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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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Romancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportPhilippineBI warns forged agencyletters requestingmoney inLoveScam. Documentimpersonationgeneralwarning notindividual identitytheft offence/paidloss; threateningfraudletter nocompletedsexualextortion.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportKochiSNSinvestment/Romance >200000000JPY throughtApril mixedtotal allegedlyhalfpriorsameperiod. Cryptomethodsreportedaggregate notallindividualRomancepayments; partialyearnotfilled2025.
Research & trendsCarolinevanEck fakeDiCaprio financialromanticfraud45versus46sourceages, Netherlandsnationalitynotautomaticallyresidence. Differentheadlineallmoney/thousands not exactloss;127constantavailability claimnotautomaticallycoercion/clinicalharm,86threatsexplicitnotsexual. Allsavingsloss explicittitle, notfinancialquantification inownbody.
Reported caseCarolinevanEck fakeDiCaprio financialromanticfraud45versus46sourceages, Netherlandsnationalitynotautomaticallyresidence. Differentheadlineallmoney/thousands not exactloss;127constantavailability claimnotautomaticallycoercion/clinicalharm,86threatsexplicitnotsexual. Allsavingsloss explicittitle, notfinancialquantification inownbody.
Reported caseRetiredTexasman allegedly500000USD/401kcryptoloss fakeinvestmentgrowth, housesalepending/jobseeking. Offeredhouse notcompletedhomelessness/houseforeclosure; retirement-savingslossnotbusiness-theft and jobseekingnotestablishedemploymentloss. Correction: housing is a material-harm subtype under codebook1.1.0, not a separatecode; retain harm.material withheld for offerednotcompletedhouse-sale/job-seeking. Failedbuild wrote no frozenrelease.
Reported caseCarolinevanEck fakeDiCaprio financialromanticfraud45versus46sourceages, Netherlandsnationalitynotautomaticallyresidence. Differentheadlineallmoney/thousands not exactloss;127constantavailability claimnotautomaticallycoercion/clinicalharm,86threatsexplicitnotsexual. Menacée/threatened withoutownfinancialdemand doesnot independentlyestablish extortion; nosexualblackmail filled.
Reported caseKBC own childbearing affection-pretext Romance headline. Generic broadcasterdescription saysnothing about criminalSNS/platform/amount/place; childpromise not actual pregnancy/sexualviolence. Display split from unrelated75male53millioninvestment target.
Reported caseCarolinevanEck fakeDiCaprio financialromanticfraud45versus46sourceages, Netherlandsnationalitynotautomaticallyresidence. Differentheadlineallmoney/thousands not exactloss;127constantavailability claimnotautomaticallycoercion/clinicalharm,86threatsexplicitnotsexual. Menacée/threatened withoutownfinancialdemand doesnot independentlyestablish extortion; nosexualblackmail filled.
Reported caseCarolinevanEck fakeDiCaprio financialromanticfraud45versus46sourceages, Netherlandsnationalitynotautomaticallyresidence. Differentheadlineallmoney/thousands not exactloss;127constantavailability claimnotautomaticallycoercion/clinicalharm,86threatsexplicitnotsexual. Allsavingsloss explicittitle, notfinancialquantification inownbody.
Reported caseAll24 themes/roles/dates assessed. This is mixed investment advice with an explicit romantic emotional-bond financial pathway, not all five scams Romance or a verified named crime. Fake crypto-investment solicitation does not prove completed transfer, repayment, loss, court outcome, clinical disorder or measured prevention. Loneliness described as targeting circumstance rather than post-scam diagnosis. Stacker/CheapInsurance named work remains source-attributed; other41 headline copies not full-body read or automatically accepted. FBI2023 all-fraud and FTC2024 age medians retain mixed denominators, not Romance trends. Observation/publication dates not incident dates; countries unknown. Current qualification: Correct the general-warning scope field to general as required by the existing publication dimension contract. Mixed friendship/intimate-financial purpose remains qualified in source context/scam linkage; this is not an observed individual incident or a new source reading. Existing all24 states, own raw/body references and original capsule remain unchanged/preserved.
Prevention & supportKazuno60smale15000JPYelectronic-moneyrightsRomanceattempt formeeting. Attemptnotpaidfinancialloss/recovery, differKazuno70femaleactor suspicious email.
