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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 femalepilot feltlonely thensocialmedia man/lovemessages2months/Romancefraudheadline. Preexistinglonelinessnotclinicaldiagnosis/later harm, pilotcrashes figurativenotphysicalcrash/jobloss; moneyamount/falseidentity not supplied.
Reported caseOwn AyoEgbon37 prior money-laundering charge/bail, future further charges.255KEUR headline is source alleged proceeding/proceeds scope not personal target paidloss/netgain/refund; do not harmonize335/355/GBP296 from others. Address not operation proof, learner driver not employer theft; bail website restriction not enacted policy/served sentence.
Reported caseOwn HongKong47victims>3mHKD compensated-datingscamslastweek/21percentwomen. Differentcase/victim definitions andownperiod retained, not independent incidence/sexualinjury/clinicalcause; surprising quotation not automatically blame.
Reported caseOwn BukitAman20mMYRloss thisyear-toAugustRomanceaggregate. Breakinghearts generalphrase not clinicalcondition, no yearfill/independentincidence/mergewith23.3m or123.55m.
Research & trendsOwn AyoEgbon37 prior money-laundering charge/bail, future further charges.255KEUR headline is source alleged proceeding/proceeds scope not personal target paidloss/netgain/refund; do not harmonize335/355/GBP296 from others. Address not operation proof, learner driver not employer theft; bail website restriction not enacted policy/served sentence.
Reported caseOwn women luremen toGodfatherHotel datingapp meal/drink inflatedbills and6arrests. Source alleged gang not allguilt/sexualinjury/force/paidcrypto; own exploitation of dating trust, fake identity or fabricatedrelationship duration absent.
Reported caseOwn Niigata70s former executive interviewed about combined40mJPY SNSinvestment/Romance fraud and sympathy/human-help pretext. Mixed allocation not allRomance/paidcash/retirementorjobloss causedbyscam, compassion not clinical harm or blame.
Reported caseOwn Malaysia police2022-to-thisyearAugust2223Romancereports123.55mMYR79.3percentfemale. Reporting interval endpointyear absent; own proportions not clinical vulnerability/independent incidence or exact eventdates; no harmonization with23.3m/20m otherURL series.
Research & trendsOwn Malaysia police2022-to-thisyearAugust2223Romancereports123.55mMYR79.3percentfemale. Reporting interval endpointyear absent; own proportions not clinical vulnerability/independent incidence or exact eventdates; no harmonization with23.3m/20m otherURL series.
Research & trendsOwn BBBsince2020more4000/2023three-year high, blendedRomance-crypto trick targets handing money. Mixedreport scope not allRomance actual losses/nationalincidence/cryptotransfer; reporter DAYTON not target location.
Research & trendsOwn Niigata40s female remittance stopped and two bankstaff commended. Staff50/24 ages not target ages/two offenders; preventing transfer not refund/causal prevention-effect estimate, no amount or further loss borrowed.
Reported caseOwn HongKong47compensated-datingCASES>3mHKDlastweek. Casesnotprovedsame47individualvictims asothercopy/sexualinjury/uniqueincidence, no explicitcalendar-year orclinicalcause.
Reported caseOwn man sent nearly500million unspecified-dollar to online woman actually female friend, source street-living headline; wife died one year before introduction. Source housing association not independent causal/clinical evidence, bereavement preexisting not scam-causeddeath; no currency-country oridentity forced.
Reported caseOwn woman700000EUR falsegreatlove/perfect Internetprofiles. HelgaGrotheer helper work not proof target received assistance; stillbelieves not incapacity/blame/clinicalcondition, no refund/year/paymentroute.
Reported caseOwn Maebashi41male company executive three female personas/combined980man, false cancer/uncle investment headlines andSNS affection/trust deception. Three not verified individual offenders, fakecancer not target/real illness; no employer theft, calendar year, exact money route or renewed-after-payment request chronology inferred.
Reported caseOwn NewJersey senior life savings/$50000 lost in Romance fraud. Sick is evaluative scam descriptor, not target illness/clinical harm; no other URL age/name/payment route or actual refund borrowed.
Reported caseOwn PostalPolice identified seriesofMrRain impersonation Romancefrauds contactinggirls. Actualsinger not accused, casecount unknown/notindependentvictimincidence/paidamount/clinicalharm or AI proof. Contacting girls without an explicit digital platform is not platform-communication proof; technical facilitation withdrawn.
Reported caseOwn BBBManitoba increase mixed investment including crypto/Romance warning. Warning not individual investment lure/actualcrypto payment/loss or independent incidence/efficacy.
Research & trendsOwn Nanao50smale14mJPYcrypto lost in SNSRomance fraud. Cryptoactualasset route notinvestmentpretext without own wording, clippeddescription not filled.
Reported caseOwn ShaiPlonski perfectwoman suggestscrypto investment/friendsshow fraudulentpig-groomingreport. Romance-investmentbridge own, cryptoINVESTMENTnotactualcryptotransfer. Titlebillionsmixed notpersonalpaidamount, no compoundforce/AI/clinicalcause/otherABCbody borrowed.
Reported caseOwn BBBinvestmentreports since2020 title versus bodyover4000IN2023 conflict. Explicitmixedcrypto/Romancewallet-target report not provenactualeachloss/individualcrypto payment/financialquantity invented.
Research & trendsOwn Maebashi41male company executive three female personas/combined980man, false cancer/uncle investment headlines andSNS affection/trust deception. Three not verified individual offenders, fakecancer not target/real illness; no employer theft, calendar year, exact money route or renewed-after-payment request chronology inferred.
Reported caseOwn BBBmixedinvestment/Romancecryptofraud median1000USD2021→nearly6000USD2024. Mixedreportedmedian not totalRomance losses/uniqueincidence/actualcrypto-transfer; own temporaldenominator retained.
Research & trendsOwn NewJerseysenior50000USD Romance-lossheadline/socialmedia target warning. No personal platform account proof from general rationale/clinicalharm/otherURL age/name borrowed.
Reported caseOwn140manJPY Romance loss then attorney fee deception/second harm; source general recovery difficulty and quote what-to-trust distress/distrust. No clinical diagnosis/actualrefund/paidfeeamount/name borrowed, providerbarrier attribution not judicial misconduct.
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