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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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ZDFsyndicatedpresssnippet givesfakefeelingsformoney andgeneralpsychologicalconsequences. Producerclaimratherthanindependentdiagnosis, no owncaseamount ormeasuredprevalence. Factualmedia/preventionwork is distinct from fictionalcharacterharm or newlyobservedvictimcase. Programme/airing/relativeyear notincidentdate; noautomaticstatisticaltag fromcategory.
Research & trendsEFCC arraignedNathanielMakamaZabrang andHusainUmarBawa beforeKadunaHighCourt for separate impersonation/moneyfalsepretence charges. SevenAbuja arrests in headline are separate broadaction, not bothdefendants arrestedseven times or allcases romantic. Keep attributedlegal/identity context, no originaljudgment/conviction or amount.
Reported caseRomanianheadline emotionaltrapsromance scammers generalcontext only. Retaintopicofemotionalmanipulation, not measuredprevalence orindividualmonetaryloss; emptybody no caseevidence. Factualmedia/preventionwork is distinct from fictionalcharacterharm or newlyobservedvictimcase. Programme/airing/relativeyear notincidentdate; noautomaticstatisticaltag fromcategory.
Prevention & supportNamedKennethG.Akpieyi44 Georgiaresident reportedlyconvictedLouisianafederalcourt after4daytrial, schemeconnectingwomenwithromanticpartnersandextractingmillions. Network allegation/convictionreport not sentencing or actualvictimnetloss sum; locationjurisdictionnotGeorgiaoffendernationality. Jurisdiction binds source ownmisspelledLouisianaplace; genericfederalcourt isnotaglobalcountryalias. OriginalDOJdeeperreceipt separate fromshortmetadata.
Reported caseAnnual romance-loss headline400億JPY=40billion, ages40–60 aggregate, body separateOsaka80s male680000cash loss. Different sums/populations, no totals summed or age cause. Own social-romantic lure and case detail are attributed, not original police validation. Manual statisticalflag refers anexplicitaggregate/study/service metric, notindependentverification or a romance-onlydenominator. Mixedfraud/background/population differences remainvisible.
Research & trendsNina Ofenloch38 meets Maasai-presenting man on Zanzibar beach; reporter alleges fabricated love for money. Financial goal not completed transfer, ethnicity/persona not cause or verified operator nationality, source age not risk estimate.
Reported caseTaichungDali widower hospitalacquaintance inventssister/fiancee, requested500000brideprice+5000monthly; policecheckpreventwithdrawal. Wifeactualdeath differs inventedfianceebereavement; assetsprotectednotcashreturned. Noonlineapproach fromin-personhospitalmeeting. Intercept application and unreturned-funds qualification share asset code; do not mark same code both reported and withheld. AI-specific uncertainty is a technology subtype qualification, not a nonexistent separate code state.
Prevention & supportShanghai married woman allegedly fabricated identity/age/job in online romance; separate female-friend savings theft exposed case and husband alleged accomplice. Friend theft is associated offending, not automatically boyfriend loss or all married relationships fraudulent; million headline lacks precise unit. Allegation/raid/investigation/conviction retain own stages and actors. Deeper receipts do not silently fill short metadata or verify clinical/AI facts; uncertain operation/country and recurrence stay qualified.
Reported caseWESH-attributed Central Florida two-woman report claims AI-generated Keanu Reeves romance impersonation and substantial money loss. Reporter claims, not verified synthetic-media forensics or actual celebrity wrongdoing; source dateline not each target residence. Reported syntheticmedia remains attributed claim, actual celebrity is not accused; no independent detector/forensic evidence.
Reported caseSource claims AI-generated Keanu Reeves false requests for divorce/cancer research/investment. Claimed pretexts and requested money, not actual celebrity illness, realized loss, investment-yield mechanism or verified AI forensics. Reported syntheticmedia remains attributed claim, actual celebrity is not accused; no independent detector/forensic evidence.
Reported caseKaohsiung Nanzi65 woman false Fei Yu Ching romantic contact paid50000 for gold investment; bank/police stopped further100000. Paid and prevented sums distinct; actual celebrity not offender, no age-as-cause.
Prevention & supportNina Ofenloch38 meets Maasai-presenting man on Zanzibar beach; reporter alleges fabricated love for money. Financial goal not completed transfer, ethnicity/persona not cause or verified operator nationality, source age not risk estimate.
Reported caseChangde Dingcheng Chen woman reports false military/matchmaking investment scheme, online transfers and cash handovers totalling RMB289000. Meeting money couriers is not evidence she was a drug mule; year missing from late-May contact not guessed.
Reported caseYichun woman online-romance false officer investment lure; police exposed scam. Short source supplies intimacy/persona/trading trap but no actual transfer or amount, arrest or investment outcome.
Reported caseKyffhaeuser pensioner secondlarge25000EUR request prompts policecontact andwarningfakeprofiles/feignedlove. Requested notpaid25000, secondrequestnotdifferentoffender or recovery scam.
Prevention & supportFrankfurt81woman transferredhighsums tofalseCasanova/modernmarriageswindler. Agealone notcause, monetaryquantumunreported, nocourtjudgment. False Casanova/marriage swindler denotes fabricated intimacy, not proof of a stolen specific identity.
Reported caseOkinawa30swoman reportedlylostJPY11.6million infalseinvestment/romanticbuild-homepromise. Allegedhousingpretextnotactualhousingloss, planjointfuture notlegitimateinvestment. Sourceonlytitle/identicaldescriptionnoexactdates.
Reported caseFrankfurt81womanmonthsfeignedfeelingsmoneygoal. Retainfantasizedromance/extraction andtitletransfer, noexactsum/clinicalinjuryoroffendernamed.
Reported caseFrankfurt81womanmonthsfeignedfeelingsmoneygoal. Retainfantasizedromance/extraction andtitletransfer, noexactsum/clinicalinjuryoroffendernamed.
Reported caseFrankfurt81womanmonthsfeignedfeelingsmoneygoal. Retainfantasizedromance/extraction andtitletransfer, noexactsum/clinicalinjuryoroffendernamed.
Reported caseChenwomanonlineapp/purportedretiredsoldierMansurname/photostrust,newonlineromancepigfraudheadlineclaimsallsavingslost. Fakepersona notindependentlyprovedfromclaimretiredmilitary; platform/trustprecise, noownsum/investmentproduct frompiglabel.
Reported caseAomori50swoman paidJPY100000 topurportedUSastronaut inSNSromance. Fuller168extra320000requested afterearth-returnparcelstoragepretext; nationality/USpersona notactualoperatorlocation. June18contact lacksyear; sourceairport/spacepretextnotvictimphysicaltravel.
Reported caseYokohamabankRokkakubashi helpers thanksforinterceptromancefraud withfalseUSwomanmilitary/Iraqaidpretext. Namedstaffarehelpers, notoffenders; noactualIraqoperation,targetpriorwar experience orcashrecovered. May15morningwithoutyear notstructuredincidentdate.
Prevention & supportAomori50swoman paidJPY100000 topurportedUSastronaut inSNSromance. Fuller168extra320000requested afterearth-returnparcelstoragepretext; nationality/USpersona notactualoperatorlocation. June18contact lacksyear; sourceairport/spacepretextnotvictimphysicaltravel.
Reported caseSichuanZiyangLiu15years6marriages/divorces arrested; emotionalrelationshipsused todefraudwomen/familiesoverRMB2million. Actualallegedrelationalfinancialpattern, notallactualmarriagesautomaticfraud, justifiedrevengeorconviction. Onlinevictimridicule attributednotendorsedtargetblame.
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