Two Charged in Ridgefield Dating Scam
Ridgefield police allege two suspects used a false Match profile, obtained at least USD18,000 and later sent threats demanding more. Charges are not convictions.
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| Jan 2025 | 352 | 591 | 59.6% |
| Feb 2025 | 489 | 1,629 | 30.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 209 | 561 | 37.3% |
| Apr 2025 | 162 | 390 | 41.5% |
| May 2025 | 232 | 398 | 58.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 86 | 209 | 41.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 272 | 522 | 52.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 253 | 447 | 56.6% |
| Sep 2025 | 273 | 613 | 44.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 251 | 483 | 52.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 174 | 392 | 44.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 200 | 333 | 60.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 222 | 530 | 41.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 447 | 1,106 | 40.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 175 | 360 | 48.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 239 | 491 | 48.7% |
| May 2026 | 171 | 785 | 21.8% |
| Jun 2026 | 214 | 842 | 25.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 469 | 1,143 | 41.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 319 | 640 | 49.8% |
| Sep 2026 | 373 | 638 | 58.5% |
| Oct 2026 | 17 | 30 | 56.7% |
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Woman fears $800k lost in online romance scam with fake 'American general'
Woman fears nearly USD800,000 lost to fake American general; source presents suspected loss, exact currency denomination not established.
Reported caseTwo Charged in Ridgefield Dating Scam
Ridgefield police allege two suspects used a false Match profile, obtained at least USD18,000 and later sent threats demanding more. Charges are not convictions.
Reported caseKronologi Terbongkarnya Love Scamming di Rutan Kotabumi Lampung
Kotabumi prison network exposed; hundreds of phones seized and Rp1.4bn reported loss.
Reported case30.000 Euro verloren: Frau wird Opfer von Love-Scamming - Frankenthal/Bobenheim-Roxheim
Bobenheim-Roxheim woman reportedly lost EUR30,000 after internet relationship and increasing demands.
Reported caseWarning for Bolton folk looking for love online - it may cost you
Bolton warning cites UK-wide GBP102m romance fraud loss; do not assign entire loss to Bolton.
Prevention & support30.000 Euro Schaden durch Love-Scamming in Bobenheim-Roxheim
Bobenheim-Roxheim woman63 reportedly lost EUR30,000; likely repeated coverage requires explicit link review.
Reported caseयुवती से डेढ़ करोड़ की ठगी, अश्लील वीडियो से पांच साल किया ब्लैकमेल, 4 गिरफ्तार
Ashoknagar organised group allegedly used romantic lures and sexual-image blackmail; headline1.5crore differs from description1.3crore, four arrests. Preserve discrepancy.
Reported case愛情詐騙 女子借2百多萬投資虛擬幣全沒了 還被列共犯 | 聯合新聞網
Changhua woman borrowed and lost over TWD2m, provided account receiving TWD310,000 from five other women, charged then acquitted as victim; amounts not additive.
Reported caseIbu tunggal rugi RM60,500 terperdaya 'love scam'
Single mother in her thirties lost MYR60,500 after TikTok acquaintance; location absent in this excerpt.
Reported case男子同时交往5名女子诈骗超百万被抓 精心伪装终落网_新闻频道_中华网
Guangzhou Wang allegedly fabricated a civil-servant identity while dating women; pregnancy does not establish sexual violence.
Reported caseSingle mother loses RM60,500 in love scam
Kuala Terengganu single mother reportedly lost MYR60,500 last month.
Reported case女教师被杀猪盘诈骗20万 起诉银行后败诉_新闻频道_中华网
Chenzhou teacher Li lost CNY200,000 after a dating-platform relationship; lawsuit against bank unsuccessful, not criminal conviction.
Reported case已婚无业男冒充公务员诈骗多名女性 精心伪装骗财骗色_新闻频道_中华网
Guangzhou Wang allegedly fabricated a civil-servant identity while dating women; pregnancy does not establish sexual violence.
Reported case穩賺不賠就是騙！基隆女提款200萬投資 警銀聯手攔阻保積蓄 | ETtoday社會新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲
Keelung woman69 nearly withdrew TWD2m after LINE investment approach; intercepted, not actual loss.
Reported caseA romance scammer drained $1.2 million from a surprising victim: the City of Norfolk. And normal people helped him do it
USD1.2m municipal account loss; excerpt does not explain how ordinary participants became involved.
Reported caseMulher perde R$ 50 mil após acreditar que vivia romance com James Blunt - Portal Em Tempo
Sao Paulo woman reportedly lost BRL50,000 to a person posing as James Blunt.
Reported caseRochester man admits to stealing more than $2M through fraud schemes, including romance scam
Rochester defendant pleaded guilty in multiple schemes including romance; USD2m total cannot be attributed solely to romance.
Reported caseRomance fraud cost Lincolnshire victims £900k last year, say police
Lincolnshire police report 137 victims and GBP900,000 last year; reporting-year aggregate, not weekly incidence.
Research & trendsFalsche Liebe, echtes Geld: Unterländerin um mehr als 10.000 Euro betrogen | Tiroler Tageszeitung Online
Kufstein woman57 reportedly lost over EUR10,000 believing in a relationship.
Reported caseLove-Scam: Tirolerin verliert fünfstelligen Betrag
57-year-old Tyrolean woman sent five-figure amount after a simulated relationship and promised gifts.
Reported caseRomance scam drained $1.2M from City of Norfolk account, federal prosecutors say
Norfolk municipal account lost over USD1.2m during 2019–2020; extradition described as prospective, not completed.
Reported case소셜미디어 사기 피해 ‘눈덩이’… 연 21억불
Social-media fraud USD2.1bn annually and eightfold growth over six years; mixed shopping/investment/romance category, not romance-only total.
Research & trends無良詐騙再剝皮！痴情男愛情投資被詐26萬 誆回補40萬竟淪車手 | ETtoday社會新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲
Taipei victim lost TWD120,000; courier independently reportedly lost TWD260,000 then recruited with promised TWD400,000 recovery. Do not combine amounts as one loss.
Reported caseΒόλος: 76χρονος θύμα απάτης από 35χρονη που του «πουλούσε» έρωτα διαδικτυακά και του απέσπασε 25.000 ευρώ [Βίντεο] - Ελεύθερος Τύπος
Volos man76 reportedly lost EUR25,000 over fourteen months to woman35 online; age and period are source claims.
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