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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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Osakapolice4SNSinvestment/Romancecases734millionJPYmixedaggregate, individual50woman316million/320millionrounded falseaffection/goldinvestment. Do notallocateall734milliontoRomancecase orsum316intoaggregate; partiallastOct-currentMaynoexplicityears. Own body describes affection then gold offer,44transfers and policewarning; mixed4case denominator remains separate.
Reported caseZhengzhouDuiAiMatchmakingapp falsecourtship/relationshipconfirmthenlivestreamreward demands, declinedmeetings/stop-paying breakup;hundredsreportedarrested. Actual financial/intimategroupmechanism, no exactnetloss/timing orallconvicted. Countergifts/platformmoneyrequestsnotsexualharmbydefault.
Reported caseElizabethEnglish60s reported200000GBP falseRomanceloss, loan/remortgage/late-motherjewelrypledgedforincreasingdemands. Debt/disruption andpriorrelativebereavementexplicitbutnotclinicalcause/herwidowhood. Remortgagepropertycollateralnotactualhomelessness, jewellerypawnnotalllostpermanently; sourcebank/medical/courtunverified. Jewellery was pawned and mortgage/loan taken; property disposal and debt source claims do not establish permanent housing loss or twice counted cash totals.
Reported caseEnglishElizabethwomanLiebesbetrug230000EURconversion/yearsfalseidentities, sonwarning. OwncurrencyconversionnotexactverifiedGBPsum/date/operatornationality; relativewarningnotactualmedicalcapacity. Son warning stated by title, not proved intervention efficacy; England is target location, euro conversion does not relocate her to Germany.
Reported caseEnglishElizabethwomanLiebesbetrug230000EURconversion/yearsfalseidentities, sonwarning. OwncurrencyconversionnotexactverifiedGBPsum/date/operatornationality; relativewarningnotactualmedicalcapacity. Son warning stated by title, not proved intervention efficacy; England is target location, euro conversion does not relocate her to Germany.
Reported caseGroningen34datingfraudconviction3women,240communityservicehours100conditional. Totalimposedservice not240served/unconditional, targettrustexploitation notindependentmental/financialinjuryproof; no fraudsum.
Reported caseMHB21/22arrests dating-appfalseprofiles/inflatedhotelbillsgang; Mumbai/Delhiheadlinebodylocationconflict anddifferentcount managerincludedretained. Financial/intimate datebaitexplicit, notsimplyappvenue/ordinaryinvestment. No22convictions/allcourtshiplongromanticrelationship orindividualamount. Own title man posing as woman supports impersonation; cheating customers not quantified completed target loss. Mumbai versus English Delhi label retained as source conflict; country India clear, exact case city not normalized by assumption.
Reported caseMHB21/22arrests dating-appfalseprofiles/inflatedhotelbillsgang; Mumbai/Delhiheadlinebodylocationconflict anddifferentcount managerincludedretained. Financial/intimate datebaitexplicit, notsimplyappvenue/ordinaryinvestment. No22convictions/allcourtshiplongromanticrelationship orindividualamount. Mumbai versus English Delhi label retained as source conflict; country India clear, exact case city not normalized by assumption. Own Malayalam states dating lure and inflated/forced bills or money stolen, so financial mechanism/source loss reported without exact net amount.
Reported caseAomori50manHappyMail/LINEKana affection/uncleFXexpert/sharedtravelprofit,500000JPY2payments. PartialJune21–25notyear; actualplatform/trading/falseintimacy, no allegeduncleindependentlyrealorAomori50womanastronautsamecase.
Reported caseTaichungLin28phone-storeallegedlaunderingApplepointcardsobtainedthroughfalseonlinedating/lossesthousands;halfpricepurchase/resale,7broughtin/Porscheseized. Moneylaunderingfunds/cardvalue notextraall7victimloss orpoliceformalconviction; offendersoffshorefromexplicitsourcebutcountryunknown.
Reported caseBengaluruemployeeprospectivefakebrideinvestment73.7lakhINR SouthCyberpoliceinvestigate. Explicitintimate-investmentfinancialcase, noarrest/conviction orreligious/nationalitycause fromcity.
