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Distinct included URLs matching these filters in each observation month. Select a point to explore its records. On small screens, scroll the chart horizontally.
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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Anonymous69aunt/life-savings Romance loss in advice column. Qualified reported anecdote, not independently verified clinical harm or2022approximately70000reports equalcurrent target/prevalence.
Reported caseAll24 states/roles/dates assessed on exact own eNCA summary. Source reports28woman/24suspect, rape/beating/confinement/rescue andcharges. Not all catfish violence assumed financial Romance: explicit same-case SAPS financial purpose is outside context only, neither eNCA own paid loss nor extortion theme borrowed. No amount paid, knowing guilt/conviction, exact date from publication, clinical consequence, employer-fund theft or programme watched. Source Pretoria/Giyani geography source-attributed; no country or nationality inferred from publisher suffix. Preserved original U/current qualified A and raw hashes; source identity08423 is eNCA, never relabeled SAPS.
Reported caseAnonymous69aunt/life-savings Romance loss in advice column. Qualified reported anecdote, not independently verified clinical harm or2022approximately70000reports equalcurrent target/prevalence.
Reported caseLocalUK three-year datingfraud totals:NorthEast4.3m,Essex5.5m,Wiltshire1.8m,WestYorkshire7.5m separategeographies. UKquarterbillion aggregate/10324average notadded regionalvictimcounts/per-capita comparisons; record copies notindependent studies, historicalperiod not allcurrent2025worldprevalence.
Research & trendsShanghaiFengxianLi750000RMB onlinegirlfriend actuallytwopeople male/female, deceptionbeganFebruary2023. Allegedfinancial/emotionalharm/rhetoric not clinicaldiagnosis, policeinvestigationnotconviction, distinctJiadingYang388000case.
Reported caseJapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
Research & trendsJapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
Research & trendsTokyoMetropolitan antiTokuryu specialheadquarters reorganize/upgrade planned, about200nationalinvestigators. Institutionalpolicyplan not implementedforce/newlaw/200arrests or alloffendersRomance.
Prevention & supportDanversTrungNguyen48 sentenced6years forlaundering viaunlicensedBitcoinexchange; cashreceived fromRomance targets and drugdealer. Mixedservice/proceedsvolume over1million notallRomance netloss/targetpaidcrypto, no completed victimrecovery. Current qualification: Original May22,2025 six-year plusthree supervised/1513000.04 forfeitureorder separate from business2017-2020,2023indictment/2024conviction. Cashconversion not everyRomance target paidcrypto; mixeddrugdealer proceeds not personalRomance total or restitutionpaid. Original courtorder not separately inspected; no bodyfacts/date borrowed into own headline.
Reported caseJapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
Research & trendsTaitungGuanshan police chief ZhongGuozhen radio message warns onlineRomance, affectionnotinstant. Source institutionalprevention messaging, not arrest/savedmoney/efficacy or unique victims.
Prevention & supportJapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
Research & trendsJapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
Research & trendsJapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
Research & trendsLocalUK three-year datingfraud totals:NorthEast4.3m,Essex5.5m,Wiltshire1.8m,WestYorkshire7.5m separategeographies. UKquarterbillion aggregate/10324average notadded regionalvictimcounts/per-capita comparisons; record copies notindependent studies, historicalperiod not allcurrent2025worldprevalence.
Research & trendsHulu HeyBeautifulAnatomyOfARomanceScam factualthree-part documentary/victims teamingup and manwhosefaceused. Source thousands claim not independently established victims/study; mediawork/broadcastnot new crimes, persona-imageuse not allsameactoror stolenidentity offence verified. Documentarylabel alone doesnot specify fullyfabricatedrelationship. Retain factualmedia eligibility; no relationshipmechanism filled fromtitlealone.
