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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 | 591 | 591 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 1,629 | 1,629 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 561 | 561 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 390 | 390 | 100.0% |
| May 2025 | 398 | 398 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 209 | 209 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 522 | 522 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 447 | 447 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 613 | 613 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 483 | 483 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 392 | 392 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 333 | 333 | 100.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 530 | 530 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,106 | 1,106 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 360 | 360 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 491 | 491 | 100.0% |
| May 2026 | 785 | 785 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 842 | 842 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 1,143 | 1,143 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 640 | 640 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2026 | 638 | 638 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2026 | 30 | 30 | 100.0% |
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Federal prosecutors report Felix Clark received sixty months in prison and supervised release for a romance scheme targeting older people. The precise year of the January 15 sentencing is not guessed.
Reported caseTainan police and a shop worker interrupt a 63-year-old woman’s intended NT$9,800 payment for a supposed romantic gift. The requested parcel fee is not an established completed loss.
Reported caseJapan plans legislation requiring identity checks for data-only SIM contracts in response to SNS investment and romance fraud. A proposal for 2026 is not enacted legislation.
Reported caseReports describe 73 Korean suspects returned from Cambodia and arrested. Romance and investment fraud are combined; the text does not establish that every suspect committed romance fraud.
Reported caseAn Arabic headline reports a 36-year homicide sentence associated with online emotional fraud and debt. Its short description places the matter in Spain but does not specify the number or identities of those killed.
Reported caseA woman aged 66 reportedly loses over €66,000 after trusting a person claiming to be a musician following a concert. Repeated wording is not independent corroboration.
Reported caseA headline identifies a romance-scam couple among 73 people repatriated from Cambodia. The other suspects are not all established as romance-fraud participants; repatriation is not automatically extradition.
Reported caseReports describe Thai arrests of eleven Nigerians, sometimes also two Ivorians, in an alleged romance-scam network. These are overlapping reports, not additional independent groups of arrests.
Reported caseA report describes 73 alleged love scammers returned from Cambodia to South Korea. Its victim and loss claims remain attributed and are not independently verified.
Reported caseAmelia Villano describes stalking and a subsequent romantic deception. The excerpt does not establish that the lost employment and friendships were caused by the romance fraud rather than the separate stalking.
Reported caseReports describe Thai arrests of eleven Nigerians, sometimes also two Ivorians, in an alleged romance-scam network. These are overlapping reports, not additional independent groups of arrests.
Reported caseReports describe Thai arrests of eleven Nigerians, sometimes also two Ivorians, in an alleged romance-scam network. These are overlapping reports, not additional independent groups of arrests.
Reported caseA woman aged 66 reportedly loses over €66,000 after trusting a person claiming to be a musician following a concert. Repeated wording is not independent corroboration.
Reported caseAn explanatory warning describes romantic deception used to obtain money or personal information. Advice and claims of growth are not an evaluation of effectiveness or a prevalence estimate.
Prevention & supportReports describe Thai arrests of eleven Nigerians, sometimes also two Ivorians, in an alleged romance-scam network. These are overlapping reports, not additional independent groups of arrests.
Reported caseA woman aged 66 reportedly loses over €66,000 after trusting a person claiming to be a musician following a concert. Repeated wording is not independent corroboration.
Reported caseReports describe 73 Korean suspects returned from Cambodia and arrested. Romance and investment fraud are combined; the text does not establish that every suspect committed romance fraud.
Reported caseA short report says romantic fraud occurs at Saguenay-Bagotville airport. The excerpt does not establish individual losses or where the affected people live.
Reported caseReports describe a Spanish sentence of 36 years for killing three elderly siblings in a debt matter associated with romance fraud. The full causal chain is not independently established; allegations about a cellmate are separate.
Reported caseCoverage mentions romance fraud within wider fraud or policing totals. Combined statistics and proposed priorities do not isolate romance-fraud incidence or completed enforcement.
Research & trendsKaratsu police report a man losing crypto worth about ¥3.15m after affectionate contact and an investment offer; he reported the suspected fraud.
Reported caseA woman aged 66 reportedly loses over €66,000 after trusting a person claiming to be a musician following a concert. Repeated wording is not independent corroboration.
Reported caseA Spanish headline refers to two sisters, while its description says three siblings, two women and a man. It reports a 36-year homicide sentence associated with romance-fraud debt; that source difference remains visible.
Reported caseReports describe a Spanish sentence of 36 years for killing three elderly siblings in a debt matter associated with romance fraud. The full causal chain is not independently established; allegations about a cellmate are separate.
Reported caseA Spanish love-scam debt murder report names Dilawar Hussain and says he received 36 years after admitting killings of siblings. The excerpt does not establish the full causal chain.
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