New Legislation Aims to Stop Fraud Cartels on Tech Platforms
Legislation is described as aiming to address fraud cartels using social platforms for romance and investment schemes. Enactment or effectiveness is not established.
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| Observation month | Matching URLs | All included URLs | Share |
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| Jan 2025 | 264 | 591 | 44.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 554 | 1,629 | 34.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 141 | 561 | 25.1% |
| Apr 2025 | 116 | 390 | 29.7% |
| May 2025 | 193 | 398 | 48.5% |
| Jun 2025 | 53 | 209 | 25.4% |
| Jul 2025 | 151 | 522 | 28.9% |
| Aug 2025 | 129 | 447 | 28.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 164 | 613 | 26.8% |
| Oct 2025 | 201 | 483 | 41.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 164 | 392 | 41.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 124 | 333 | 37.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 67 | 530 | 12.6% |
| Feb 2026 | 224 | 1,106 | 20.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 90 | 360 | 25.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 145 | 491 | 29.5% |
| May 2026 | 200 | 785 | 25.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 121 | 842 | 14.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 191 | 1,143 | 16.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 224 | 640 | 35.0% |
| Sep 2026 | 139 | 638 | 21.8% |
| Oct 2026 | 6 | 30 | 20.0% |
3,614 matching media records
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曝光【TimeeCoin】手法拿回血 汗錢 - 真相資料室dd - udn部落格
The blog claims infatuation, cryptocurrency and lost millions. The story remains unverified; no specific impersonated identity or victim location is established.
Reported case甜言蜜语设陷阱 拉威促民众提防爱情诈骗 | 社会
A public-service official warns about false online romantic partners across social and dating platforms. Trend and harm language is general, not a count of verified incidents.
Prevention & support„Enkeltrick, Liebes-Abzocke und falsche Aktien“: Leipziger Polizei warnt vor fiesen Maschen im digitalen Raum · Leipziger Zeitung
Mixed-fraud warning, not observed individual victimization.
Prevention & supportFour arrested in matrimonial investment fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad police report four arrests after a false female persona obtained Rs45 lakh through an investment scheme using mule accounts.
Reported caseAI scammer mimicked boyfriend’s voice to con cancer patient in £5k fraud
Attempted loss; do not reconcile £5k headline and over £4k description as an actual loss.
Reported case「愛しているよ」「これからは一緒に頑張ろう。そうしたら毎日大好きな人の笑顔が見られるよね」60代女性がロマンス詐欺で約1億1500万円騙し取られる=静岡・熱海市｜静岡新聞アットエス
An Atami woman in her sixties reportedly lost cash and crypto worth approximately JPY115m after a dating-app contact proposed investment and a shared future.
Reported case小心我在TimeeCoin假平台陷阱血本無歸請勿輕易相信 - 投資警報器0....· - udn部落格
The blog claims infatuation, cryptocurrency and lost millions. The story remains unverified; no specific impersonated identity or victim location is established.
Reported caseFake 'Tom Selleck' AI Romance Scam Ends in Tragic Murder-Suicide of California Couple
The source links an AI Tom Selleck impersonation scam with an elderly California couple’s murder-suicide. The excerpt does not identify which person died by each mechanism; association is not an independent causal finding.
Reported case我們都做了還騙我！愛情詐騙進化版曝光 專家警告這6句話最危險 | 社會 | 三立新聞網 SETN.COM
A man reportedly lost NT$600,000 after in-person dates and emotional pressure linked to photo books and sales targets. Consensual sex does not establish sexual assault; general breakup-threat warnings are not a completed extortion event.
Reported caseTimeeCoin是假平台教你如何拿回資金 - 不被話術帶走理智。.. - udn部落格
The blog claims infatuation, cryptocurrency and lost millions. The story remains unverified; no specific impersonated identity or victim location is established.
Reported caseTimeeCoin提領不出怎麼辦你還在上當 - 守護最重要的東西。 - udn部落格
The blog claims infatuation, cryptocurrency and lost millions. The story remains unverified; no specific impersonated identity or victim location is established.
Reported caseTimeeCoin平台假投 資陷阱保護血 汗錢 - 別盲信 - udn部落格
The blog claims infatuation, cryptocurrency and lost millions. The story remains unverified; no specific impersonated identity or victim location is established.
Reported caseKronologi Love Scamming WNA di Surabaya, Buat Akun Fiktif "Haji Kamar Zaki" dan Tipu Puluhan Perempuan
Fabricated identity and partner-seeking pretext are explicit.
Reported caseMaye Musk 'Reprimanded' Daily By Women Who Sent $20,000 or $40,000 After Supposedly Getting 'Proposals' F
Maye Musk warns of fake Elon Musk accounts, proposals and women sending money. The headline amounts are reported examples, not a verified aggregate.
Prevention & supportS17 VIPマルチマーケット分析会の離脱症状に注意 - 実体験談 - ロマンス詐欺の心理 - udn部落格
The blog claims JPY7.8 million taken through a fake dating platform and a promised sexual encounter on Telegram. The advertised recovery or official attention is not independently verified.
Reported case男子險陷跨境愛情詐騙 金崙警即時阻詐保住補助款 | ETtoday地方新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲
A Jinlun man sought police advice after a LINE partner requested NT$10,000 for purported immigration costs before marriage. Police reportedly prevented payment; claimed Chinese nationality is not an event location.
Reported caseSindikat Love Scamming Menyasar Wanita Paruh Baya, Pelaku Berkedok Haji - Tribunlampung.co.id
No completed financial harm is stated.
Reported caseThe Pig Butchers Of KK Park
The KK Park account explicitly includes trafficked and voluntary workers, AI romance fraud, crypto fraud and a Myanmar raid. Trafficking is not assigned to every participant.
Reported case洗黑錢｜女士陷網戀交出逾千萬投資虛擬幣 警順籐摸瓜揪出跨境集團涉清洗2億元騙款
A reported romance-investment victim prompted an investigation into a larger laundering network and 69 arrests. The woman’s loss is separate from more than HK$200m handled by the wider group; neither total is a count of cases.
Reported caseSNS型ロマンス詐欺で110万円被害 群馬・伊勢崎市の50代女性 | 上毛新聞電子版｜群馬県のニュース・スポーツ情報
Police report JPY1.1m in crypto taken through closeness-building on social media from an Isesaki woman in her fifties.
Reported case53 Perempuan Indonesia Jadi Korban Love Scamming Pria Bule, Uang Miliaran Raib
No residence inferred from nationality.
Reported case99歲翁遭戀詐喊「共度餘生」 竟賣股票要匯400萬 | 社會 | 三立新聞網 SETN.COM
A 99-year-old man sold shares intending to transfer NT$4m after online lifetime promises. Police intervened at the bank. Asset conversion is not a completed loss or successful payment.
Reported caseKagawa woman accused of hiding assets after posing as single mother to scam dating site users - TokyoReporter
Charge is for bankruptcy fraud, not assumed to be a romance-fraud charge.
Reported casePolda Jatim Ringkus Sindikat Love Scamming Asing Raup Rp1,1 Miliar dari 53 Wanita | beritajatim.com
Reported aggregate network loss.
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