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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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Hoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Baretitle datingfraud doesnot stateonline/email/platform; narrowownfields retained.
Reported caseHoogeveen datingfraud sentence5months coworkerStaphorst introducednieceNorway email. DifferentPolandpersona earlierRabo report needsownbodybeforeforcedgroup, not5monthservedterm/cashrecovered. Zogenaamdenicht alone notindependentlyestablishedfalseidentity/fullrelationship inthisshortversion. ActualsecondaryDutchbody provides stronger samecase bridge separately, originalRTVfetchfailed. Current qualification: OriginalRTV failed and remains metadata-only. Separate Dutch account45000 sent/13222 ordered/five-month term threeconditional qualifies context without alltermserved/refund; successive NorwaySwedenPoland personas not actual operation countries. Linked71-year-old matter separate, original judgment unseen; no body facts borrowed into current own themes.
Reported caseTaipeiWanhua72female140000NTDRomancepaidforforeignloverTaiwanarrival; noarrival/nextdemand/courierarrestandfourromancegiftitems. Foreignpersonanotoperatornation, actualmoneylossnotinterceptedpastfunds/crypto. Ownheadlineexplicitrequestsmoremoneyafter140000paid supports repeatrequest; no allnewrequestedmoney paid.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseLinkou twofemale45Liu2550000NTD+69Wang17000000NTD mixedRomancecryptoinvestment losses19550000total. HiSong/Tiktok respectivecontactsnotalloneperson, ninecashface-to-face paymentsnotactualcryptoalreadytransferred. Twoarrestedcouriers nottargetconvictions, sourcefamilyreporthelpsLiu.
Reported caseCarolinevanEck47 NetherlandsBergenopZoom allegedfakeDiCaprio5000EURaftereightmonths. Dutch47vsFrench45/46 sourceprecisionnotagedonecaseautomatically; shameexplicit118reportedemotionalharmnotdiagnosis. GeneralFraudehelpdeskvulnerabilitystatementnotclinicaltargetcondition.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseChiayiGuoDingWei mockAIpolicechiefvoice/datingbeautiesfalseconfessions publicwarning/demandeducation. Demonstrationnotactualcriminalvoiceartifact orindividualmoneyloss; personalcontactharvestingnotallvictimclinicalisolation. Reformeducationrequestednotpassedlaw.
Prevention & supportCarolinevanEck47 NetherlandsBergenopZoom allegedfakeDiCaprio5000EURaftereightmonths. Dutch47vsFrench45/46 sourceprecisionnotagedonecaseautomatically; shameexplicit118reportedemotionalharmnotdiagnosis. GeneralFraudehelpdeskvulnerabilitystatementnotclinicaltargetcondition. Ownspecialcontact/fraud source notexplicitwholefabricatedrelationship; do notinherit detailedrelatie fromotherCarolineversion.
Reported caseChiayiShuishangpolicewarn falseonlinepartners/military-doctor-financepersonas/affection andmoney. Generalprevention notrealindividualdiagnosis/loss orprovenefficacy.
Prevention & supportHamburgpolice warns fake-soldierJohn longings/HeiratLoveScamming. Generalwarningnotverifiednewvictimloss/militaryoperator/everysoldierfake.
Prevention & supportChanghua50sZhang romantic620000NTD paid afterclaimsTaiwanwomanSingaporebusiness/debt/flight30000.71ownadditional290000demand afterpriorloss/complaint/courierarrest. Requestedmoneyrepeatnotactualpaid910000/foreignSingaporeoperator orfinancialdebtbelongingvictim.
Reported caseHamburgpolice warns fake-soldierJohn longings/HeiratLoveScamming. Generalwarningnotverifiednewvictimloss/militaryoperator/everysoldierfake. Longingexplicitownheadline, descriptiongeneralwarning notsamepreciseaffectionfield.
Prevention & supportTaipeiLin50 alleged onlineRomance recruit believes collecting2220000NTD for investment-company husband/boyfriend; arrested during third-party ordinarywhiskey investment sting. TargetZhuang30000deposit separate, not Lin own paidRomanceloss. Suspicion/referral not formal indictment/conviction; no knowing mule assumed.
Reported caseTaipeiLin50 alleged onlineRomance recruit believes collecting2220000NTD for investment-company husband/boyfriend; arrested during third-party ordinarywhiskey investment sting. TargetZhuang30000deposit separate, not Lin own paidRomanceloss. Suspicion/referral not formal indictment/conviction; no knowing mule assumed.
Reported caseDresden annualdozens/millions LoveScam narrative falsegreatloveInternetmarriage-fraud personas. Sourceasserted aggregate unspecifiedyear notverifiedrate/casecount orallDresdenspecificfamilies onecase.
Research & trendsHillsborough92male mixed bank/Romance800000USD, suspect37OtizSwintonJr arrestedOrlando. Prior prison context not new conviction; loss includes bank and romance components, not all romance money/actualrecovery. Metadata variants retain own age/name/platform/actor evidence.
Reported caseToronto28male two targets600000plus onlineRomance charges. Prior accusedcase distinct, these two MORE not combinedagain asnewtotal; originalPeelrelease verification not inherited automatically. Currency unspecified and charges not guilt. Current source-specific layer: Two current targets and prior November case remain distinct. Currency unspecified; an undertaking is not conviction or proof of reimbursement. Prior offending does not establish renewed targeting of this same victim. PRP quoted release not independently accessed. Current qualification: Original Peel release not found or independently read. Correlated secondary quotations are not independent corroboration; prior250000 case and current610382 remain distinct, currency unspecified. Charges/undertaking not guilt or refund, no secondary procedural date silently copied to own metadata.
Reported caseNamed HamadaAliMbae Salamani teacher and purported curtain-seller matchmaker romance fraud. Exact own sentimental-fraud label establishes scope; no amount paid, fake identity, clinical harm or common Comoros case borrowed. Own seller se faisant passer pour un entremetteur explicitly alleges assumed matchmaker role; no monetary amount or full original body borrowed.
Reported caseTaipeiLiu56mother1600000NTDRomance theninvestment; daughter intenseconflict/abnormaloutflows, policefivecourier arrests after cooperation. Actual reportedfamilyconflict not clinician diagnosis/sourceblame automaticallyendorsed; transfersnotthreevictims.
Reported caseIdeChikae75 Kyoto manga author described2018–2021 fakeHollywoodactor SNSRomance loss about75000000JPY. Explicit calendar range not publication-date chronology. No housing loss/clinical diagnosis from fame/older age; actor persona not actual operator. Headline explicitlyfalse love, and full2018start retained. Compact21-year endpoint not forced through literaldateguard; range preserved without fabricated month/day. Exact source Japanese year marker retained for existing literal guard; no new adapter/parser or inferred calendar precision.
Reported caseTaipei marriedwoman sweetromance/fakeFacebookstockinvestment1600000NTD; marriedpersonmaytargetnotcriminalgenuinepartner. Multiplemanager/assistant roles and emotionalrapport explicitbody; allegednetworknotindependentguilt. Ownheadline explicitly policecatching andfamilydispute. Fivecount/motherage absentthisversion; retainown broad enforcement andconflict without borrowed quantities.
Reported caseTaipeiLiu50s single mother online love-lure asks daughter >million then investment request and policearrest headline. Borrowed funds not independently all completed scam payment, family-restoration headline no clinical proof. Stronger related own reports assessed separately.
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