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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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TaitungGuanshan police chief ZhongGuozhen radio message warns onlineRomance, affectionnotinstant. Source institutionalprevention messaging, not arrest/savedmoney/efficacy or unique victims.
Prevention & supportNagasaki60female6000000JPY allegedRomance, threeVietnamnationaloffenders arrested/rearrested includingVuVanBach34Aichi. Nationalitynotoperationcountry, samepersonsrearrestnot sixindependentoffenders, suspectedTokuryumembership notestablishedring.
Reported caseOita50maleSNSRomance39500000JPY-equivalentcrypto/investmentoffer explicitheadline; genericpublisherdesc supplies no localdetail. DistinctOita60ordinaryinvestment17.5m/Nakatsu40female14.4m, no case bypublisheronly.
Reported caseShanxiJinzhongPingyao report of600000RMB recovered after Jia-son online falseZhangJiayi dating. Militaryservice is claimedsoncircumstance, not offendercountry. Criminaldetention reported not conviction; fundsrecovered not necessarily already delivered tovictim. ExplicitOctober2024start retained, not observationdate. Source self-givenname doesnot prove stolen/falseidentity. TrustwithinreportedRomance context retained without automaticimpersonation.
Reported caseMonaFaizMontrage ordered1387458USD restitution toRomancevictims. Compensationorder notamountpaid/fundsrecovered, historicalsentence/release broader than this source ownorder;1.3mheadline rounded.
Reported caseCork 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.
Reported caseCork 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. Current source-specific layer: All24 states/roles/dates assessed. AlidaKuiken50 own reported reckless guiltyplea16997 invoice proceeds differs claimed50k personal payments, latter disputed/documentary qualification. Existing account/laundering/romantic-trust and suspended sentence retained; one-year fully suspended not acquitted or time served.7000 gathered/proposed repayment not paid. Shame/self-description and judicial naivety are attributed framing, no clinical diagnosis or researcher endorsement. Claim manipulated participant not independent innocence; no company employer-theft inference from third-party invoice fraud. Sep27–28,2022 routed funds explicit interval, not sentence/publication dates. Failed CrimeWorld excerpt cannot prove actor-photo bridge/name inotherarticle; no JustinMelnick/StolenUSmarine facts borrowed. Original judgment uninspected, other serious harms/digital routes/actual recovery not invented.
Reported caseJapaneseprior-yearSNSinvestment/Romance average350millionJPY/day=126.8billion/year, not200billionallspecial combined/allRomance. Osaka recognitionrankdifferentpopulation; no currentcalendarfromobservation/independentcasecount.
Research & trendsGeneralAI/deepfake discussion explicitlyinRomance and elections, not an actual identifiedvictim/verifiedAI-syntheticcall or measuredfraudrate/causalrisk growth. ElectoralTucuman source not allpoliticsRomance.
Related mentionDoreenDaniel81WestSussex27000GBP shortlyafterhusbandGordondeath. Priorbereavement/familydevastation separatefromclinicalcause andtargetdeath; no fraudcausedhomicide/suicide/completeoperatoridentity.
Reported caseWestMercia over3millionGBP regional Romance loss separate national21976dating reports2022/23–2024/25. Different denominators/place/period; not regionalallUKcases or current worldwide incidence.
Research & trendsTaipei antique-coin investment warning explicitly from romanticheat tofinancialruin/Line group. General narrative not current individual quantifiedloss/clinicaldiagnosis or all cointradesRomance.
Prevention & supportHajia4Reall/MonaFaizMontrage expectedPhiladelphia release afterhistoricUS1year1day sentence. ExpectedMay22,2025explicit98future release, notconfirmedreturnGhana/deliveredprogramme/newconviction orpaidrestitution. Roundedoneyearheadline notactualtermservedverified.
Reported caseTaichung65Cai off-duty police prevent250000NTD whilebuyingcryptocurrency afteronlineRomance. Intercept/attempt not paidloss/returnedfunds; crypto beingpurchased not actual successfultransfer tooffender, no clinicalharm fromage/nervousness.
Reported caseHajia4Reall/MonaFaizMontrage expectedPhiladelphia release afterhistoricUS1year1day sentence. ExpectedMay22,2025explicit98future release, notconfirmedreturnGhana/deliveredprogramme/newconviction orpaidrestitution. Roundedoneyearheadline notactualtermservedverified.
Reported caseTaichung65Cai off-duty police prevent250000NTD whilebuyingcryptocurrency afteronlineRomance. Intercept/attempt not paidloss/returnedfunds; crypto beingpurchased not actual successfultransfer tooffender, no clinicalharm fromage/nervousness.
Reported caseHajia4Reall/MonaFaizMontrage expectedPhiladelphia release afterhistoricUS1year1day sentence. ExpectedMay22,2025explicit98future release, notconfirmedreturnGhana/deliveredprogramme/newconviction orpaidrestitution. Roundedoneyearheadline notactualtermservedverified.
Reported caseCork 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. Launderingtype explicitheadline; bodytransfer evidence binds account/bitcoin, not illegalpurpose solelyfromtransfer.
Reported caseSendaiKaiHayato30andwifeYuka29 arrested allegedSNSRomance390000JPY Kitami30male. Marriedsuspects notromanticpartners ofvictimactuallyverified, arrestnotconviction orotherSapporo32male case.
Reported caseShanghaiJiading Wen hid marriage/datingappYang388000RMB≈1.64mNTDbrideprice/weddingcosts; fakefuturemother-in-law persona aftertakingpayments breakups andcountercomplaint. Nothertrueoffenderconviction/multipleindependentlosses/actualtherapeuticpsychharm.
Reported caseZhaoqingwoman falselyromanticcontact attempts couriership5millionRMB toHongKonghome, bank/police prevent. Requestedpropertypurchase not provedownhome forfeited/crypto or foreignoperatorlocation;153Lin pseudonym notrealidentity. Plannedcashshipment not completedloss or recoveredpayment.
Reported caseGeneralAI/deepfake discussion explicitlyinRomance and elections, not an actual identifiedvictim/verifiedAI-syntheticcall or measuredfraudrate/causalrisk growth. ElectoralTucuman source not allpoliticsRomance.
Related mentionGuelphEramosaOntario reported80k-plusRomance loss, OPPsource;162ownfakeidentity/manipulation explicit. Sparse80nooffendername/clinicalharm/paymentreturned/currencyconversion/case identityfromOntarioalone.
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 & trendsNikko30male465944JPY-equivalentcrypto aftermarriage promise/SNSRomance, police complaint/full150investigation. Actualcrypto payment not automaticinvestment;61doesnotstatecompletedinvestigation, partialdaynotyear.
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