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toronto.citynews.caEnglishObserved 2025-02-06

Man wanted Canada-wide for $275K military romance scam

Canada wanted military-romance suspect/11-nearly12 people275k aggregate. Wanted/failed court appearance not arrest/conviction. No personal names/actual overseas operation from military persona.

Reported case
www.yahoo.comEnglishObserved 2025-02-06

Fremont Police warn of romance scams as Valentine’s approaches

Own source preventive warning/guide or announced activity. Potential harm not actual new target loss; warnings, dates, tips and planned/held events do not establish participation/effectiveness. Specific financial/intimacy/platform methods only coded where own available text states them.

Prevention & support
www.jiji.comJapaneseObserved 2025-02-06

被害額2000億円、過去最悪 目立つ非対面のネット送金―特殊詐欺とSNS型詐欺・警察庁:時事ドットコム

Source-reported provisional or mixed fraud statistics. Special fraud/investment/romance totals, currencies, changes, complaint counts and periods retain separate denominators; not a unique romance-incident registry. No individual harm, unrelated metal theft or new programme effectiveness inferred.

Research & trends
www.47news.jpJapaneseObserved 2025-02-06

特殊・SNS詐欺、被害2千億円 24年は過去最悪、警察庁まとめ

Source-reported provisional or mixed fraud statistics. Special fraud/investment/romance totals, currencies, changes, complaint counts and periods retain separate denominators; not a unique romance-incident registry. No individual harm, unrelated metal theft or new programme effectiveness inferred.

Research & trends
www.wrdw.comEnglishObserved 2025-02-06

What the Tech: How to protect yourself from romance scams

Own source preventive warning/guide or announced activity. Potential harm not actual new target loss; warnings, dates, tips and planned/held events do not establish participation/effectiveness. Specific financial/intimacy/platform methods only coded where own available text states them.

Prevention & support
www.wbbjtv.comEnglishObserved 2025-02-06

What the Tech: Romance scams - WBBJ TV

Own source preventive warning/guide or announced activity. Potential harm not actual new target loss; warnings, dates, tips and planned/held events do not establish participation/effectiveness. Specific financial/intimacy/platform methods only coded where own available text states them.

Prevention & support
www.the-miyanichi.co.jpJapaneseObserved 2025-02-06

特殊・SNS詐欺、被害2千億円

Source-reported provisional or mixed fraud statistics. Special fraud/investment/romance totals, currencies, changes, complaint counts and periods retain separate denominators; not a unique romance-incident registry. No individual harm, unrelated metal theft or new programme effectiveness inferred.

Research & trends
www.scmp.comEnglishObserved 2025-02-06

Victims in Japan lost US$833 million to romance, investment scams in 2024

Source-reported provisional or mixed fraud statistics. Special fraud/investment/romance totals, currencies, changes, complaint counts and periods retain separate denominators; not a unique romance-incident registry. No individual harm, unrelated metal theft or new programme effectiveness inferred.

Research & trends
www.ktbs.comEnglishObserved 2025-02-06

What the Tech? Romance Scams

Own source preventive warning/guide or announced activity. Potential harm not actual new target loss; warnings, dates, tips and planned/held events do not establish participation/effectiveness. Specific financial/intimacy/platform methods only coded where own available text states them.

Prevention & support
www.minpo.jpJapaneseObserved 2025-02-06

特殊・SNS詐欺、被害2千億円

Source-reported provisional or mixed fraud statistics. Special fraud/investment/romance totals, currencies, changes, complaint counts and periods retain separate denominators; not a unique romance-incident registry. No individual harm, unrelated metal theft or new programme effectiveness inferred.

Research & trends
japantoday.comEnglishObserved 2025-02-06

People in Japan scammed out of record ¥126.8 bil on social media in 2024

Source-reported provisional or mixed fraud statistics. Special fraud/investment/romance totals, currencies, changes, complaint counts and periods retain separate denominators; not a unique romance-incident registry. No individual harm, unrelated metal theft or new programme effectiveness inferred.

Research & trends
webun.jpJapaneseObserved 2025-02-06

ネットで完結、大金消え回収困難|北日本新聞webunプラス

Source commentary on online-only investment/romance interactions and difficulty recovering losses. Unknown true identity and attorney experience are not proof every recovery impossible; mixed cases not all romance. Consultation counts are not victims/refunds.

Research & trends