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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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SamutPrakanBangPhliChineseThai cooffendercouple alleged91millionRomance-investment arrests. RelationshipofcooffendersnotvictimintimacybutownRomancescopeexplicit; aggregate/oneoffense/sourceguiltnotverified.
Reported caseFalseMartinHenderson celebrity romance persona Americanwoman375000reportedloss andrelocationNewZealand. Actornotoffender, sourcecurrency/medicalconditionunknown; Leaonlyown208. Bradcomparisondifferentcase. Actorcomments aboutscam notownexplicitidentityimpersonation inthisclippeddescription; precisecounterpartnotfilledautomatically. Own contextual reread supports Aw:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. Sad/horrific actorjudgmentnotallvictimclinicaldistress.
Reported caseChainalysis40percentincreaseinRomancebaiting/pigbutcheringlosses reporter synonym. Source-definitionmixnotallpigcontextsRomance, aggregatesnotincidence/uniquepeople.
Research & trendsOwnJapaneseRomance-labelledlocalYuki5450000/Mito3020000 lossheadlines. Qualifier suspectedretained, nofullage/transferasset/type/persona frombaretitle.
Reported caseKlagenfurt64woman fakepromisedlove/goldtransport payment. Nevermet/sourcefinancialtaking, nogoldassetactualdelivery/operatorcountry. Own contextual reread supports T:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports Rt:d with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseActorHenderson condemnsimpersonationRomance thousands-losses/stolenimage, notoffender. Generalquotedadvicenoindependentprevalence/individualamountorclinicaldiagnosis.
CommentaryTaixinKo-loan/propertynetwork mixedfraud anchoredpriorRomance12310000 case.17taken/3remand requestedversusapproved qualifyownsource;5known/125estimated and6properties notall125independentlyRomancetargets. Mortgage/foreclosure notallhomeslost/homeless, gunshots/escapedcouriernotprovedhomicide. Bind Fd:d to actual own source field. Bind La:d to actual own source field. Ownmortgage/loanburden financialdisruption; no allhomesconfiscated/homeless. Policearrestreferral notcourtconviction, samearticlemixed125estimateddistinctfromknown5. Own contextual reread supports Ja:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Ownapprovedremand reportedcourtappearanceonly, notconviction/sentence. Reported approved remand legaldevelopment means entire justice code cannot simultaneously be withheld. Bind Lc:d to actual own source field. Own 車手 means cash courier, not explicitly accountprovision; qualified priorcourier role in same source retained.
Reported caseJuizdeForaelderly target100kBRL theft viafakedrelationships explicit. Falseintimacyfinancialdeception notnecessarilyeverygolpeamorosorealpartnerseparationcase. Oneelderly100kfinancialclaimtitle versusmultipleelderlywomenfabricatedrelationshipsdescription; noalltargetscombinedamount. Current source-specific layer: All24 codes assessed with original financial and fabricated-relationship evidence retained. Police-attributed short relationship and app access distinguish loan request from subsequent alleged bank theft. Search, account freezes and vehicle seizure are not arrest, conviction, returned compensation or proven offender guilt. No loan-request debt burden, institutional blame, serious personal harm, extortion, investment, country/explicit date, forged identity or money-mule role from a banking app alone. Other JuizDeFora sources need their own financial-intimacy context. Publisher body not retained or redistributed.
Reported caseAshikaga43male3125000SNSRomance task-videoincome invitation, policemanreport. Taskworknotvictimfinancialcrime role, ownformalRomance scope; implicit19daynotyear. Own contextual reread supports Ei:d with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseYunlinman10millionfakeintimate-investment loss,165dashboard/report ledidentifiedraid/arrest/referral. Actualarrestnotguilt/charge/lawconviction, comparativeuniqueidentityunknown.
Reported caseRTLfoundGermanlovefraudster inGhana, handcuffsarticle. German nationality notguilt/operationcountryfromwordalone, arrestsnotconvictions; programme notwatched. Current source-specific layer: All24 codes assessed against this own source. The 10000EUR loan contract is a request, with eventual transfer amount unconfirmed; no completed personal loss or debt burden inferred. False Robert Scholz persona and alleged Klaus Dieter H. remain attributed. Arrest is reported, while intended deportation is not completed in this article and not relabeled extradition. Scambaiter/journalist assistance and quoted self-blame are distinct from independently verified facts, psychological diagnosis or institutional misconduct. No victim/operation country from nationality alone, exact day, played programme, document forgery from a persona, violence, extortion, investment or family harm inferred. Existing source-specific arrest remains preserved.
