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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.
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Filtered counts and monthly denominators| Observation month | Matching URLs | All included URLs | Share |
| Jan 2024 | 443 | 443 | 100.0% |
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| Feb 2024 | 685 | 685 | 100.0% |
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| Mar 2024 | 391 | 391 | 100.0% |
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| Apr 2024 | 487 | 487 | 100.0% |
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| May 2024 | 519 | 519 | 100.0% |
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| Jun 2024 | 303 | 303 | 100.0% |
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| Jul 2024 | 545 | 545 | 100.0% |
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| Aug 2024 | 352 | 352 | 100.0% |
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| Sep 2024 | 387 | 387 | 100.0% |
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| Oct 2024 | 493 | 493 | 100.0% |
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| Nov 2024 | 496 | 496 | 100.0% |
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| Dec 2024 | 565 | 565 | 100.0% |
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5,596 matching media records
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
www.wsiltv.comEnglishObserved 2024-11-07–2024-11-11
Own Nigeria-origin28-year-old Southern Illinois sentence according to officials. No name/term or actual served time, not Patrick/Tennessee by age; nationality not operation location.
Reported case
insidebitcoins.comEnglishObserved 2024-11-11
Own Shizuku Ida27 alleged near100 men/100millionyen financial romance swindle and gambling spending. Group total is not individual373man, gamblers not diagnosed dependent or an organized network. Host does not establish crypto use; no detailed false identity method.
Reported case
www.koaci.comFrenchObserved 2024-06-29–2024-11-11
Own Mona Faiz Montrage/Hajia4Reall one-year US sentence. Nationality not operation country, sentence not actual time served; no payment loss/role/incident date from URL.
Reported case
ibarakinews.jpJapaneseObserved 2024-11-11
Own Kasama male780man romance-loss heading only. Amount not actual cash route; missing platform, persona, investment, event date or clinical harm not borrowed.
Reported case
www.nnn.co.jpJapaneseObserved 2024-11-11
Own Tottori40s male389000yen loss/investment/Facebook woman claiming local origin. Claimed origin/name does not prove impersonation or actual operator country; no cash subtype merely yen figure,11th no year.
Reported case
perezhilton.comEnglishObserved 2024-09-25–2024-11-11
Own alleged fake Brad personas romantic deception of two fans over360000 and arrests. Title360,00 formatting retained versus description; celebrity is exploited persona not actual offender. Multiple impostors not independently proved network, no Stella/Anne bridge or event year from Monday.
Reported case
www.newsbomb.grGreekObserved 2024-11-11
Own Greek Facebook-to-specific-app communication warning. Migration not actual money payment or proven cryptocurrency route, headline increase not own measured statistic/denominator or warning efficacy.
Prevention & support
www.tgcom24.mediaset.itItalianObserved 2024-11-11
Own Stella TV disclosure of15000euro paid to false Brad Pitt after Facebook contact. Recording not watched, celebrity is exploited persona not real offender; not every Brad source one family or cash route.
Reported case
www.irishcentral.comEnglishObserved 2024-11-11
Own Dublin women report dating-app financial swindle hundreds each to garda. Nickname does not identify Netflix offender; allegation not conviction, no false persona subtype or exact victim count inferred. Own actor geographic context remains source-specific: reported cohort residence in US/Canada, Tokyo residence or Dublin presence as applicable. These are not supported operation locations and not formal country-role assertions.
Reported case
www.shimotsuke.co.jpJapaneseObserved 2024-11-11
Own Sakura50s pharmacist male reported12568580yen cash, SNS romance police investigation. Pharmacist/age not prior vulnerability,11th no year, no false persona details.
Reported case
www.thestar.com.myEnglishObserved 2024-11-11
Own China lover/fiancée payment for false marriage-bed ritual followed disappearance. Actual money not proven bed destruction/housing loss; former spouse belongs claimed fiancée, not target bereavement. Spiritual pretext not independent clinical coercion or extortion.
Reported case
www.setn.comChinese (traditional)Observed 2024-11-10
Own property broker price-gap scam compares false-dating fraud only. House/450man recovery are separate non-romance example; no romance housing/financial harm or refund coded.
Related mention
dailypost.ngEnglishObserved 2024-11-10
Own government launched investigation after Franklin Okechukwu Nwadialo arrest; headline3.3million claim not payment route or imposed sentence. Preserve source spelling; government probe distinct FBI arrest.
Reported case
punchng.comEnglishObserved 2024-11-10
Own Anambra governmental investigation into3.3million allegation and FBI arrest title; no concluded misconduct, removal or imposed sentence.
Reported case
www.j-cast.comJapaneseObserved 2024-11-10
Own Hina24 explicit2024Nov7 Instagram post reporting temporary police chief/prevention and bicycle safety. Publicity/warning not a crime, actual measured benefit, deepfake or suspect impersonation.
Prevention & support
www.hindustantimes.comEnglishObserved 2024-11-10
Own China man false fiancée11lakh marriage-bed ritual payment. Dead ex-husband pretext not target bereavement/homicide, no proof actual burning/housing harm or actor clinical condition.
Reported case
saharareporters.comEnglishObserved 2024-11-09
Own Anambra considering replacement after arrest for alleged romance scheme. Replacement not actual removal, housing/employment harm or guilty finding.
Reported case
politicsnigeria.comEnglishObserved 2024-11-09
Own Texas arrest/3.3million alleged scheme in title, clipped Franklin context. No actual paid amount route or counts/persona imported.
Reported case
www.postnewsgroup.comEnglishObserved 2024-11-09
Own DOJ mixed elder scams report225000seniors/27million stopped transfers/millions returned/hotline50000calls. Nursing-home abuse separate, calls not unique people and blocked27million not returned amount; neither all romance nor independent incidence.
Research & trends
www.ndtv.comEnglishObserved 2024-11-09
Own China man false fiancée11lakh marriage-bed ritual payment. Dead ex-husband pretext not target bereavement/homicide, no proof actual burning/housing harm or actor clinical condition.
Reported case
www.premiumtimesng.comEnglishObserved 2024-11-09
Own Nigerian politician US arrest one month after swearing in/title3.3million. Relative interval not calendar event date/removal; no guilt, counts or paid route.
Reported case
www.sakigake.jpJapaneseObserved 2024-11-09
Own Akita50male60mancash SNS foreign-woman investment. Claimed woman not actual foreign operator country; no guaranteedprofit.
Reported case
thenationonlineng.netEnglishObserved 2024-11-09
Own FBI arrest/councilchair3.3million allegation title and repeated source label. Amount not demonstrated actual paid loss or payment method.
Reported case
www.click2houston.comEnglishObserved 2024-11-09
Own Houston airport alleged conman/multiple women millions/title>3million. No Franklin identity from other sources, military persona, counts or dates.
Reported case
punchng.comEnglishObserved 2024-11-09
Own Franklin Nwadialo Texas arrest allegedly running3.3million scam; no conviction, military persona or exact event day.
Reported case