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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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Ownheadline alleged6.8millionromancefraud court/arraignment; sparseowntextdoesnotprovide everycharge/victimpayment/identity. Courtappearance notconviction orservedterm.
Reported caseEFCC arraigns CatherineIjeomaUgwu beforeBornoHighCourt/Maiduguri alleged6.8millionRomancefraud. Four-countcharge whereownsourceexplicit, notfourvictims/conviction orprisonsentence. OwnMarch17,2025 onlysufficientversionretainsliteral. Exactowncalendararraignmentliteralretained; noearlierlastMondayyearinference.
Reported caseItalianfakeBradPitt/loveswindlefeature describes lifesavings andhusbandseparation/multi-yearfictitiousgirlfriend/shame. Differenttargets/collectiveclaims notonecombinedcase/allpeopledivorced; avoidclinicaldiagnosis.
CommentaryEFCC arraigns CatherineIjeomaUgwu beforeBornoHighCourt/Maiduguri alleged6.8millionRomancefraud. Four-countcharge whereownsourceexplicit, notfourvictims/conviction orprisonsentence. OwnMarch17,2025 onlysufficientversionretainsliteral.
Reported caseBumbleintroducessafetyscamming/predatorfeature. Productannouncement andclaimedbenefit notempiricallypreventedcases, allpredatorsromancefinancialfraud orcriminalAI.
Prevention & supportEFCC arraigns CatherineIjeomaUgwu beforeBornoHighCourt/Maiduguri alleged6.8millionRomancefraud. Four-countcharge whereownsourceexplicit, notfourvictims/conviction orprisonsentence. OwnMarch17,2025 onlysufficientversionretainsliteral.
Reported caseDatingfraudvictimjailed500kplusotherfraud, ridiculing stupidity quoteheadline. Ownpaywallboilerplateunknownname/actualemployerfundstype/courtduration; cannotborrowfromanotherfemaleembezzlementcase.
Reported caseOwnheadline alleged6.8millionromancefraud court/arraignment; sparseowntextdoesnotprovide everycharge/victimpayment/identity. Courtappearance notconviction orservedterm. Ownshortdescriptionexplicitlycharged, assesschargeaswellascourtappearance.6,815,300chargedamountnotpaymentcount.
Reported caseGujaratiBhaskarexplainerdatingapppartnerfraudthreecommontricks/solutions. Educationalfinancialbait source not3uniquecases/allfiveappsunsafe oractualcourtfindings.
Prevention & supportFrenchmariage-gris immigration-linked sentimentalfraud claim. Nonfinancialinstrumentalmarriagecategoryincludedascontext, notallimmigrantmarriagesfraud/criminalconviction orindividualpaidloss. This reportedimmigration-benefit deception is broaderthanfinancialRomancecase evidence; keep contextualcommentary andunknownmoneyharm, notaddtofinanciallossseries.
CommentaryUgwu alleged6,815,300 fourcounts/obtainingfalsepretences/criminalmisappropriation/impersonation, remanded afterarraignment. Allegedscope notactualnetloss ofeverytarget;remandnotcriminalsentencing.
Reported caseBenTasker actuallyreceivedRomanceemails anddescribes baiting/scammertechnicalinvestigation. Notactualverifiedvictimnetlossor endorsementtoengagecriminals; request/bodyelsewhere notreadhere.
Related mentionNortheim woman1800 love-scamming loss, TikTok claimedUSArmy soldier over1.5years contact. Relative year unknown, military persona not operator nationality; clipped gift-card source no recovered amount.
Reported caseHioki Seven store manager/staff thanked for preventing SNS romance money deception through athlete-goods requests. Staff age43 not victim age; photo/path copies not independent cases, amount/date year unknown.
Reported caseLiechtenstein several love-fraud victims/aggregate hundreds of thousandsCHF. Broader source report not per-person amount, independent victim count or all targets same case; shame/reporting barriers only own expanded evidence.
Research & trendsHioki Seven store manager/staff thanked for preventing SNS romance money deception through athlete-goods requests. Staff age43 not victim age; photo/path copies not independent cases, amount/date year unknown.
Reported caseLiechtenstein multiple love-fraud targets aggregate hundreds of thousandsCHF. Multiple source allegations not one case/per-person amount or independent confirmations, no verified returned funds.
Reported caseTaichung78 Liu asked for online30-female lover father medical-loan transfer, police prevented it. Requested transfer not actual debt or paid loss; long contact not proof same operator repeated offenses. Own intercepted transfer/card request reports an asset-interception response; other recovery remains unknown but cannot also withhold the entire reported asset code.
Reported caseHioki Seven store manager/staff thanked for preventing SNS romance money deception through athlete-goods requests. Staff age43 not victim age; photo/path copies not independent cases, amount/date year unknown.
Reported caseHioki Seven store manager/staff thanked for preventing SNS romance money deception through athlete-goods requests. Staff age43 not victim age; photo/path copies not independent cases, amount/date year unknown.
Reported caseMilesburg CentreCounty70 woman reports years-long companion romance loss roughly11000 to police investigating. Age not deliberate elder targeting by itself, no exact payment chronology/operator country inferred.
Reported caseHioki Seven store manager/staff thanked for preventing SNS romance money deception through athlete-goods requests. Staff age43 not victim age; photo/path copies not independent cases, amount/date year unknown.
Reported casePortland woman40000 dating/Tinder loss; named KatiePowell only own versions. Hospital doctored PhilHughes photo is impersonation not verified AI, source life-upside-down phrase not independently clinical harm. Own title/short context lacks Portland. No city borrowed from KatiePowell variants.
Reported caseLiechtenstein multiple love-fraud targets aggregate hundreds of thousandsCHF. Multiple source allegations not one case/per-person amount or independent confirmations, no verified returned funds.
Reported caseShenzhen more than30 men induced to purchase homes by false girlfriends. Financially exploitative housing lure; home purchase not confiscation/homelessness, no exact net loss or interest returns inferred. Bind Rf:t to actual own evidence field, not neighbouring context or generic title/description. Own Chinese title has no Shenzhen; remove borrowed city. Induced purchase is unspecified financial harm, not confiscated property.
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