken supportsallegedfinancialdepletionevenwithoutexactamount; notcriminalguiltorverified100000borrowedfromelsewhere.
Reported casePiacenzafalsewidowromance100000savingstheft policeidentified afterpostalstaffreport. Amountnot52k+100kadded; allegationandclinicalcapacityunknown.
Reported caseChengduJinniu19thannouncement manstolefemalephotos pretendedwealthygoddess/online-romance stoleover10000thenarrest. Maleoperator notactualwomanphotoownercriminal; legalguilt/dateyearunknown.
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