Reported caseMalayalamdating-scamwoman crores/money/house loss account. Explicitmaterialharmtitle notexactvaluedhome/evictionmethod orbankruptcy, nonfictionfinancialintimatelureowncontext.
Reported caseJapanese/Nigerian20persons group enforcement in socialinvestment ANDRomance mixedreport. Earlier11suspects maysubset, not31uniqueoffenders; moneyflows andarrestconvictionseparate. Own contextual reread supports E:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports F:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports T:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Current source-specific layer: All24 codes assessed. Preserve own20 arrest/enforcement and platform metadata, with11 recipients plus9 converters as subsets, not31 unique persons. Fourteen targets and150millionJPY are mixed fraud; no all-romance denominator, independently verified incidents or refund. Alleged conversion/receipt concerns operation participants and does not establish that all targets paid in crypto or coerced innocent mules. Jackal21 nations is wider campaign, not one cross-border network. Nigerian/Japanese nationality does not establish target residence or operational country without own place evidence. No court guilt, legal sentence, financial recovery, family/clinical/material/violent harms, extortion, forged documents or measured preventive effect inferred.
Reported caseAnnetteFord57 online-lovefraud twiceaftermarriageseparation.2018own46marriagebreakup, notscamdate;33yearmarriage and4crore/441kcurrencyconversion notadditionalvictims. Relationshipbreakupbeforefraudnotfraud-caused. Bind F:d to actual own source field.
Reported caseAnnetteFord57 online-lovefraud twiceaftermarriageseparation.2018own46marriagebreakup, notscamdate;33yearmarriage and4crore/441kcurrencyconversion notadditionalvictims. Relationshipbreakupbeforefraudnotfraud-caused.
Reported caseDettenhausen39male two allegedlove-scammingoperators/tens-thousandsEUR. Allegationnotcourtconviction oractualrecovery; no nationality/ageborrowedfromotherBaden cases.
Reported caseLawyer750000EUR financialRomance fraud/distantwoman diamondshipmentfakeIrishlawfirm. Irelandshipmentpretext/USdestinationnotautomaticallyactualoperatororvictimjurisdiction. Own contextual reread supports Rt:d with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseYoshioka41femalevocationalstudent3900000cryptoSNSRomance loss. Cryptoexplicitactualassettaken, occupationnotemployerfundtheft, noincidentyearfrom17day.
Reported caseOwnJapaneseRomance-labelledlocalYuki5450000/Mito3020000 lossheadlines. Qualifier suspectedretained, nofullage/transferasset/type/persona frombaretitle.
Reported caseMoriyama51male5000000cash matchingappfalsewoman/promisedprofits. Investigationnotconviction, guaranteedbenefitfalsepromise notassetrecovery.
Reported caseJapanese/Nigerian police11suspects fromfive-prefecture socialinvestment/Romance investigations. Source-arrests notguilt/convictions, mixedscope/notallinvestmentRomance.2022–23 and150million/56000000crypto onlyfull259; differing20total elsewhere not summed. Nigeriaoperationexplicitmostfullcontexts, nationalityalone insufficient. Own contextual reread supports F:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports La:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Fullwidth2022start/23abbreviatedend retained; parsernotinventcompleteendyear/date.150millionaggregate and56000000clippedcrypto notallRomance-only/netlossindividual.
Reported caseChanghua71Linwar-doctor supposedmarriage/crypto-packagefee request,policequeryrevealfraud. Crypto requestednotcompletedtransfer; noactualwar/foreignprofessional/returnedfunds. Own contextual reread supports Tc:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports Rf:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Sourceaskscrypto forpackage/marriage, not completedpayment.
Reported caseNHKexplicitNigeria-based romance-fraud group identified Japanese-target money allegation. App/emotional lure with group enforcement, no quantifiedindividual loss orconviction. Sourceemotional-lure wordingdoesnotexpresslyestablishfabricatedrelationship. Own contextual reread supports Rt:d with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseChanghua71Linwar-doctor supposedmarriage/crypto-packagefee request,policequeryrevealfraud. Crypto requestednotcompletedtransfer; noactualwar/foreignprofessional/returnedfunds. Own contextual reread supports Tc:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports Rf:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Sourceaskscrypto forpackage/marriage, not completedpayment.
Reported caseAustralia57woman4.2crore datingappfraudloss, exhusband handledfinances33years. Preexistingfinancialvulnerabilitynotdisabilitydiagnosis/bereavement/explicitoffenderselection orscamcausedmaritalbreakup.
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