Related mentionLocalUK three-year datingfraud totals:NorthEast4.3m,Essex5.5m,Wiltshire1.8m,WestYorkshire7.5m separategeographies. UKquarterbillion aggregate/10324average notadded regionalvictimcounts/per-capita comparisons; record copies notindependent studies, historicalperiod not allcurrent2025worldprevalence.
Research & trendsCork AlidaKuiken allegedUSMarine engagement/money-laundering viaaccount, suspendedsentence not servedjail.17kproceeds not her personal Romance loss.105 ownbitcointransfer explicit; sparseversions no term/name borrowed. Source claims deceived participant/mental guilt not clinical harm; select detailed court-reporting for knowing participation versus suspended outcome. Never-metMarine engagement inshortmetadata supports exploitedromantictrust, notindependentlyestablished militaryidentity. Fuller courtaccount is separate strongerlayer.
Reported caseNasushiobara44male reported816409JPYcash plus860000cryptoSNSRomance localcomplaint/investigation. Distinctassets not twofrauds/amountfromotherMie target; no investmentofferorconviction.
Reported case7NewsSpotlight May25 factualprogramme investigates grandmothers converted drugmules through Romance. Programme topic/portrayal not actual everygrandmother offence/guilt/forcedwork or newcrime onbroadcastday; selectoriginalnetwork investigation context. Current source-specific layer: All24 states/roles/dates assessed on exact published programme publicity text, not watched episode/audio/transcript or original judgment. Separate DonnaNelson Japan6-year/2kgmeth versus VeronicaWatson Brazil1.5kgcocaine/Decemberarrest, no combining cases/quantities, universal guilty knowledge or forced work. Existing multiple-case drug-transport portrayal retained as attributed, not independently verified conviction/awareness. Relationship duration not exactcalendar, Kelly persona not operator nationality. Source publicity is marked by assessment note; no housing/clinical/prison-solitary effects copied from separate Network synopsis. Broadcastday not crime/courtdate, December no year, no normalized dates or countries borrowed from descent/home nationality. Current qualification: Separate network shortvisual story text is publicity, not fullvideo/audio watched. DonnaJapan andVeronicaBrazil cases distinct; two-year solitary/appearance not independent clinicalassessment/calendar-derived duration or borrowed into ownTVTonightthemes. No allcouriers knowinglyguilty/forcedwork or measuredawareness.
Related mentionCork AlidaKuiken allegedUSMarine engagement/money-laundering viaaccount, suspendedsentence not servedjail.17kproceeds not her personal Romance loss.105 ownbitcointransfer explicit; sparseversions no term/name borrowed. Source claims deceived participant/mental guilt not clinical harm; select detailed court-reporting for knowing participation versus suspended outcome. Never-metMarine engagement inshortmetadata supports exploitedromantictrust, notindependentlyestablished militaryidentity. Fuller courtaccount is separate strongerlayer.
Reported caseUsedom79female20000EURLoveScam falselyonlinepartner andmultiplemoneytransfers. Repeatedpayments alone notproof repeatedrequest/revictimization, suspicionnotarrest/conviction/returnedfunds.
Reported caseLocalUK three-year datingfraud totals:NorthEast4.3m,Essex5.5m,Wiltshire1.8m,WestYorkshire7.5m separategeographies. UKquarterbillion aggregate/10324average notadded regionalvictimcounts/per-capita comparisons; record copies notindependent studies, historicalperiod not allcurrent2025worldprevalence.
Research & trendsCork AlidaKuiken allegedUSMarine engagement/money-laundering viaaccount, suspendedsentence not servedjail.17kproceeds not her personal Romance loss.105 ownbitcointransfer explicit; sparseversions no term/name borrowed. Source claims deceived participant/mental guilt not clinical harm; select detailed court-reporting for knowing participation versus suspended outcome. Never-metMarine engagement inshortmetadata supports exploitedromantictrust, notindependentlyestablished militaryidentity. Fuller courtaccount is separate strongerlayer.
Reported caseJapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
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