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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 | 263 | 591 | 44.5% |
| Feb 2025 | 405 | 1,629 | 24.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 291 | 561 | 51.9% |
| Apr 2025 | 121 | 390 | 31.0% |
| May 2025 | 113 | 398 | 28.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 82 | 209 | 39.2% |
| Jul 2025 | 132 | 522 | 25.3% |
| Aug 2025 | 129 | 447 | 28.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 161 | 613 | 26.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 128 | 483 | 26.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 118 | 392 | 30.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 91 | 333 | 27.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 523 | 530 | 98.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,101 | 1,106 | 99.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 358 | 360 | 99.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 485 | 491 | 98.8% |
| May 2026 | 779 | 785 | 99.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 594 | 842 | 70.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 658 | 1,143 | 57.6% |
| Aug 2026 | 272 | 640 | 42.5% |
| Sep 2026 | 147 | 638 | 23.0% |
| Oct 2026 | 8 | 30 | 26.7% |
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Greek title describes a74-year-oldLimassolwoman deceived by promises of love and a purported Gaza doctor, losing life savings. Retain alleged persona and financial loss, not Gaza as a verified criminal operating site, a specific amount or identity with MaltaMaria70/500k or another doctor case.
Reported caseHeadline sayswomanwas catfishedafterthinkingshewasdatingaprofessionalskateboarderand sentmoney/intimatephotos. Retain allegedloss/falsepersona. Photosprovided do notproveblackmail, sexualassault, publishedimages or coercion. No sum or realidentity.
Reported caseDC-area man’sidentity reportedly stolen for romancefraud since an investigation exposed it in2018and newvictims arementioned. Retain reported impersonation/repeated-coverage context; impersonatedman is not provedoffender or necessarilymoney-losingromanticvictim.2018datesfirstreportexposure, not everyfraudact.
Related mentionNamedMaggieHassan/MarshaBlackburn letter toMatch/SpencerRascoff explicitly concerns romance-fraud protections. Retain oversight/warning/requestedinformation and each variant’sdeadline only; no enactedlaw, verifiedcorporatefailure, actualcompliance or provenreducedvictimization. Fakeprofiles/moneyrequests in the fullervariant remain general mechanisms, not a specificcase. The fullervariant explicitly defines falseprofiles/datingplatforms and moneyrequests as generalromancefraudmethods. These are warning-level mechanisms, not a newactualvictim case or legislativeproposal.
Prevention & supportTruffa.netLazioriskindexreportreferencesIstat/BancadItalia/police sourcesand romance-risktrust/solitude. Retain attributedresearch/ranking/generalmechanism,notverifiedmethodaccuracy,incidencedenominatoror actualvictimdiagnosis.
Research & trendsTaipei womanreportedlylostNTD1.19milliontofalseonlineaffection/investmentplatform,reportedtopoliceandundercoverUbikeofficersarrestedcourier. Retain allegedloss/fabricatedrelationship/trading/platform/reporting/arrest,notreturnedfunds,convictionorthecourierasvictim.
Reported caseTaipeiman reportedly nearlysent570,000forinvestment afterInstagramcontact used husband/baby affection. Police stopped it. Retain attemptedfinancialloss, romantictrustlure, investment/platform and actualinterception, not paidloss, stolenidentity or datefilledfromobservation.
Prevention & supportSpanishsource reportsJapaneseoctogenarianromancefraudtargetlosingthousandstodollarclaimedoxygen-deprivedastronaut. Retain allegedfinancialloss/falsepersonapretext, notactualvictimasphyxia, spaceincident, exactamount/year orguiltynamedidentity.
Reported caseHeadline reportsUK-toIdahoextraditionand2millioncybercharges;paragraphallegesNigeriandefendant’ssextortion/romanceschemesandfalsefemaleprofilesagainstmen. Retain completedextradition/chargewithallegedpersona, notnamedShanuborrowed, convictionorallmoneyromance-only.
Reported caseStJohnsSheriffreport35-year-oldman arrestedand chargedafter allegedlyenteringrelationshipdeliberately toobtainhundredsofthousands. Retain allegedloss,falseintimacy,actualarrest/charge; noEditManjicname/230kborrowed, guilt or conviction.
Reported caseHeadline reportsUK-toIdahoextraditionand2millioncybercharges;paragraphallegesNigeriandefendant’ssextortion/romanceschemesandfalsefemaleprofilesagainstmen. Retain completedextradition/chargewithallegedpersona, notnamedShanuborrowed, convictionorallmoneyromance-only.
Reported caseChongqingdatingpartnerallegedlyfakeddeathandobtained35,000yuanfuneralfees,thenreappeared. Bananprosecutoraccountdescribesthe Li/Wangfraudandpeatedmoneyrequests;2022datesherpriorrealmaritalbreakup,notautomaticallythefrauddate. Retain allegedloss,falseintimacy/platform/repeatedrequests,notrealdeathorscamcausedphysicalharm.
