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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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Coworkerwarning/silent-treatmentRomance anecdote with10kquestion. Secondaryanecdote entertainmentframing not independently verifiedcase, actual10000paidloss orinstitutionalvictimblame; silence followswarnersadvice, no clinicalharmclaimed.
Related mentionPortoSanGiorgio alleged25Colombianfakevirtualrelationshipintermediary extracting13000EUR from70Italianman, lonelinesssourceclaim. Carabinieristopdeception/seizephone notcashrecovery/arrestorconviction; Colombiannationalitynotoperationcountry.
Reported caseCoworkerwarning/silent-treatmentRomance anecdote with10kquestion. Secondaryanecdote entertainmentframing not independently verifiedcase, actual10000paidloss orinstitutionalvictimblame; silence followswarnersadvice, no clinicalharmclaimed.
Related mentionNamedOscarPetersBritish falsebillionaire/contesteddivorce datingwebsite Oregon1.9millionRomanceprisonsentence headline. No own37monthtermfilled, transferredfunds not recoveredassets; wealth/divorcepersona notprovedtrueorvictimbereavement.
Reported caseCoworkerwarning/silent-treatmentRomance anecdote with10kquestion. Secondaryanecdote entertainmentframing not independently verifiedcase, actual10000paidloss orinstitutionalvictimblame; silence followswarnersadvice, no clinicalharmclaimed.
Related mentionAndrewNew/Liverpool36 falsemotherdeath funeralcash fromonlinegirlfriend/anotherpartner over15000GBP. Financialdeception withinintimatecontacts, repeateddifferentpartnernotrepeat targetingofsamevictim; sparseversions noownname/age/amountfilledfromfuller source. Noclinicalharm/fakeactualmotherdeath orcriminalconvictioninvented. Ownsource financialamount inheadline, fakefuneral trustpretextinbody. No explicitonlinecontact inthisvariant; falseemergency notprooffabricatedrelationship/impersonatedidentity.
Reported caseNakatsu40swoman suspectedSNSRomance14400000JPY headline, genericpublisherdescription suppliesnolocalincidentfacts. Displaygroup split fromOita60male17500000ordinaryinvest source, not samevictim. Allegedloss notcourtguilt/exactincidentdate.
Reported caseCoworkerwarning/silent-treatmentRomance anecdote with10kquestion. Secondaryanecdote entertainmentframing not independently verifiedcase, actual10000paidloss orinstitutionalvictimblame; silence followswarnersadvice, no clinicalharmclaimed.
Related mentionCoworkerwarning/silent-treatmentRomance anecdote with10kquestion. Secondaryanecdote entertainmentframing not independently verifiedcase, actual10000paidloss orinstitutionalvictimblame; silence followswarnersadvice, no clinicalharmclaimed.
Related mentionCoworkerwarning/silent-treatmentRomance anecdote with10kquestion. Secondaryanecdote entertainmentframing not independently verifiedcase, actual10000paidloss orinstitutionalvictimblame; silence followswarnersadvice, no clinicalharmclaimed.
Related mentionCoworkerwarning/silent-treatmentRomance anecdote with10kquestion. Secondaryanecdote entertainmentframing not independently verifiedcase, actual10000paidloss orinstitutionalvictimblame; silence followswarnersadvice, no clinicalharmclaimed.
Related mentionCoworkerwarning/silent-treatmentRomance anecdote with10kquestion. Secondaryanecdote entertainmentframing not independently verifiedcase, actual10000paidloss orinstitutionalvictimblame; silence followswarnersadvice, no clinicalharmclaimed.
Related mentionCoworkerwarning/silent-treatmentRomance anecdote with10kquestion. Secondaryanecdote entertainmentframing not independently verifiedcase, actual10000paidloss orinstitutionalvictimblame; silence followswarnersadvice, no clinicalharmclaimed.
Related mentionCoworkerwarning/silent-treatmentRomance anecdote with10kquestion. Secondaryanecdote entertainmentframing not independently verifiedcase, actual10000paidloss orinstitutionalvictimblame; silence followswarnersadvice, no clinicalharmclaimed.
Related mentionTaiwanpremier weekwarninglabels directive/criminalpenaltyproposal/platformfraud context datingandinvestmenthigh. Meta1000000fine fordisclosureand23pendingadcases notRomancefraudcriminalconvictions/losses. Warningplannednotallimplemented/statutepassed. Actualreported institutional warning-label directive forfutureimplementation, not generaladvice/completedplatformwarning. Scope/stage/statement explicitlymatch plannedaction.
Research & trendsATVReingelegt factualprogramme describesLoveScammermethods datingplatforms andseparateAustrianWhatsAppvictimvoices. MixedtopicnotallWhatsAppfraudRomance/newclinicalharm/sourceprogrammeincidentJune5.
Related mentionFrance82falseFredericLopez/relocationCoteDIvoireRomance account, broadolderfemale majoritystatement unsourceddenominator. No own100000sum/capacitydiagnosis orverifiedallbelongingslostfromquitte-toutheadline.
Reported caseJapaneseRomance headline baby-term lure/780000yen-equivalent loss; genericKBCFukuokaSagabroadcasterdescription not victimlocation. No imposedprocedure/investmentoffer fromequivalent-valuewordalone.
Reported caseTaiwan premier callsplatformselfregulation/antifrauddangerwarnings as overallfraudcasesdeclinebutlossesrise/investmentanddatingfraudstayhigh. Mixedagencytrend/advocacy source, no independentstatistics/populationcount or effectsize; proposalnot implementedlaw.
Research & trendsUnnamed50000EURRomance targetcrimegangusingUSactorimage. Actorpersona notactualoffendercountry; liferuinedrhetoricalselfreportnotclinicaldiagnosis, noexactperson matchother50000case solelyamount.
Reported caseOscarPeters65British reported1.9million transfer fromPortlanddatingcontact. Facesprison headline notimposedsentence/servedterm, Britishnationalitynotverifiedoperationcountry andPortlandregionnotunambiguouslycountryfromshortsource.
Reported caseOgi60male2870000JPY5transfers afterfalsedating-appwoman sharedfuturecryptooffer; headlinealso50woman480000 differenttargetwhosecontextnotgiven. Mixedtwo-targetsource notonecombinedloss/independentvictimproof, partialdatesyearunknown. Crypto-trading/returnoffer not cryptocurrency payment: source reports transfers todesignatedaccounts. Preserve actualmoneyloss, romance/investment mechanism andseparate partialdates without inventedpaymentcurrency.
Reported caseBoisGuillaumeRouen82 falseFredericLopez lover relocatedCoteDIvoire, familydespairframing. No own100000sum/medicalcapacity/houseforeclosure fromquitte-tout, reportedfamilydistressseparatenotforcedtravelaffidavit.
Reported caseMecklenburgVorpommern57womanfalseprofessionalsoldier InternetRomance around50000EURpaid. Fictionalsoldiercountryunknown/nomedicalharm orverifiedmoneyreturn, exacttargetseparateotherdoctor/soldiercases.
Reported caseAshikaga41male7950000JPY-equivalentcryptoRomance reporttopolice/investigation. No returnpromise/investmentoffer fromcrypto alone or paidrestitution; partialday4notfullincidentyear.
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