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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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Desiree namedTexaswoman/Catfished fakeMorganWallen programme reporting explicitromance title;43syndicated domains notindependent cases. Own metadata lacksactualamount/AI/payment/clinicalharm, episode notwatched.
Related mentionDesiree namedTexaswoman/Catfished fakeMorganWallen programme reporting explicitromance title;43syndicated domains notindependent cases. Own metadata lacksactualamount/AI/payment/clinicalharm, episode notwatched.
Related mentionDesiree namedTexaswoman/Catfished fakeMorganWallen programme reporting explicitromance title;43syndicated domains notindependent cases. Own metadata lacksactualamount/AI/payment/clinicalharm, episode notwatched.
Related mentionDesiree namedTexaswoman/Catfished fakeMorganWallen programme reporting explicitromance title;43syndicated domains notindependent cases. Own metadata lacksactualamount/AI/payment/clinicalharm, episode notwatched.
Related mentionDesiree namedTexaswoman/Catfished fakeMorganWallen programme reporting explicitromance title;43syndicated domains notindependent cases. Own metadata lacksactualamount/AI/payment/clinicalharm, episode notwatched.
Related mentionDesiree namedTexaswoman/Catfished fakeMorganWallen programme reporting explicitromance title;43syndicated domains notindependent cases. Own metadata lacksactualamount/AI/payment/clinicalharm, episode notwatched.
Related mentionThree40–60women allegedcouriers claimed helpingonlinehusbands;policearrestfiveincludingmonitorsinmixedcelebrityinvestment operation. VictimYao200000+200000demandnotnecessarilytheirromanceloss. Participantclaims sourceattributed notlegalinnocence. OwnYaoinvestment200000paid plus200000demand is separatelyscopedmixedfraudfinancialclaim, notactualcashlostbyallthreecouriers or400000paid. Mixed-article scope retained as scam_link=mixed_scheme even when warning application uses general/not_applicable dimensions.
Reported caseItalianfakeBradPitt/loveswindlefeature describes lifesavings andhusbandseparation/multi-yearfictitiousgirlfriend/shame. Differenttargets/collectiveclaims notonecombinedcase/allpeopledivorced; avoidclinicaldiagnosis.
CommentaryFrenchmariage-gris immigration-linked sentimentalfraud claim. Nonfinancialinstrumentalmarriagecategoryincludedascontext, notallimmigrantmarriagesfraud/criminalconviction orindividualpaidloss. This reportedimmigration-benefit deception is broaderthanfinancialRomancecase evidence; keep contextualcommentary andunknownmoneyharm, notaddtofinanciallossseries.
CommentaryNortheim woman1800 love-scamming loss, TikTok claimedUSArmy soldier over1.5years contact. Relative year unknown, military persona not operator nationality; clipped gift-card source no recovered amount.
Reported caseTaichung78 Liu asked for online30-female lover father medical-loan transfer, police prevented it. Requested transfer not actual debt or paid loss; long contact not proof same operator repeated offenses. Own intercepted transfer/card request reports an asset-interception response; other recovery remains unknown but cannot also withhold the entire reported asset code.
Reported caseShenzhen more than30 men induced to purchase homes by false girlfriends. Financially exploitative housing lure; home purchase not confiscation/homelessness, no exact net loss or interest returns inferred. Bind Rf:t to actual own evidence field, not neighbouring context or generic title/description. Own Chinese title has no Shenzhen; remove borrowed city. Induced purchase is unspecified financial harm, not confiscated property.
Reported caseLiechtenstein love-fraud source reports several victims and aggregate hundreds of thousandsCHF, fabricated relationships/trust and personal reluctance to report, especially among older targets. Reluctance is not an institutional refusal/delay/barrier or police misconduct. Amount is aggregate, not per-person independent case count.
Research & trendsFake Enrique Iglesias romantic relationship money loss about3000USD; source says Mexican woman, near marriage loss not proven divorce or completed separation. Celebrity impersonation not actual singer offense/location.
Reported caseBarnabas Jime East Bay sentenced for840363 romance scheme role, others impersonated romantic partners. Fraud-scheme total not all net victim loss, no money-laundering/plea inference without own source.
Reported caseFake Enrique Iglesias romance source context, singer warns fans and63-year-old target in own expanded context. No payment/clinical amount borrowed from neighbouring articles or source URL. Own reread source supports R:d with its stated attribution/scope. Own reread source supports Aw:t with its stated attribution/scope. Warning source action attributed to actual singer, not all impersonated artists criminals.
Reported caseShanghaiPutuo female streamer9months romantic fake rich identity800000 fraud police case. Follower count not number of scam victims, paid gifts to streamer not all amount stolen, alleged operation not convicted case.
Reported caseTainan student infatuated with claimed Korean-agency handsome man,12000 game credits demanded to meet, police/store intervention. Requested/prepared cards not actual loss; deleted chats not evidence of guilt, claimed nationality not operation country. Own intercepted transfer/card request reports an asset-interception response; other recovery remains unknown but cannot also withhold the entire reported asset code.
Reported caseAomori50 female120500 cash/e-money fake Mick Jagger manager Yvonne Meyer SNS romance services. Impersonated manager/photo owner not actual offender nationality, relative December/January no year.
Reported caseTainan student infatuated with claimed Korean-agency handsome man,12000 game credits demanded to meet, police/store intervention. Requested/prepared cards not actual loss; deleted chats not evidence of guilt, claimed nationality not operation country. Own intercepted transfer/card request reports an asset-interception response; other recovery remains unknown but cannot also withhold the entire reported asset code.
Reported casePortland woman40000 dating/Tinder loss; named KatiePowell only own versions. Hospital doctored PhilHughes photo is impersonation not verified AI, source life-upside-down phrase not independently clinical harm.
Reported caseBarnabas Jime East Bay sentenced for840363 romance scheme role, others impersonated romantic partners. Fraud-scheme total not all net victim loss, no money-laundering/plea inference without own source.
Reported caseTakasaki39 female SNS romance705000 e-money source, headline rounded700000 not silently corrected/added. Rapport/platform only expanded own text, no verified psychiatric harm. Own reread source supports Rt:d with its stated attribution/scope. Own reread source supports T:d with its stated attribution/scope. Own explicit SNS rapport and electronic-money amount, not inferred from age/occupation.
Reported caseKaspersky Valentine romantic manipulation/adaptive-scheme warning. Generic Nigerian-scam label not actual nationality of each operator, calendar holiday not exact event year or measured trend.
Prevention & supportFake Enrique Iglesias romantic relationship money loss about3000USD; source says Mexican woman, near marriage loss not proven divorce or completed separation. Celebrity impersonation not actual singer offense/location. Bind Rf:t to actual own evidence field, not neighbouring context or generic title/description.
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