Celebrity 'used as bait in £100,000 romance fraud' at Oxford Street souvenir shop
OxfordStcelebrity100000fraudsourceclaim/policewarning. Amountscope differsLBC200k/crypto-seizure; no arrestorefund borrowedfromothercopy.
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| 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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No, that's not Brad Pitt: How romance scammers target the lonely online
NewsweekMetaprotectivework/falseBradPitt,targetslonelypeople; priorcontextnotclinicalharm.
Prevention & supportEl INCIBE advierte del 'catfishing', una estafa amorosa peligrosa
INCIBEcatfishingwarning describesfalseidentityrisk, noindividualpayment.
Prevention & supportRomance scammer's devious script revealed after international police raid
Australian warning and revealedFilipino scammer script after international raid. Raid subtype/search distinct from arrest/conviction; nationality notactual Philippine operation on its own.
Reported caseRomance scammer's devious script revealed after international police raid
Australian warning and revealedFilipino scammer script after international raid. Raid subtype/search distinct from arrest/conviction; nationality notactual Philippine operation on its own.
Reported caseRomance scammer's devious script revealed after international police raid
Australian warning and revealedFilipino scammer script after international raid. Raid subtype/search distinct from arrest/conviction; nationality notactual Philippine operation on its own.
Reported caseRomance scammer's devious script revealed after international police raid
Australian warning and revealedFilipino scammer script after international raid. Raid subtype/search distinct from arrest/conviction; nationality notactual Philippine operation on its own.
Reported case［社説］ＳＮＳ型詐欺 まず立ち止まり相談を
Editorial urges pause/consultation for SNS investment/romance; description truncated, no quantified loss or actual support use.
Prevention & supportRomance scammer's devious script revealed after international police raid
Australian warning and revealedFilipino scammer script after international raid. Raid subtype/search distinct from arrest/conviction; nationality notactual Philippine operation on its own.
Reported caseThink you can spot a Romance Scam? Canadians lost more than $58 million last year after being led into 'web of lies'
Canada58m lastyear aggregate withOPP falseidentities/trust warning. Relative lastyearnotnormalized or repeatedcopies independentcorroboration.
Prevention & supportRomance scammer's devious script revealed after international police raid
Australian warning and revealedFilipino scammer script after international raid. Raid subtype/search distinct from arrest/conviction; nationality notactual Philippine operation on its own.
Reported caseLove in the digital age: Avoiding Valentine’s Day scams, phishing, data privacy threats
Genericfakeprofiles/onlineemotionalconnections warning; privacy/phishingadjacenttopicsnotestablishedidentityoffense.
Prevention & supportRomance scammer's devious script revealed after international police raid
Australian warning and revealedFilipino scammer script after international raid. Raid subtype/search distinct from arrest/conviction; nationality notactual Philippine operation on its own.
Reported caseOnline Romance Scams: Unmasking Nigeria and Ghana’s Fraudsters | News Ghana
Nigeria/Ghana Yahoo/Sakawa personas general explanation; labels alone not a specific coordinated group or location of all accounts. Same-agent contextual correction: General explanatory/research method claim is commentary, not an actual individual occurrence or an expressly delivered warning.
Research & trendsThink you can spot a Romance Scam? Canadians lost more than $58 million last year after being led into ‘web of lies’
Canada58m lastyear aggregate withOPP falseidentities/trust warning. Relative lastyearnotnormalized or repeatedcopies independentcorroboration.
Prevention & supportVerona, truffa amorosa durata 10 anni: «Ci chiedeva sempre soldi per la misteriosa fidanzata»
Verona112000/ten-year fictitious girlfriend scheme; sister-in-law implicated and trial begins. Repeated money requests explicit, not conviction.
Reported caseMeta issues Romance scam warning for WhatsApp and Instagram users: How to spot and prevent them
Meta persona/relationship/investmentwarning acrossapps. Requestedmoneyandfakeinvestmentsnotactualindividualpaidloss.
Prevention & supportAI Love You: McAfee Research Reveals 1 in 3 Believe AI Chatbots Could Steal Their Heart
Metafakebackground/stolenorAIgeneratedphotogeneralmethod. Surveychatbotfeelingsnotactualinjury.
Research & trendsThink you can spot a Romance Scam? Canadians lost more than $58 million last year after being led into ‘web of lies’
Canada58m lastyear aggregate withOPP falseidentities/trust warning. Relative lastyearnotnormalized or repeatedcopies independentcorroboration.
Prevention & support51% of Indians have been catfished by an AI chatbot
McAfee survey of Indian online daters: money/gift targeting and AI personas. Targeting not completed payment; undermined potential-match trust not individual diagnosed harm. Same-agent contextual correction: General explanatory/research method claim is commentary, not an actual individual occurrence or an expressly delivered warning.
Research & trendsThink you can spot a Romance Scam? Canadians lost more than $58 million last year after being led into ‘web of lies’
Canada58m lastyear aggregate withOPP falseidentities/trust warning. Relative lastyearnotnormalized or repeatedcopies independentcorroboration.
Prevention & support家庭主婦被騙到暈船 「親愛的」差點騙走50萬 - 社會 - 自由時報電子報
Tainan53Cai500000 planned BitcoinATM investment interrupted; cash brought not paid. General laundering claim not her proven role; patrol rationale source-attributed. Same-agent contextual correction: Police discovery/intervention is practical assistance, not an explicitly delivered preventive warning.
Reported caseRomance scammer's devious script revealed after international police raid
Australian warning and revealedFilipino scammer script after international raid. Raid subtype/search distinct from arrest/conviction; nationality notactual Philippine operation on its own.
Reported caseRomance scammer's devious script revealed after international police raid
Australian warning and revealedFilipino scammer script after international raid. Raid subtype/search distinct from arrest/conviction; nationality notactual Philippine operation on its own.
Reported caseRomance scammer's devious script revealed after international police raid
Australian warning and revealedFilipino scammer script after international raid. Raid subtype/search distinct from arrest/conviction; nationality notactual Philippine operation on its own.
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