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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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Wrongnumbertexts sometimes have romantic element and target life savings/retirement. Explicit romanticfinancial warning, not everywrongnumber message romantic, measuredrise or actualinvestment/payment/individualcase.
Prevention & support34Nigerian male reportedLoveScam3.5yearsentence/falseUSmillionairess socialmedia. Sentence not requestedterm, nationality/persona not operationcountry, barecutover-two context no lossamount or clinicalharm borrowed.
Reported caseGrahamBaxter seeksgirlfriendTinder thenWhatsApp cryptoprofit screenshots; £9.98left isbalance not lossamount. Subjectcryedeveryday/distress notdiagnosis, tradingoffer not actualcryptopayment, GBPnotresidence.
Reported caseLucerneArchive historicalRobertKarlStocker inventedidentities andfalsepromises/adstargetwomen. Historical marriagefinancial deception not new2025offender/Internet contact; newspaper ads notSNS and date/namefacts not fromotherSwiss article.
Related mentionParaCivilPolice OperationRomanceScam500000BRL targetloss/cryptoassetseizure andmoneylaundering suspectarrest. Seizedasset notreturnedcash oractualtargetcryptopayment; possible sameoperationRioDasPedras needs owncasebridge. Current source-specific layer: Victim bank payments differ from the recipient's Bitcoin conversion. Cryptocurrency acquisition/conversion does not establish a specific victim crypto transfer. Asset custody is not returned money. Do not infer an operation year from a relative date or source publication timestamp. Current qualification: Original agency article was actually read in search; current agency open shows election notice, not original article confirmation. Victim bank transfers versus recipient crypto and court asset custody versus returns stay distinct. No original court-document inspection, operator nationality or source facts borrowed into unrelated domestic violence chapter.
Reported caseNantou~60femaleenterpriseowner Li warmsaffection+virtualcurrencyoffer >10000000NTD including1200000cash. Luo cashcourier caughtXiaoliuqiu200000seizedcashnotreturnedvictims. Businessowner notemployer-fundstheft, investmentoffer notactualpaidcrypto, referral notformalcharge/guilt.
Reported caseSaga60male3500000JPY SNSRomance claimedTaiwan-Japanmixed female/15yearforexanalyst/240–300percentreturns anddailyconversation. Persona/foreign ancestrynotoperatorcountry; fundsbankpaidnotcrypto, relativeJan18/Mar22no yearfilled. SameSaga350m investment-onlyshort70possiblecasebridge needsowncontext.
Reported caseOlderpeople romanticsweetness andisolatedunmetdemand exploited for financialpropertydeception; headline woman targets3elders. Ownshortcontext not exactpaidamount/conviction/fabricatedidentity/clinicaldiagnosis or3verifiedvictims.
Prevention & supportChina unmet romantic demand and singles targeted by matchmakingscams. Contextualfinancialromance, not all commercial matchmaking fraudulent, new personal case or measuredincidence. Romanticdemand is explicitin ownheadline; desc only singlesandmatchmaking, use exactsupportfield.
Related mentionSingapore singer JingXuan/lawyer describes romanticcounterpart repeatedvariousmoneyrequests and alreadyhasgirlfriend. Headline reportsunspecifiedfinancialloss, no amount inferred. Realpersonhavingpartner not wholefakeidentity; nationality notactualvictim residence. Wholefalseidentity isnot its owncodebook dimension; actualrelationshipcodealreadyreported, no nonexistent withheldcode or fabricatedpersona. Originaldraft/finalfailedreview retained.
Reported caseSibu40sfemalegovernmentofficer fakeKimSooHyun/Koreanlover Facebook190000MYRRomance loss. Koreanheadline66000000KRW conversion notsecondloss, actorcelebritynotactualoffender. Own146April21 policecomplaint day lacks explicityear; no yearfromURL. Assumedcelebrity/lover role explicit ownheadline; shorterdescription no falseidentitydetailsborrowed.
Reported caseHirosakiAomori50sfemale falseYOSHIKISNSRomance2080000JPY electronic-moneyloss. Gift/electronic money not automaticallycryptotransfer; claimedLAinvitation not actualoperatorlocation, no yearfilled fromJanuary/Marchrelative dates.
Reported caseHirosakiAomori50sfemale falseYOSHIKISNSRomance2080000JPY electronic-moneyloss. Gift/electronic money not automaticallycryptotransfer; claimedLAinvitation not actualoperatorlocation, no yearfilled fromJanuary/Marchrelative dates.
Reported caseOJK financialLoveScam warning Indonesianmigrantworkers/emotional manipulation/identity/investmenttraps. Generalwarning notallmigrants sufferedloss/eachscamRomance/Indonesiaactualvictimresidenceoroperation.
Prevention & supportReportedJiaxing/Weihai marriage-matchmakerpropertybrokernetwork usesemotionalmanipulation to getdatespurchasingoverpricedproperty. Purchasevaluationdifferencefinancialexploitationnotcompletedhousingloss/crypto/clinicalinjury, arrangedintimacyfinancialpurpose not everylegitimatebroker fraudulent.
Reported case70 pensioner fakeHelenSkelton140000GBP Romance loss. Celebrityimpersonationnotactualactoroffender, headlineage/financialloss notmerged69Kenyanlady/14.5mKES withoutperson-casebridge.
Reported caseWoman prosecuted forfake-romanticfinancialdeception ofthreeelders, generalisolation/affection context. Prosecutionnotconviction, threeallegedtargetsnotindependentlyverifiedlosses orclinicalconditions; noexactpaidamount/guiltfilled.
Reported caseVerona third hearing in ten-yearfakegirlfriend case namedAndreaScolari/Angelica manipulatedphoto/SIM; repeatedhomevisits and money/phone requests. Requestsnot netpaidamount/actualsentence, namedrolesnotindependentlyprovedidentity orAI-generation fromeditedphoto.
Reported caseTaichungLin20Tantan purportedmalemodelromanticmeeting→50000NTD threatkillfamily, noATMcard/asks mother/policeintercept. Requestedcash notpaidloss, extortionthreat notactualhomicide/sexualassault/forcedcriminalwork orprooffakephotopersona.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched. Ownarrest worddetenida in description, not Guardiaconfirmscaseheadline; retain exactsourcefield.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched. Own seducedhimandmadebelieve realstablelove explicitlyfalseintention/trustlure. Notallactualperson-profile fictional.
Reported caseLeón/RiberaDelÓrbigo350000plusEUR sentimental-fraud report, one woman/person arrested andanotherinvestigated. Arrest notconviction, differentheadlinegender/spelling retained; provincialpublisherboilerplate not incidentÁvila/Burgos/Palencia/Valladolid. Fake relationship/loan requestsownstrongertext notborrowed toshortheadlines, footagepresentedbutnotwatched.
Reported caseNara50sfemale investmentmarriage-fundSNSRomance39000000JPY mixedEthereumandcash. Notallcrypto/2separatelosses. Own2024年11月30日–2025年3月8日 interval retained exact; incidentnotobservationdate, no actualoffendercountry/guilt.
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