Reported caseOman reports six expatriates arrested after posing as a young woman and luring a target into romance fraud with SR200,000loss. Retain alleged persona/loss/arrest and title-bound blackmail, not verified nationality, sexual-image content or conviction.
Reported caseTaichung37-year-oldYanagainattemptedNTD50,000gamecreditpurchaseaftermorningpolicewarning;store/policeintervenedintheafternoon. Retainattemptedloss/interception/digitalaffectionandrepeatedtargetingwithunspecifiedsubtype, not actualpaidloss, anewoffenderidentityorendorsementofheadline’sironyaboutlove. Reported giftcredit-interception and repeat requests stay distinct from paidloss or returnedmoney. Storekeeper/headline age/gullibility framing is considered but not automatically endorsed victimblaming.
Prevention & supportHeadline/bodyreport80-year-oldwomanlostthousands to an allegedastronautindistressromancepersona. Retainclaimedloss/falsepersona, not actualspaceattack/physicalharm, specificsum,countryoreventdatefromrecently.
Reported caseA Lloydscustomer askedstaff totransferGBP10,000to a reportedromance scammer and offered a20,000-poundbet that the onlinegirlfriendwasreal. Retain attemptedfinancialrequest and attributedfalse-intimacyclaim, not completed loss/interception, paidbet, clinicalharm or victimridicule endorsedbyresearcher.
Reported caseJin’s Instagramcontact useddailyattention and husband/baby terms before offeringguaranteeddoubledcryptoinvestmentreturns. He intendedNTD570,000withdrawal; bank/police intercepted. Retain attemptedloss/investment/digitaltrust/platform/interception, not cryptoalreadytransferred, actualloss or clinicalharm.
Prevention & supportSwissWalliswoman reportedlylostEUR7,500to someoneposingasskistarMarcoOdermatt. Retain financial/falsecelebritypersona, not therealskier’swrongdoing, exactdatingplatformoroffenderidentity.
Reported caseSpanishinternetromancefraud warning says perpetrators exploitfeelings and offerswarningsigns/safetyadvice. Retain generalprevention and emotionalmanipulation, not an actualcase, measuredfinancialharm or testedprotectiveeffect.
Prevention & supportPingtung51-year-oldHuang’s LINEhusbandcontact askedher toopenagreedpaymentaccount forold-agehomedonations. Policewarnedaboutaccountmisuse/humanheadaccount andsheabandonedtheplan. Retain digitalintimacy andattemptedfinancialfacilitation/accountmisuse, withparticipantclaimingvictimrole. Noactualreceivedfunds, launderingconviction orpaidfinancialloss.
Prevention & supportTaichung40-year-oldwoman nearly lostNTD220,000 after dating-app contact rapidly moved toLINE and used onlinehusband/wife affection and promisedjointfutureinvestment. Police/bank intercepted. Retain attemptedloss, digitaltrust and platformmigration, not actual loss or diagnosticheartbreak. Investing in their wonderful shared future is affectionate rhetoric; the retained description does not specify a trading product or financial investment return. Remove provisional investment code while retaining attempted cash transfer/digital trust/interception.
Prevention & supportTaichung40-year-oldwoman nearly lostNTD220,000 after dating-app contact rapidly moved toLINE and used onlinehusband/wife affection and promisedjointfutureinvestment. Police/bank intercepted. Retain attemptedloss, digitaltrust and platformmigration, not actual loss or diagnosticheartbreak. Investing in their wonderful shared future is affectionate rhetoric; the retained description does not specify a trading product or financial investment return. Remove provisional investment code while retaining attempted cash transfer/digital trust/interception.
Prevention & supportShimotsuke78-year-oldwoman reportedlylostJPY500,000toSNScontactclaimingtobe aJapanesedoctoroverseas. Policeromanceinvestigation isexplicit. Retainloss/allegedpersona/platform/investigation, notrealdoctoridentity, exactforeignoperatingcountryorcalendar year forJuly16.
Reported caseNamed WuZhengxiu/Jinganromancehub allegedly used menposingasbeauties ondatingapps to induceinfatuatedtargets tobuyoverpricedTaobaoDisneybunnydolls. Retain allegedfalsepersona/platform/organization and monetaryoverpaymentclaimwithunclearstage, not verifiedvalue, total loss, actualmoneyreturned or the separate dentist’s injurycausedbyfraud. Dentistassault discovery context is not a source-established romance-target injury. Requestedcustody, compulsorybringingincustody and accusations remain distinct from conviction, and Jingan differs from Hongrenlaundering lawyers.
Reported caseShimotsuma man in his forties reportedly lostJPY29million-equivalent cryptocurrency to SNS contacts claiming to be Japanese women. Police investigate SNS romancefraud. Retain alleged persona/payment/platform and investigation, not verified nationalities, a specificinvestment return, arrest or exactdate from18日.
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