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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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NamedAdenugaElijahOluwadamilare LagosIkoyiFederalHighCourt convicted/sentencedMay30,2025datingfraud. Bodytruncates afterone, so noindividualtermfilled here, maximumsentence/forfeiture not borrowedfromotherarticle.
Reported caseOkinawa male400000JPY-equivalent crypto stolen after affection/SNS Romance. Actual crypto loss explicit, not inferred crypto-investment offer.
Reported caseSkyOriginal LoveScam documentary appears in weekly streaming lineup alongside fictional golf comedy. Factual media work, not a new victim/court outcome; unrelated golf story supplies no Romance evidence. Original producer bridge from prior reviewed source retained separately.
Related mentionSuzuka50smale10millionJPY loss, approximately2.076millionNTD conversion. Alleged Taiwan-resident female Romance investment contact is a persona, not actual operator country. Target self-blame quote is attributed/quoted, not researcher endorsement.
Reported caseAomori banks/shops prevent mixedfraud and police staff commendations, Romance among examples. Actual intercept/warning effort, not all prevention instances Romance or funds returned after loss.
Prevention & supportSkyOriginal LoveScam documentary appears in weekly streaming lineup alongside fictional golf comedy. Factual media work, not a new victim/court outcome; unrelated golf story supplies no Romance evidence. Original producer bridge from prior reviewed source retained separately.
Related mentionSanGemini two65women fall in love on social media and lose thousands; six alleged fraudsters denounced. Police referral not proved arrest/guilt/conviction. Six versus five money-laundering participants may different subsets; do not harmonize.
Reported caseSkyOriginal LoveScam documentary appears in weekly streaming lineup alongside fictional golf comedy. Factual media work, not a new victim/court outcome; unrelated golf story supplies no Romance evidence. Original producer bridge from prior reviewed source retained separately.
Related mentionBank commended for preventing Romance fraud. Intercept/prevention is not recovery of paid money, criminal conviction or evidence all regional scams were prevented. No victim count/amount from another bank or source. Interception is an assets code: remove contradictory whole-assets withheld state; no paid-money recovery inferred.
Prevention & supportCatfish Joseph&SabrinaS8E5 factual programme: money sent and sisters question lies. Qualified media portrayal, not independently proved financial harm/precise loss or new crime from airing date; distinct Cody/Will episodes.
Related mentionSanGemini two65women fall in love on social media and lose thousands; six alleged fraudsters denounced. Police referral not proved arrest/guilt/conviction. Six versus five money-laundering participants may different subsets; do not harmonize.
Reported caseMainichi false WHO employee Brian online marriage lure demanded1.5millionJPY. Request not paid loss; WHO persona not actual staff/operating country/medical harm. Financial request/bill source states requested money, not property taken or an attempted payment automatically. Explicit requested-stage override corrects legacy Fpr alias default.
Reported caseSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
Reported caseSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
Reported caseSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
Reported caseKent chief forthcoming BBC Romance-scam questions/interview. Programme notice not new criminal case, enforcement failure, actual clinical harm or quantified trend.
Related mentionSapporo60male406millionJPY cash to designated account after crypto-investment offer. Police investigate; actual cash transfer is not proven crypto payment. Relative chronology remains partial, ten bank transfers not repeated request evidence.
Reported casePrimeCanada lineup contains factual TorontoRomance documentary. Factual media work not new independent incident, proved victim loss, known episode identity or current statistics. Unrelated fictional programmes not eligible cases.
Related mentionGeneral explanation of smart women/celebrity Romance fraud. False celebrity persona discussed; broad consequences not an individual clinical/financial outcome or empirical risk estimate. No target-blaming claim automatically endorsed.
Related mentionSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
Reported caseBare400millionJPY Romance headline with generic publisher description. Own loss only; no Sapporo age/crypto payment, investigation or case identity inferred just from amount.
Reported caseSanGemini five money-laundering referrals linked to social-media Romance fraud;170 own25000EUR loss,171 no own amount. Referral allegation not arrest/conviction, no automatic correction to six in other reports.
Reported caseSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
Reported caseDadaJoeRemix EOCO/FBI arrest in Accra alleged Romance; faces extradition. Arrest reported, extradition only planned, nationality not operator country or conviction. Same-name/agency bridge considered contextually against prior DadaJoe family.
Reported caseSapporo60male SNS false-woman Romance and crypto-investment offer. Actual reported cashloss and investigation only where own snippet states it. Offer of crypto trading is not cryptocurrency payment: designated bank transfers remain cash; 10transfers not10victims or proof repeated requests. Own thresholds/406million/relative lastNovember–May20 differ; no exact amount, year or procedural fact supplied to a sparser version.
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