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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 2024 | 443 | 443 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2024 | 685 | 685 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2024 | 391 | 391 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2024 | 487 | 487 | 100.0% |
| May 2024 | 519 | 519 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2024 | 303 | 303 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2024 | 545 | 545 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2024 | 352 | 352 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 387 | 387 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2024 | 493 | 493 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2024 | 496 | 496 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2024 | 565 | 565 | 100.0% |
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Own Odate40swoman fakeYamadaRyosuke albumloanpretext electronic-money-rights taken. Electronicmoney not necessarilycash/crypto, amount113000notborrowedfromotherURL.20thmissingyearnotfilled; idol realpersonnotfraudster.
Reported caseOwn EFCC5100EUR recovery/handedSpanishambassador. No targetname/actualfinalvictimreceipt/arrest/conviction orpersonaloriginalloss borrowed.
Reported caseOwn Yokote50smale1227000JPYcash/siteoperationRomancefraud, headline122manrounding. Site-businessopportunity not necessarilysecurities/crypto, no specificreturnpromise/clinicalharm/yearfilled.
Reported caseOwn Grindr gangorganisedrobberyconvictions andpolicefalseonlineconfidence attribution. Robbery otheroffending distinct voluntaryinvestmenttransfer; financialloss amount/sexualinjury absent. No individual terms ordrugtransport.
Reported caseOwn TinderSwindler documentary intro womenfromdatingapp inducedtolendmoney, notwatched. Broadslavery/tortureheadline doesnotallocate eachforcedwork/physicalabuse toRomancesubgroup. No particularamount/individualidentity or evaluatedeffect.
Related mentionOwn EFCC5100EURstolen/recovered/handedSpanishambassador andSpanishpolice trackdown. Handoverrecipient ambassador notfinaltargetrefund; HeinzUchtmanncitizenshipnotresidence. No inferredarrest/conviction/crypto.
Reported caseOwn61woman600000HKD falsemilitaryboyfriend. Clippedpretextnoadditionalfacts/paymentroute/actualoperatorcountry/calendar-year orclinicalharm borrowed.
Reported caseOwn Dutch400-500annualFraudehelpdeskdatingfraudreports, flightticketmoneyREQUEST; millionsworldwideappsusers notvictimcount. Attributedshame/underreporting notdiagnosis/independentrate, no ticketpayment or particularcasechronology.
Research & trendsOwn senator/UNattributed mixedillegalgambling/onlineRomance/fakeinvestment operations andforcedhundredsofthousands labour. Mixedscope notallRomance/uniqueconfirmedvictims/eachworkercoercion/guilt; genericChina-do-moreadvocacy notenactedpolicy. InquirybySenator distinctindividualarrests.
Related mentionOwn SokoRomeo podcast fakeaffection/stolenphotos/financialextraction publicity. Podcastnotlistenedto, actualphotosnotviewed/AIproof, no particularcase/amount ormeasuredprevention.
Prevention & supportOwn TinderSwindler documentary intro womenfromdatingapp inducedtolendmoney, notwatched. Broadslavery/tortureheadline doesnotallocate eachforcedwork/physicalabuse toRomancesubgroup. No particularamount/individualidentity or evaluatedeffect.
Related mentionOwn dissertationdefence publicityaboutRomancescams titleonly. Thesisnotread, academicdefencenotcriminaltrial/measuredprevention/particularharm.
Related mentionOwn Akita50smale500manCASH/matchingappinvestmentRomancefraud. No cryptotransfer/realpersonagender/clinicalharm oryearfilled20th.
Reported caseOwn PTOrderKuota warning falseonlinecourtship/matchingapp/claimedmultinationalmanager/phone-credit procurement cooperation. No realcompany/paidamount/crypto/individualvictim/coercion; cooperation pretext not securitiesmarket. Qualification: phone-credit cooperation is a business pretext, not explicit trading/investment; investment coding withheld.
Prevention & supportOwn OFR>10000returned toRomancevictim headline. Returnedquantity not total originalloss and recovery not additional amount; no method/identity/dateyear.
Reported caseOwn MunichDanielBraun alias/fakemillionaire/twowomen200000EUR fraudtrial. Trialnotconviction/sentence, no verifiedrealidentity/individualallocation/sourceyear.
Reported caseOwn sparseSchaffhausenpolice RomanceScamwarningtitleonly. No case/quantity/method/benefit borrowed.
Prevention & supportOwn Manitoba185KcryptoRomance victimwarning/publicdisclosure. Cryptolabel notactualcryptotransfer orinvestmentpretext; summernotcalendar-year, no returntowork details borrowed.
Reported caseOwn JaspersGUCI character solicitedbyJohnathan claimedLondon viafakeaffection/GoogleTranslate, sharesdialogue. No financialdemand/loss/AIdeepfake, screenshotnotviewed, quotedhumour aboutscammernotblamingtarget. Group sourcealleged not everymemberguilt.
Prevention & supportOwn SEC twofakecryptoexchanges allegedlyRomance scammers/over3millioninvestors. Civil charges not criminalconviction, mixed investor amount not personalpaidloss or actualcryptotransfer. No explicit particularinvestment courtship mechanism.
Reported caseOwn retiree returns-to-work afterRomancescam headline. Employmentconsequence notunemployment/inabilitymeetbasicneeds orsameManitoba185Kcase; no unspecifiedamount/clinicalharm borrowed.
Reported caseOwn online-dating/romance-danger geographiccomparison. No measuredsafety/rate/individualharm/clinicalvulnerability, no fullstudy borrowed.
Prevention & supportOwn Koriyama50sfemale540man Romance/fakeKoreanactor Instagram/policereport. No paidroute/realactorname/actualKoreaoperation orclinicalcause;18th1pmreportlacks calendar-year.
Reported caseOwn Takasaki59male2250400JPY cryptoassetstaken/falseaffection.225manheadline rounding retained, unemployment priorstatusnotcausedjobloss;17thnotyearfilled.
Reported caseOwn Pforzheimwoman1000EUR headline/virtualflirt/sourceclipsafterover. Preserve headlinequantity, no preciseamount/gender/chronology/bodyborrow.
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