Prevention & supportGunmaTomiokaShinonomeShimonitaJinguKumiko staffcommendingRomanceintercept.23own60smale100000JPYdating-apptransferattempt,98percentstaffjudgmentnotmeasuredclassifieraccuracy.103onlyshortbanksavedsource notownamountfilled.
Prevention & supportOsakapolice/highschool virtualRomance-scamexperience tool; reporterLINELiverpoolpersona/TVcall rehearsalnotactualtargetloss/UKoffender. Preventiondevelopmentnotfraudincidentorvalidatedefficacy, launchdoesnotmeannewlaw.
Prevention & supportOsakapolice/highschool virtualRomance-scamexperience tool; reporterLINELiverpoolpersona/TVcall rehearsalnotactualtargetloss/UKoffender. Preventiondevelopmentnotfraudincidentorvalidatedefficacy, launchdoesnotmeannewlaw.
Prevention & supportGhanaCID twofemales romanticlureNigeria/kidnap/rescue; ownnamedEvelynSerwaaKonadu/Anastasia(orAnatasia)Baidoo onlywhereexplicit. OperationNigeria/sourceAccrareturn not victimnationality-as-location; sparseversionsno500000ransom/ninearrests/assaultinheritedfromGraphicfullbody. Repatriation/practicalrescue notinterceptedmoney/crypto/guiltyverdict.
Reported caseGhanaCID twofemales romanticlureNigeria/kidnap/rescue; ownnamedEvelynSerwaaKonadu/Anastasia(orAnatasia)Baidoo onlywhereexplicit. OperationNigeria/sourceAccrareturn not victimnationality-as-location; sparseversionsno500000ransom/ninearrests/assaultinheritedfromGraphicfullbody. Repatriation/practicalrescue notinterceptedmoney/crypto/guiltyverdict.
Reported caseFukuyama60sfemale5500000JPYthreepersonas SNSRomance retirementfund-holdingpretext. Threepersonasnotthreeactualoffenders, retiredmoneyoffer notthetargetretirementfundtotal orclinicalharm.
Reported caseFujiShizuoka60smaleSNSRomance11000000JPYcash afterclaimedfemale travel-savinginvestmentoffer. ApriltoMay sourcepartialnotfullcalendar, no cryptocurrencyactualtransfer/opcountry. Ownfemale-impersonating-personheadline explicitclaimedfalsepersona, actualoperatorsex/country notfilled.
Reported caseKazuno70sfemale suspiciousstageactorRomance email noactualloss. Contactattemptnotcompletedpaidamount, unknownmoneydemand/actualforeigncelebrity, nosubtypeaddedforunknownstage.
Prevention & supportGhanaCID twofemales romanticlureNigeria/kidnap/rescue; ownnamedEvelynSerwaaKonadu/Anastasia(orAnatasia)Baidoo onlywhereexplicit. OperationNigeria/sourceAccrareturn not victimnationality-as-location; sparseversionsno500000ransom/ninearrests/assaultinheritedfromGraphicfullbody. Repatriation/practicalrescue notinterceptedmoney/crypto/guiltyverdict.
Reported casePekingUniversitygraduateZhangCheng paidstreamerCheng2600000RMB duringclaimedromance, foundalreadyengaged afterreturn, Chifengpoliceinvestigation. Allegedprofitablegiftsonplatformnotallpaidcrypto/conviction oractualclinicalharm, sourcepromotionalidentitynotoperatorcountry.
Reported caseGermanfraudpartners LoveScamming/Heiratsschwindel warningplusgang-aidingindictmenttitle. Sparsecontextno400000Dresden/foursuspectbridgeborrowed orvictimloss/sentence. Current source-specific layer: All24 states/roles/dates assessed from exact own DPA context. Four men24–27 indictment/account assistance and>100 harmed/three Dresden/>400000EUR are reported source scopes; later source three men/one woman/39charged counts not silently corrected or additive. Formal charges completed, main proceeding not yet approved, no sentence/conviction/acquittal or requested four-year term imposed. June–September2024 arrests explicit range, normalized year only; observation not trial day. Source role division/account assistance not all protagonists principal romance perpetrators. No inferred nationality as operation country, clinical/other harm, crypto-transfer/recovery or independent court-file audit. Later quartet follow-up requires its own contextual rare bridge; unrelated2026 blind target not forced.
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