Romance scam thwarted | Woman using gaming app identifies a potential scammer
Widow Carol identified a potential romance scam on Words With Friends and avoided it; suspicion is not proven offender identity and no actual loss stated.
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Love Scam: Betrüger fordern Gutschein-Karten, um an das Geld der Opfer zu kommen
A woman bought at least 1,000 euros in gift cards intending to pass the credit to a supposed lover; a service-station operator prevented further harm. Actual delivery of the credit is not explicit.
Reported case網戀「仙女」暈船了！甜喊共築未來誘投資黃金 台中阿北險噴11萬 - 社會 - 自由時報電子報
An online romantic persona encouraged a shared future and a gold investment; police intercepted an intended payment. No completed loss is established.
Reported case台中阿北網戀暈船⋯以為遇第二春！急匯11萬給「仙女」 美夢遭警戳破 | 社會 | 三立新聞網 SETN.COM
Taichung police and bank staff intercepted an intended 110,000 payment to an online romantic persona promoting joint investment. No completed loss is established.
Reported case六旬阿姨以为爱情来了被骗112万 反诈民警紧急劝阻_新闻频道_中华网
The headline alleges a 1.12 million loss, while the description concerns an intended cash handover and urgent police intervention. Code an attempted payment, not an established loss.
Reported caseMan reunited with large sum of money after falling for romance scam
A man who believed he had a real online romance reportedly recovered a large sum previously paid. Return is explicit but amount unspecified.
Reported case假交友真投資詐騙！善化警誘捕車手、收水手 查扣現金130萬元 | ETtoday地方新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲
Shanhua police report two courier roles arrested and TWD1.3m seized in false dating/investment fraud. Seized money is not a measure of victim loss.
Reported case女子伪装男性网恋诈骗20多万 假军官编织投资陷阱_新闻频道_中华网
Nanchong authorities report a fake military-officer romance and investment solicitation. The title alleges earlier losses exceeding CNY200,000; the description reports CNY300,000 prevented, which must not be summed as paid losses.
Reported case阿蓮嬤戀上澳洲帥哥差點噴3萬 湖內警一句話揭穿真相！ | 蕃新聞
Alian police report preventing an older woman from sending TWD30,000 to a purported Australian romantic partner; attempted rather than paid loss.
Reported caseRomance Scam: Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of N17.1m To Federal Govt
Court reportedly ordered final forfeiture of N17.1m linked to alleged romance fraud. Forfeiture does not establish a conviction or payment to a victim.
Reported caseDroitwich romance fraud victim reunited with cash
Droitwich romance-fraud victim reportedly reunited with money; amount and mechanism are not supplied.
Reported case戴5000萬RM粉紅鑽表入境被抓 愛情詐騙女嫌詐欺重判12年6月 | 聯合新聞網
Taiwan-US romance-fraud case reports TWD170m losses and a 12-year-six-month first-instance sentence. Defendant admitted laundering and passport misuse but denied other accusations; judgment can be appealed.
Reported caseRomance scam: Court orders final forfeiture of N17.1m to FG
Court reportedly ordered final forfeiture of N17.1m linked to alleged romance fraud. Forfeiture does not establish a conviction or payment to a victim.
Reported caseNigerian scammer linked to death of U.S lady loses N17m to FG
Title associates a US woman’s death with an alleged romance scam and N17m forfeiture. The mechanism of death and causality are unspecified; neither homicide nor suicide is coded.
Reported case網友見面要保證金？桃園女準備匯6000 超商店員機警報案阻詐 - 社會 - 自由時報電子報
Taoyuan woman was asked for a TWD6,000 dating-meeting deposit and threatened when questioning it. Store staff alerted police, who prevented payment.
Reported case屏東大叔網戀「新加坡女」 險匯款解鎖外幣帳戶...警銀聯手阻詐 | ETtoday社會新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲
Donggang man was asked to pay to unlock a purported Singapore-dollar gift from a fake romantic partner. Postal staff and police prevented the transfer.
Reported caseCourt orders forfeiture of N17.1m linked to alleged romance fraud — EFCC
Court reportedly ordered final forfeiture of N17.1m linked to alleged romance fraud. Forfeiture does not establish a conviction or payment to a victim.
Reported case新北渣男假結婚真詐財 住處搜出婚戒、賓士車和感情詐騙教戰手冊 | 聯合新聞網
Changhua prosecutors searched Luo’s NewTaipei home over sham marriage deception; cash, rings and cars seized are distinct from victim-loss totals.
Reported case500萬把妹神器曝！33歲陽光男假結婚騙多女 搜出求婚戒指遭羈押 | ETtoday社會新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲
Changhua prosecutors allege Luo,33, used false marriage promises on dating platforms; seized rings, TWD1.16m and a car are not a total victim-loss estimate.
Reported case央视曝光升级版杀猪盘！骗子开始直接要现金了：用奶粉罐转账
Baicheng resident Wang was induced through online romance to mail cash inside a milk-powder tin; police reportedly intercepted all of it. Attempted loss, not completed loss.
Reported caseLiebesbetrug: Zürcherin verliert 200'000 Franken – und bekommt sie zurück
Zurich woman reportedly recovered CHF200,000 after romance fraud; amount is source-specific, not an independent estimate.
Reported caseWinterthur ZH: Polizei beschlagnahmt Krypto-Vermögen aus Romance-Scam-Betrug
Zurich police report seizure of cryptocurrency assets in a romance-fraud investigation; seizure is distinct from return to a victim. Crypto assets are stated; a specific transfer mechanism is not coded.
Reported caseNach Romance-Scam: Zürcher Behörden stellen über 800’000 Franken in Kryptowährungen sicher
Winterthur woman reportedly had almost CHF200,000 returned; over CHF800,000 crypto seized overall is a separate quantity. Seychelles is a traced asset destination, not inferred offender residence. Crypto assets are stated; a specific transfer mechanism is not coded.
Reported caseThai Police Bust Second Nigerian-Linked Romance Scam Operation In Nonthaburi
Thai police reportedly arrested a suspect in Nonthaburi and recovered 42 phones and seven ATM cards. No separate conviction or proven laundering inferred.
Reported case女子遭遇"杀猪盘" 民警劝阻 耐心劝说终醒悟_新闻频道_中华网
Zhenjiang woman Sun was deceived emotionally and nearly lost CNY80,000; police intervention describes an attempted, not realized, loss.
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