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| 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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Taiwan gold-fraud feature also explicitly references165 false-dating investment cases and personal672966NTD quotation. Mixed background not all family deaths romance-caused or exactquote assigned to intimate case; no independent medical/bank verification.
Research & trendsFourIndonesian formerCambodia scammers roles/fakeapp/21Indonesiantargets described. Roledivision/platform sourceclaim, not currentCambodiaoperations/forcedlabor or allfour arrested.
Reported caseFalseLoveScamming romanticcourtship followedbyonlinejob offer. Relationship baitexplicit; ownbody no actualtransferredmoney/clinicalharmorarrest, differentfraudmechanism from tradinginvestments.
Reported casePoldaMetroJaya advises public about digital love-scam modus. Warning/explanation, not new case or proved effectiveness.
Prevention & supportMaleLoveScamming source Rp423million loss/Malaysiafemaleinfluencer stolenimage, victimYW onlyown40body. Socialmedia/fakeecommerce context, not actualMalaysianoperatororall21casevictimsloss.
Reported caseGroningen34 three-woman datingfraud conviction240communityservice hours. Conditionalclause truncated in ownversion; do not invent100conditional though separatefullerarticle states it. Not240served.
Reported caseLiao36 allegedUSromance ring3male targets5.32millionUSD/about153.51millionNTD, USfrontaccounts2womens stolenpassports, oneCaiYuxin who separatelydiedafteranaesthetic. Arrest onTaiwanreturn/sourceallegedleader andaccountidentityfraud, notRomance-causedmodeldeath, allvictimloss170millionpluswatchvalue orfundsreturned.
Reported caseFour WNIformerCambodia scammers OMR36/R29/APD24/A29 allegedlydeceived21citizensusingfakeapps. Sourceinitials/ageconflict withORM35/APB24variant retained, not allfourcaught, noactualoperatorcountry/trafficking/forcedwork.
Reported caseAmagasaki80Christian male romance-transfer stopped by UFJTsukaguchi staffFujiiMomoko/KomatsuYasuko, policeaward. Explicitfaith exploited and moneyinterception, not ageclinicalcause or fundsreturned afterpaidloss. Awarddate not scamincident date. Religious faith exploitation is explicit targeting/trust manipulation; age alone not clinical cause. Intercept reported before payment, no completed cash loss.
Prevention & supportPoldaMetroJaya arrests three of four LoveScamming/onlinejob actors, onefugitive. Statusnotfourarrests/convictions; taskincome notinvestmenttrading orforcedwork bylabelalone.
Reported casePoldaMetroJaya explains LoveScaming suspects roles inEastJakarta. Genericroledivision context notcompletedarrest/amount/name fromotherarticle.
Reported caseFour WNIformerCambodia scammers OMR36/R29/APD24/A29 allegedlydeceived21citizensusingfakeapps. Sourceinitials/ageconflict withORM35/APB24variant retained, not allfourcaught, noactualoperatorcountry/trafficking/forcedwork. Own title and description do not mention fake apps, unlike related fuller sources; remove borrowed platform detail.
Reported casePolda Metro Jaya cyber police reveal digital romance-fraud modus. General explanation/topic, no actual identifiable case, arrest/amount/efficacy from generic revelation.
Prevention & supportLiao alleged Taiwan-US romance network170millionNTD, airport interception/50million pink RMwatch seizure and accused denial. Total loss versus watchpurchase value are distinct, not summed; year-start not exact event year. No guilty verdict or completed restitution from headline.
Reported casePoldaMetroJaya arrests3LoveScamming actors ORM35/R29/APB24, Cambodiaformerjob background. Owninitial/ageconflicts withOMR36/APD24 preserved; no completedextradition/clinicalcoercion/guiltyfinding. Own title expressly states fake investment; mechanism evidence binds title and does not infer actual loss.
Reported caseKeelungYeh57 alleged sweet-talk online male promises guaranteed crypto returns; planned480000NTD purchase nearly lost, bank spotted anomaly. Attempted financial extraction, not completed loss or actual crypto-transfer record; truncated bank paragraph does not independently prove final money interception. Guaranteed no-loss profit promise is explicit; planned crypto purchase remains attempted, not paid.
Reported casePolice warn public about fakeaffection digital LoveScamming. Generalprevention, no implementedlaw/confirmedrisktrend or efficacy.
Prevention & supportGroningen34 three-woman dating fraud conviction/240community hours100conditional explicitly reported. Not240hours served; incomplete final obligation sentence not invented compensation. Exact2025-07-04timestamp is publisher/syndicator metadata, not incident date.
Reported caseGroningen34 man convicted of cheating three dating-site contacts and receives community-service sentence. Own short snippet lacks precise hours/amount; do not fill fuller related RTV details. One proceeding, not three confirmed independent incidents.
Reported caseIndonesian advice to avoid digital romance fraud. General guidance, no measured effectiveness or prevalence from increasing-language.
Prevention & supportOkezoneLoveScamming/fakeinvestment sourceheadline saysusingMalaysiainfluencerphoto, policewarnotherpossibletargets. Impersonation claim/possiblevictimnumbers notverifiedcounts/actualMalaysianoperator.
Reported caseKofiBoateng/KofiBoat granted ten days to prepare extradition in100million allegedlaundering/romance case. Different IsaacOduro/KofiBoat versusDadaJoe sourceidentity; custody/legalprocedure reported, extradition planned not completed and no imposed sentence.
Reported casePoldaMetroJaya threeLoveScam suspects/21targets, good-looking date faces/deposit-money lure. Policearrests reported; no precise actualnetloss or fakecelebritypersona confirmed solelyfromattractiveface.
Reported casePoldaMetroJaya LoveScamming/onlineinvestments source reports hundreds-of-million IDR losses;19title423million exactsource,1hundreds-of-million threshold only. Emotionalmanipulation/romanticbait, no aggregate21times423million or actualguiltyfinding.
Reported caseSantacruz26 complainant alleges woman/date-app and Borivali hotel/restaurant staff collusion. Explicit dating scam, not app-only investment venue; own snippet truncates actual billed/paid amount and name. No actual21/22 arrests or guilty finding borrowed from later fuller case. Complainant allegation of staff collusion is not itself an explicit police investigation procedure.
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