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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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Beppu30male1630000Romanceinvestmentloss screenshotrewardoffer. Sourcetypecanincludetaskmodel;noownlove-message/year/operatoridentity ormoneyreturned. Typoバップ史 notinventedothercity.
Reported caseTomigusuku/Okinawa50female5100000Romanceloss/claimedKoreanman. Nationalityclaimnotactualoffenderoperation, noAI/diagnosis/precisedatefrombaremetadata.
Reported caseDonggangMar1–17 elevenarrests/11000000fraudmixedinvestmentandRomance, victims45plus. First80000withdrawalnotaggregateRomanceloss; individualfraudtype/legalguiltunknown. Mixed-article scope retained as scam_link=mixed_scheme even when warning application uses general/not_applicable dimensions.
Reported caseShenzhenmorethan30menbuyhomesRomancehousing-scamheadline, clippedbeliefdescription. Purchaseisinducedfinancialharm butnotallhomeless/actualnetloss/eachhouseconfiscated. Inducedhomepurchasefinancialscheme, notexplicitstolenownership/propertyloss. Keepmoneyharmunspecified;homelessnessunknown.
Reported caseSaitama2024specialfraud53億JPYtotal plusSNSinvestment/Romanceincrease, broaderstatisticaltitle.5.3bnot53b norRomance-only;publisherboilerplate suppliesnoexactcases/individualharms. Mixed-article scope retained as scam_link=mixed_scheme even when warning application uses general/not_applicable dimensions.
Research & trendsMaebashiGunma59male18720000JPYcryptocurrency SNSRomanceloss;relationshiprapportexplicitsource.17thnotexactyear, realizedamountnotinvestedprofits/recoveredfunds.
Reported caseNavarrawoman64400EURonlinedoctorromance/false300mUSDinheritance, sonpreventedDubai flight. AllegedUS/Syria/LosArcosdoctorpersona notactualoperatorcountries;titlehissonrobberyneedsownfullbodybeforecodingotheroffending.
Reported caseKagoshima60male77000000JPY SNS romance/gold-investment loss, early apparentprofits notverifiedearnings/netloss adjustment. Fourphoto/protocol paths notfour victims; noexactyearfrom17th.
Reported caseMaebashiGunma59male18720000JPYcryptocurrency SNSRomanceloss;relationshiprapportexplicitsource.17thnotexactyear, realizedamountnotinvestedprofits/recoveredfunds.
Reported caseShanghai35fakecolonelwithimplausible30-yearmilitaryrecordmarriagefinancialfraud.90万headconversionversusclipped20...descriptionnoassumedcurrencycorrection orage-dateinference;policeinvestigation/claimnotconviction.
Reported caseKagoshima60male77000000JPY SNS romance/gold-investment loss, early apparentprofits notverifiedearnings/netloss adjustment. Fourphoto/protocol paths notfour victims; noexactyearfrom17th.
Reported caseKagoshima60male77000000JPY SNS romance/gold-investment loss, early apparentprofits notverifiedearnings/netloss adjustment. Fourphoto/protocol paths notfour victims; noexactyearfrom17th.
Reported caseKagoshima60male77000000JPY SNS romance/gold-investment loss, early apparentprofits notverifiedearnings/netloss adjustment. Fourphoto/protocol paths notfour victims; noexactyearfrom17th.
Reported caseThree40–60women allegedcouriers claimed helpingonlinehusbands;policearrestfiveincludingmonitorsinmixedcelebrityinvestment operation. VictimYao200000+200000demandnotnecessarilytheirromanceloss. Participantclaims sourceattributed notlegalinnocence. OwnYaoinvestment200000paid plus200000demand is separatelyscopedmixedfraudfinancialclaim, notactualcashlostbyallthreecouriers or400000paid. Mixed-article scope retained as scam_link=mixed_scheme even when warning application uses general/not_applicable dimensions.
Reported caseItalianfakeBradPitt/loveswindlefeature describes lifesavings andhusbandseparation/multi-yearfictitiousgirlfriend/shame. Differenttargets/collectiveclaims notonecombinedcase/allpeopledivorced; avoidclinicaldiagnosis.
CommentaryNortheim woman1800 love-scamming loss, TikTok claimedUSArmy soldier over1.5years contact. Relative year unknown, military persona not operator nationality; clipped gift-card source no recovered amount.
Reported caseLiechtenstein several love-fraud victims/aggregate hundreds of thousandsCHF. Broader source report not per-person amount, independent victim count or all targets same case; shame/reporting barriers only own expanded evidence.
Research & trendsLiechtenstein multiple love-fraud targets aggregate hundreds of thousandsCHF. Multiple source allegations not one case/per-person amount or independent confirmations, no verified returned funds.
Reported caseTaichung78 Liu asked for online30-female lover father medical-loan transfer, police prevented it. Requested transfer not actual debt or paid loss; long contact not proof same operator repeated offenses. Own intercepted transfer/card request reports an asset-interception response; other recovery remains unknown but cannot also withhold the entire reported asset code.
Reported caseMilesburg CentreCounty70 woman reports years-long companion romance loss roughly11000 to police investigating. Age not deliberate elder targeting by itself, no exact payment chronology/operator country inferred.
Reported casePortland woman40000 dating/Tinder loss; named KatiePowell only own versions. Hospital doctored PhilHughes photo is impersonation not verified AI, source life-upside-down phrase not independently clinical harm. Own title/short context lacks Portland. No city borrowed from KatiePowell variants.
Reported caseLiechtenstein multiple love-fraud targets aggregate hundreds of thousandsCHF. Multiple source allegations not one case/per-person amount or independent confirmations, no verified returned funds.
Reported caseShenzhen more than30 men induced to purchase homes by false girlfriends. Financially exploitative housing lure; home purchase not confiscation/homelessness, no exact net loss or interest returns inferred. Bind Rf:t to actual own evidence field, not neighbouring context or generic title/description. Own Chinese title has no Shenzhen; remove borrowed city. Induced purchase is unspecified financial harm, not confiscated property.
Reported caseLiechtenstein love-fraud source reports several victims and aggregate hundreds of thousandsCHF, fabricated relationships/trust and personal reluctance to report, especially among older targets. Reluctance is not an institutional refusal/delay/barrier or police misconduct. Amount is aggregate, not per-person independent case count.
Research & trendsUK romance victim reports115000 ordeal and fears released jailed conman, flees country. Source-attributed fear/distress not independently clinical diagnosis; release not new sentence/conviction, relocation not homelessness. Bind F:d to actual own evidence field, not neighbouring context or generic title/description. Current source-specific layer: All24 states assessed using only the bounded saved interpretation and original own metadata. Attribution is not independent clinical or causal verification. No additional publisher-derived facts, quantified recovery, event date, new identity linkage or unseen materials. Current qualification: Historical2020 ITV names RichardRobinson/GaryRogers and CarolGoodall, which is not proof pseudonymous2025 Yvonne is Carol. Different women/amounts/procedural scopes preserved; outside2020 source not new corpus URL or current target harm evidence. Original boundedGuardian interpretation unchanged, no uninspected video/programme or court record.
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