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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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Liechtenstein love-fraud source reports several victims and aggregate hundreds of thousandsCHF, fabricated relationships/trust and personal reluctance to report, especially among older targets. Reluctance is not an institutional refusal/delay/barrier or police misconduct. Amount is aggregate, not per-person independent case count.
Research & trendsCape Coral police seek to recover over250000 from account in romance investigation. Requested recovery not actual seized/returned money, account total not automatically single victim net loss.
Reported caseUK romance victim reports115000 ordeal and fears released jailed conman, flees country. Source-attributed fear/distress not independently clinical diagnosis; release not new sentence/conviction, relocation not homelessness. Bind F:d to actual own evidence field, not neighbouring context or generic title/description. Current source-specific layer: All24 states assessed using only the bounded saved interpretation and original own metadata. Attribution is not independent clinical or causal verification. No additional publisher-derived facts, quantified recovery, event date, new identity linkage or unseen materials. Current qualification: Historical2020 ITV names RichardRobinson/GaryRogers and CarolGoodall, which is not proof pseudonymous2025 Yvonne is Carol. Different women/amounts/procedural scopes preserved; outside2020 source not new corpus URL or current target harm evidence. Original boundedGuardian interpretation unchanged, no uninspected video/programme or court record.
Reported caseTaipei police AI-facechange romance-warning video source also discusses criminal fake-media risk. Educational AI video not actual verified crime-use; do not treat likes as knowledge/awareness outcome or recording as watched. Use exact traditional Chinese source city literal; generic AI-crime warning separate from defensive-video AI.
Prevention & supportExplicit love-scamming/romance-fraud safety guide or police warning. General education and attributed risk claims not verified prevention effectiveness, all targets clinical harm or source population incidence.
Prevention & supportDelmenhorst/Bremen/Niedersachsen Black Axe alleged Love-Scamming, human trafficking and laundering investigation/disruption. Arrest only where own source says captured, no all Nigerians guilty or automatically Munich/Swiss/South Africa same network-case. Own reread source supports L:d with its stated attribution/scope. Own reread source supports O:d with its stated attribution/scope.
Reported caseBlackburn announces Commerce Committee passage of dating-app protection bills. Committee passage distinct from enactment or delivered protection, exact bill identity/details unknown from this short source.
Prevention & supportBenton County accused deadly romance scheme hearing delayed after return toUS; proposed trial not actual convicted outcome. Deadly headline lacks own death/cause detail, homicide assessment withheld until stronger source. Own reread source supports Jt:d with its stated attribution/scope. Will be tried states planned trial, no completed hearing/conviction or verified specific death cause from deadly label. Current source-specific layer: All24 states assessed using the existing own metadata and exact bounded search interpretation. The failed original remains preserved. No additional publisher-derived facts, completed conditional outcome, inferred serious harm, cross-matter code borrowing, precise date or unverified identity association. Current qualification: Separate Nevada official21-count allegations include one kidnapping-resulting-death count, not three adjudicated murders. Agency Mexico custody/extradition planning and2021-2022 scheme interval differ Arkansas conditional hearing/return/currentsource. Life maximum not imposed, original indictment PDF uninspected and own sparse deadly headline not homicide-code proof.
Reported caseKylee Dennis Shellharbour Two Face Investigations nominated for London recognition after cyber-investigation work. Nomination not award already won, source blown-away reaction concerns investigator not victim psychiatric harm.
Related mentionKylee Dennis Shellharbour Two Face Investigations nominated for London recognition after cyber-investigation work. Nomination not award already won, source blown-away reaction concerns investigator not victim psychiatric harm.
Related mentionFake Enrique Iglesias romantic relationship money loss about3000USD; source says Mexican woman, near marriage loss not proven divorce or completed separation. Celebrity impersonation not actual singer offense/location.
Reported caseBarnabas Jime East Bay sentenced for840363 romance scheme role, others impersonated romantic partners. Fraud-scheme total not all net victim loss, no money-laundering/plea inference without own source.
Reported caseEastern Shimane50 male12190000 six bank transfers, LINE claimed Hamasaki romance. Claimed celebrity not proof specific operator location, no year from last June or returned funds. Own reread source supports I:t with its stated attribution/scope. Own headline explicitly investment-help pretext; not proof claimed Hamasaki is celebrity.
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 & trendsLiechtenstein 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. Bare Liebesbetrueger police warning gives no actual money-loss statement. Remove inherited aggregate-loss coding.
Research & trendsJapanese commentary loneliness/romance-fraud annual losses and potential AI scaling. Source opinion not measured population prevalence or confirmed AI in specific offense.
CommentaryFake Enrique Iglesias romance source context, singer warns fans and63-year-old target in own expanded context. No payment/clinical amount borrowed from neighbouring articles or source URL. Own reread source supports R:d with its stated attribution/scope. Own reread source supports Aw:t with its stated attribution/scope. Warning source action attributed to actual singer, not all impersonated artists criminals.
Reported caseKylee Dennis Shellharbour Two Face Investigations nominated for London recognition after cyber-investigation work. Nomination not award already won, source blown-away reaction concerns investigator not victim psychiatric harm.
Related mentionHigashihiroshima Hachihonmatsu post-office staff thanked for romance-fraud intervention. Age30 employee not target/offender, requested transfer and unspecified amount not completed financial loss.
Reported caseShanghaiPutuo female streamer9months romantic fake rich identity800000 fraud police case. Follower count not number of scam victims, paid gifts to streamer not all amount stolen, alleged operation not convicted case.
Reported caseATV Reingelegt episode3 nonfiction report includes marriage swindlers/fake police/false diploma doctors. Mixed programme description not verified all victims amounts/clinical harm, recording not watched, two listings not independent cases.
Related mentionHigashihiroshima Hachihonmatsu post-office staff thanked for romance-fraud intervention. Age30 employee not target/offender, requested transfer and unspecified amount not completed financial loss.
Reported caseTainan student infatuated with claimed Korean-agency handsome man,12000 game credits demanded to meet, police/store intervention. Requested/prepared cards not actual loss; deleted chats not evidence of guilt, claimed nationality not operation country. Own intercepted transfer/card request reports an asset-interception response; other recovery remains unknown but cannot also withhold the entire reported asset code.
Reported caseLauraMcPherson fake cancer to swindle boyfriend25000GBP, judge calls devious liar. Financial health-emergency deception qualifies; quote condemns offender not victim blame, clinical diagnosis/death or imposed prison term unknown.
Reported caseDelmenhorst/Bremen/Niedersachsen Black Axe alleged Love-Scamming, human trafficking and laundering investigation/disruption. Arrest only where own source says captured, no all Nigerians guilty or automatically Munich/Swiss/South Africa same network-case. Own Niedersachsen source no Bremen identity; city bridge must be separately assessed. Own source reports police disruption of allegedmafia, not separate investigative-stage fact. Own reread source supports Ed:d with its stated attribution/scope. Own reread source supports O:d with its stated attribution/scope. Own reread source supports F:t with its stated attribution/scope.
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