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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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SaitamaOmiya38female10000000SNSRomance andprincepersona investmentmoney claim. LastDec31notexactyear; apparentprofitsnotrealprofit, noactualroyal/operatorcountry. Princeofwomanphrase alone doesnotestablishactualimpersonatedroyalidentity. Own contextual reread supports Ip:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports Ar:t with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseTaiwanweekly mixedfraud15.6billion andfakefriendship/investment taxonomy. OwnRomancesublabel relevantbuttotalsallfraud, truncatedfigurenotmoneyperRomancevictim.
Research & trendsArizonaFBI2022and2023Romance47millionaggregate/rank5. Source-reportedaggregate notcurrent2025losses orindependentvictimcount.
Research & trendsNakanojo60female780000SNSRomance withlife-danger pretext. Falseemergencynotactualphysicalinjury/death, cashloss/sourceinvestigation notfulfilledrescue.
Reported caseTaiwanweekly mixedfraud15.6billion andfakefriendship/investment taxonomy. OwnRomancesublabel relevantbuttotalsallfraud, truncatedfigurenotmoneyperRomancevictim.
Research & trendsDazaifuFXcashRomance andseparateHakatamale38000000 goldinvestmentRomance. OwnsourcecashamountonlyHakata, goldinvestmentlabelnotactualgoldtransfer; different targets notcombined. Own contextual reread supports T:d with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseFalseMartinHenderson celebrity romance persona Americanwoman375000reportedloss andrelocationNewZealand. Actornotoffender, sourcecurrency/medicalconditionunknown; Leaonlyown208. Bradcomparisondifferentcase. Own contextual reread supports Tech:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. AIlabelwithoutownsynthetic-mediaformat usesexistingunspecifiedtechnologysubtype.
Reported caseArizonarank/sourcecontext andfinancialRomancewarning. Sparse64captionnot47million data/fullbody; avoid populationincidence/rankfromunreadcounterpart. Rankedlossesheadline is reportedtrendnotexplicitwarning. Own contextual reread supports F:t with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Research & trendsXiangshan180000 military-persona romance investment interception headline alongside Hangzhou2500000 actual loss excerpt. Different cases/outcomes; notall180000 paid, withdrawalblockednotassetrecovery. Near-loss headline doesnotitselfestablishcompletedinterception. OwnXiangshan180knear-loss andHangzhou250kactual-loss are multipleRomancecases, notmixedunrelatedfraud. Financialpaidclaim limitedownHangzhousubcase; noactualamountfromrescuedcaseborrowed.
Reported caseResearcher/companyreportsAIromancescamgrowth/6000daily links onlyITV. Linksnotuniquearticles/victims, claimedAIbotnotforensicallyverified, lastweeknotdate. 6000linksdescription lacksownsynthetic-mediaformats. Own contextual reread supports Tech:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports F:t with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Research & trendsMacaurelationshipfraud conviction/sentenceappeal dismissed, womanthree-yearprison upheld. FormalRomancefinancialfraudaccountownlimited notallgenuinepartneroffenses; no amount, sentencealreadyserved oractualvictimfileverified. Own contextual reread supports Jv:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Court upholds fraudulentrelationshipprisonsentence/appealdismissal supportsreportedconviction; not sentenceactuallyserved oramount/identity. Current source-specific layer: All24 codes assessed. The court account specifies fabricated single status, pregnancy, property and wedding pretexts as financial intimacy, not merely genuine-partner conflict. Preserve the payment/disclosure dispute as attribution, upheld conviction and three-year sentence separately; no prison served, refund or compensation paid inferred. Property pretext is not target housing loss, pregnancy claim not physical harm, Shenzhen/US claims not operator location. No forged document, network, laundering, threat-based extortion, investment return, clinical/family harm or exact legal chronology from observation dates.
Reported caseFalseMartinHenderson celebrity romance persona Americanwoman375000reportedloss andrelocationNewZealand. Actornotoffender, sourcecurrency/medicalconditionunknown; Leaonlyown208. Bradcomparisondifferentcase. Own contextual reread supports Tech:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. AIlabelwithoutownsynthetic-mediaformat usesexistingunspecifiedtechnologysubtype.
Reported caseUAEelderlywoman12millionDhRomance financialloss, falsebusinessmanclaimDubai notverifiedoperatorplace. No sourcebankrecovery/medicaldiagnosis.
Reported caseDaisen60male13200000cryptoRomance taken, amountassetexplicit. DifferentAkita20150000investmentandYokote60200000cases, source16daynotdateyear.
Reported caseSouthernOkinawa50female1300000SNSRomance, Facebook/LINEUSNailTokyo-persona. Claimedcountry/residencenotverifiedoperatorcountry, noyearfromJanmid. Own contextual reread supports I:t with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseAnnetteFord780000 headline, William5000 request after endedmarriage. Prior desperateforlove not post-scam diagnosis;2018separation not2017from another copy.
Reported caseState124cases/half-growth/millionsheadline, unlocatedoffenders andgonefundsnotautomaticinstitutionalmisconductorinvestigation.
Research & trendsJapan2024mixed special/SNS investment/romance about200b; anonymous fluid groups/technology described. Aggregate not romance-only; proceeds assets not automatically laundering role.
Research & trendsLakeCountyman50000dating-appwoman/publicwarning, notspecificpersonaorinvestmentdetails.
Reported caseSpeculative isolation/AI discussion plus FBI4.5b historical aggregate. Prior loneliness is not harm caused by scam; generic AI format unknown.
Research & trendsPolish aggregate10million and social-portal romance police warning; not a unique case count or exact incident time.
Research & trendsJersey400000lossaggregate/policewarning. Underreportingnotinstitutionalrefusal or exactincidence.
Research & trendsMarishaWallace60000/lifesavings andlonglastingmessed-updistress, datingappmastermanipulator. Largefinanciallossnotautomaticmaterialdeprivation.
Reported caseSanDiegowoman32000reportedromanceloss; noownfalsepersonamechanismormentaldiagnosis.
Reported caseUS2022 547m/2023>1bRomanceaggregate. Headlineannualbillionsnotverifieduniqueincidenceor2025losses.
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