VOA60 Afrique : RDC, Soudan, C么te d'Ivoire, Nigeria
VOA60Africa roundup Nigeria36 accused romancefraud. Congo/Sudan military matters not romance consequences; audio not heard.
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| Feb 2026 | 1,106 | 1,106 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 360 | 360 | 100.0% |
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Japón: Estafas románticas y financieras por redes se duplicaron en 2024 a cifra récord
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 & trendsTruffe amorose online un italiano su due cade nella trappola | cos' è il raggiro come evitarlo e quali sono le conseguenze
Survey/attitude or sparse trend context. One-in-two headline, targeted daters, casual dating preferences and closet-cleaning preference do not establish completed financial loss/clinical injury or representative prevalence.
Research & trendsWHAT THE TECH? Tips to avoid romance scams as Valentine's Day 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特殊・ＳＮＳ詐欺、被害２千億円／２４年は過去最悪、警察庁まとめ | 四国新聞社
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特殊・ＳＮＳ詐欺、被害２千億円 ２４年は過去最悪、警察庁まとめ | 日本海新聞 NetNihonkai
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特殊・ＳＮＳ詐欺、被害２千億円／２４年は過去最悪、警察庁まとめ | 四国新聞社
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 & trendsPolice seek help locating alleged Canada-wide romance scammer
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 caseชาวญี่ปุ่นตกเป็นเหยื่อสแกมเมอร์พุ่งกว่า 2 เท่าในปี 67
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ネットで完結、大金消え回収困難 SNS投資詐欺やロマンス詐欺
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 & trendsPolice seek suspect in alleged Canada-wide romance scam that cost victims $275k
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 caseFBI advises caution in online relationships
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ネットで完結、大金消え回収困難
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 & trendsOrvieto, donna vittima di truffa sentimentale: ha perso 30 mila euro - Umbria Domani
Orvieto false online romantic partner30k/two-year account. Police report/investigation/three formally denounced suspects where own text says so; no arrests/conviction or verified refund. Own short context does not state social platform or detailed false persona; these are withheld rather than borrowed from the Orvieto family.
Reported caseArvest warns consumers about romantic scams - Baxter Bulletin
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 & supportTruffa d’amore e le spillano trentamila euro in due anni | scoperti dalla polizia
Orvieto false online romantic partner30k/two-year account. Police report/investigation/three formally denounced suspects where own text says so; no arrests/conviction or verified refund. Detailed false virtual partner/platform facts from other Orvieto copies are not borrowed; source financial loss is in title.
Reported case'The effects that romance fraud can have on its victims should not be underestimated'
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 & supportAlabama man faces charges after scamming Vt. woman out of over $100,000
Vermontwoman100000+ romance loss/Alabama accused charge. No own plea or clinicalinjury borrowed.
Reported caseOrvieto: Donna vittima di truffa sentimentale, tre denunce
Orvieto formal report and police investigation/three denounced people. No money amount in this specific saved context unless title states it; denunciation not arrest/conviction. Police denunciation does not establish victim help-seeking disclosure; detailed investigation coded only where own text says investigative activity.
Reported caseVittima di una truffa sentimentale consegna 30mila euro - Notizie - Ansa.it
Orvieto false online romantic partner30k/two-year account. Police report/investigation/three formally denounced suspects where own text says so; no arrests/conviction or verified refund. Own ANSA description explicitly contains investigative activity.
Reported caseGeordie star Vicky Pattinson returns with romance fraud BBC series
BBC LoveBombed third-series true-crime work description, not heard. Betrayal/manipulation and show title do not justify each participant financial loss or all episodes same case.
Related mentionFirst Community Bank warns against potential "love scams" this Valentines Day
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 & supportRomance Scams: Liebe als Falle – Ein Blick auf die perfiden Methoden der Heiratsschwindler
Public-relations romance-method explainer, not independent criminal case or efficacy evidence.
CommentaryLove Scamming: Ist das Vertrauen in diese Dating-Apps berechtigt?
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.
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