Reported caseMHB21/22arrests dating-appfalseprofiles/inflatedhotelbillsgang; Mumbai/Delhiheadlinebodylocationconflict anddifferentcount managerincludedretained. Financial/intimate datebaitexplicit, notsimplyappvenue/ordinaryinvestment. No22convictions/allcourtshiplongromanticrelationship orindividualamount. Mumbai versus English Delhi label retained as source conflict; country India clear, exact case city not normalized by assumption. Own Malayalam states dating lure and inflated/forced bills or money stolen, so financial mechanism/source loss reported without exact net amount.
Reported caseSouthAfricageneralpersonalconversationfalseRomancefinancialconnections/millionswarning. Unsourcedgeneralmetric notindependentprevalence/statisticalstudy; no allSouthAfricanoperators.
Prevention & supportBengaluruemployeeprospectivefakebrideinvestment73.7lakhINR SouthCyberpoliceinvestigate. Explicitintimate-investmentfinancialcase, noarrest/conviction orreligious/nationalitycause fromcity.
Reported caseMHB21/22arrests dating-appfalseprofiles/inflatedhotelbillsgang; Mumbai/Delhiheadlinebodylocationconflict anddifferentcount managerincludedretained. Financial/intimate datebaitexplicit, notsimplyappvenue/ordinaryinvestment. No22convictions/allcourtshiplongromanticrelationship orindividualamount. Mumbai versus English Delhi label retained as source conflict; country India clear, exact case city not normalized by assumption.
Reported caseSix women/four named US states and35 married father guilty plea reported for romance-fraud millions. Married-family status not nationality/operation location or victim clinical diagnosis; plea not sentence and no independently verified sum.
Reported casePoldaMetroLoveScam suspects reportedlypreviouslyworkedCambodia anduseWhatsApp/Instagramstolencelebrityimages. Impersonation/platform/network supported; formerjobcountry notcurrentoperatingsite, forcedlabor/coercion notinferred fromCambodia alone.
Reported caseReported man fromNigeria guilty plea for2.5million romance fraud/six women; precise identity absent in own metadata. Nationality not operation location and married father publicity not victim family harm. No imposed sentence or actual funds returned.
Reported caseReported man fromNigeria guilty plea for2.5million romance fraud/six women; precise identity absent in own metadata. Nationality not operation location and married father publicity not victim family harm. No imposed sentence or actual funds returned.
Reported caseMHBBorivali22 including6women arrested menTinderdatelures/inflatedclub-bills withprobe. Reported moneyextraction/falsecourtship andprocedure, no22convictions/alllongromanticrelationshiporactualnettotal. Preserve21versus22sourcecontext.
Reported caseReported man fromNigeria guilty plea for2.5million romance fraud/six women; precise identity absent in own metadata. Nationality not operation location and married father publicity not victim family harm. No imposed sentence or actual funds returned.
Reported caseMaleLoveScamming source Rp423million loss/Malaysiafemaleinfluencer stolenimage, victimYW onlyown40body. Socialmedia/fakeecommerce context, not actualMalaysianoperatororall21casevictimsloss. Own title only hundreds of millions, no423million or Malaysian portrait identity supplied from other variants. Narrative reference to fuller counterpart is not this record evidence.
Reported caseFalseLoveScamming romanticcourtship followedbyonlinejob offer. Relationship baitexplicit; ownbody no actualtransferredmoney/clinicalharmorarrest, differentfraudmechanism from tradinginvestments.
Reported caseMaleLoveScamming source Rp423million loss/Malaysiafemaleinfluencer stolenimage, victimYW onlyown40body. Socialmedia/fakeecommerce context, not actualMalaysianoperatororall21casevictimsloss.
Reported caseAmagasaki80Christian male romance-transfer stopped by UFJTsukaguchi staffFujiiMomoko/KomatsuYasuko, policeaward. Explicitfaith exploited and moneyinterception, not ageclinicalcause or fundsreturned afterpaidloss. Awarddate not scamincident date. Religious faith exploitation is explicit targeting/trust manipulation; age alone not clinical cause. Intercept reported before payment, no completed cash loss.
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