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ZüricholderwomanhandedvaluablestoyoungNigerian/arrest. Sourcepropertypayment, nationalitynotlocation; no recoveryoraccount-usebasis.
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| 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% |
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| 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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Ask Anthony: Facebook user scammed into sending 'soldier' $150,000
Facebook150000false-soldier claim and general expertwarning. Soldierpersona not militaryculpability/operatorcountry.
Reported caseRomance fraud: 202 reports with average loss of £13,000 per victim in Essex
Essex202reports/mean13000 source aggregate, no exactincidence or individual equalityto mean.
Research & trendsValentine’s Prey: Dating Scam Script Revealed
Australians23.6milliondating/Romance2024andAFPwarning; scopebroaderthanpersonalRomancecase, no raidborrowed.
Prevention & support「暗号資産の買い方教えてあげる」 由利本荘の６０代男性、４９０万円詐欺被害｜秋田魁新報電子版
Yurihonjo60sman490万円cryptotaken/SNS, buy-cryptoteachingbait; no detailedfalsepersona or incidentyear. Same-agent contextual correction: Crypto purchase/asset wording alone does not establish investment/trading or promised returns.
Reported caseArizona ranks 5th highest in losses to romance scams
Arizona47m2022–2023aggregate plusgeneraltext/emailtrustwarning. Financialhistoricalscope differentgeneralmechanism.
Research & trendsArizona ranks 5th highest in losses to romance scams
Arizona rankloss title and generaltext/emailpursestringwarning. No47million amount from own clippedfields borrowed.
Research & trendsSNS型ロマンス詐欺で333万円被害 栃木の看護師女性｜下野新聞デジタル
Tochigi52nurse333万円cash, actualreportandpoliceinvestigation. Occupationnotemployertheft,14th nofilledcalendar.
Reported caseRomance fraud: 202 reports with average loss of £13,000 per victim in Essex
Essex202reports/mean13000 source aggregate, no exactincidence or individual equalityto mean.
Research & trendsArizona ranks 5th highest in losses to romance scams
ArizonaFBI47m2022–2023aggregate, notnew2025losses.
Research & trendsChicago woman loses $100,000 in romance scam
Chicago100000individual/lifesavingsplusUSannual1baggregate; sharedfinancialrecordswjournalistsactualdisclosure, notrefund. Financialapplicationbindsindividualtitle, aggregate separatelyretainedandnonadditive. Relativelastyearnotnormalized.
Reported caseLove at first swipe? Stay safe from romance scams | Wyndham
Victorians5.5mreportedlossaggregate/statewarning, notindividualamountorefficacy.
Prevention & supportCelebrity 'used as bait in £100,000 romance fraud' at Oxford Street souvenir shop
OxfordStcelebrity100000fraudsourceclaim/policewarning. Amountscope differsLBC200k/crypto-seizure; no arrestorefund borrowedfromothercopy.
Reported caseThe Loneliness Epidemic Is a Security Crisis
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Research & trendsWoman details how an unexpected friend request morphed a $100,000 romance scam - East Idaho News
AnhTran100000 and explicitFacebookconversation. No detailedpersona/investmentfacts borrowed.
Reported caseThink you can spot a Romance Scam? Canadians lost more than $58 million last year after being led into 'web of lies'
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Prevention & supportThink you can spot a Romance Scam? Canadians lost more than $58 million last year after being led into ‘web of lies’
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Prevention & supportVerona, truffa amorosa durata 10 anni: «Ci chiedeva sempre soldi per la misteriosa fidanzata»
Verona112000/ten-year fictitious girlfriend scheme; sister-in-law implicated and trial begins. Repeated money requests explicit, not conviction.
Reported caseThink you can spot a Romance Scam? Canadians lost more than $58 million last year after being led into ‘web of lies’
Canada58m lastyear aggregate withOPP falseidentities/trust warning. Relative lastyearnotnormalized or repeatedcopies independentcorroboration.
Prevention & supportThink you can spot a Romance Scam? Canadians lost more than $58 million last year after being led into ‘web of lies’
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Reported caseLiebesbetrüger (54) aus Feldkirchen-Westerham prellt Frauen um 89.000 Euro – Das ist seine Strafe
Feldkirchen-Westerham54 multiple women89000, source judgment/punishment. No sentence term or prison actually served in available text.
Reported caseLove at first swipe? Stay safe from romance scams | Brimbank & North West
Victorians5.5million reported aggregate with state-government warning; no individual amount or prevention efficacy.
Prevention & supportThink you can spot a Romance Scam? Canadians lost more than $58 million last year after being led into ‘web of lies’
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Spanish5000victimreportsanger/powerlessness/sadness/pain andpolicereport. Actualreportdistinctfromscammerpersonal-datarequests.
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