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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 2025 | 264 | 591 | 44.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 554 | 1,629 | 34.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 141 | 561 | 25.1% |
| Apr 2025 | 116 | 390 | 29.7% |
| May 2025 | 193 | 398 | 48.5% |
| Jun 2025 | 53 | 209 | 25.4% |
| Jul 2025 | 151 | 522 | 28.9% |
| Aug 2025 | 129 | 447 | 28.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 164 | 613 | 26.8% |
| Oct 2025 | 201 | 483 | 41.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 164 | 392 | 41.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 124 | 333 | 37.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 67 | 530 | 12.6% |
| Feb 2026 | 224 | 1,106 | 20.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 90 | 360 | 25.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 145 | 491 | 29.5% |
| May 2026 | 200 | 785 | 25.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 121 | 842 | 14.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 191 | 1,143 | 16.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 224 | 640 | 35.0% |
| Sep 2026 | 139 | 638 | 21.8% |
| Oct 2026 | 6 | 30 | 20.0% |
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Calwvirtualflirt/lovefraudstory describes a highlossand purportedgoldfind. Retain ownfinancialclaim/digitalcontact, not astatedamount, verifiedgold, investmentreturnratherthanfeepretextorfalseprofessioninvented.
Reported caseNamedMaggieHassan/MarshaBlackburn letter toMatch/SpencerRascoff explicitly concerns romance-fraud protections. Retain oversight/warning/requestedinformation and each variant’sdeadline only; no enactedlaw, verifiedcorporatefailure, actualcompliance or provenreducedvictimization. Fakeprofiles/moneyrequests in the fullervariant remain general mechanisms, not a specificcase. The fullervariant explicitly defines falseprofiles/datingplatforms and moneyrequests as generalromancefraudmethods. These are warning-level mechanisms, not a newactualvictim case or legislativeproposal.
Prevention & supportNaganohara police classify70-year-oldAgatsumaman’sJPY7.24millionlossunderSNSinvestment/romancefraud. Retain mixedclassifierloss/platform/trading, notprovedfalseintimacy or alltaxonomycasesromance-only.
Reported caseDelhiRedditaccount allegesJagriti/BoodateobtainedRs1,500movieticketsandRs1,600chocolates,thenvanishedafterbagleftforsafekeeping. Retain attributedsmall-loss/deceptivedatelureandplatform,notverifiedidentity,nationalnetwork,3,100cashlossequatinggiftswithcashorcoerciveextortion.
Reported caseTaipei womanreportedlylostNTD1.19milliontofalseonlineaffection/investmentplatform,reportedtopoliceandundercoverUbikeofficersarrestedcourier. Retain allegedloss/fabricatedrelationship/trading/platform/reporting/arrest,notreturnedfunds,convictionorthecourierasvictim.
Reported caseTaipeiman reportedly nearlysent570,000forinvestment afterInstagramcontact used husband/baby affection. Police stopped it. Retain attemptedfinancialloss, romantictrustlure, investment/platform and actualinterception, not paidloss, stolenidentity or datefilledfromobservation.
Prevention & supportHiroshimaCentralpolice arrestedanOsakaNishinari34-year-oldwomanoverallegedJPY82.57millionSNSromancefraudagainstaman. Retain attributedloss/platform/arrest, not completedconviction, fulltwo-hundredmillioncaseamount or guiltyintent.
Reported caseA Perfect Scam documentaryGoldBarScamlistingdescribes anonline-romancefraudclaiming88victims. Retain mediawork/topic/digitalcontext,not88verifieduniquevictims,identifiedoffenderor moneyamount. Differentairtimesnotdifferentcasesorcrimeactdates.
Related mentionHeadline reportsUK-toIdahoextraditionand2millioncybercharges;paragraphallegesNigeriandefendant’ssextortion/romanceschemesandfalsefemaleprofilesagainstmen. Retain completedextradition/chargewithallegedpersona, notnamedShanuborrowed, convictionorallmoneyromance-only.
Reported caseA Perfect Scam documentaryGoldBarScamlistingdescribes anonline-romancefraudclaiming88victims. Retain mediawork/topic/digitalcontext,not88verifieduniquevictims,identifiedoffenderor moneyamount. Differentairtimesnotdifferentcasesorcrimeactdates.
Related mentionHeadline reportsUK-toIdahoextraditionand2millioncybercharges;paragraphallegesNigeriandefendant’ssextortion/romanceschemesandfalsefemaleprofilesagainstmen. Retain completedextradition/chargewithallegedpersona, notnamedShanuborrowed, convictionorallmoneyromance-only.
Reported caseChongqingdatingpartnerallegedlyfakeddeathandobtained35,000yuanfuneralfees,thenreappeared. Bananprosecutoraccountdescribesthe Li/Wangfraudandpeatedmoneyrequests;2022datesherpriorrealmaritalbreakup,notautomaticallythefrauddate. Retain allegedloss,falseintimacy/platform/repeatedrequests,notrealdeathorscamcausedphysicalharm.
Reported caseTaichung37-year-oldYanagainattemptedNTD50,000gamecreditpurchaseaftermorningpolicewarning;store/policeintervenedintheafternoon. Retainattemptedloss/interception/digitalaffectionandrepeatedtargetingwithunspecifiedsubtype, not actualpaidloss, anewoffenderidentityorendorsementofheadline’sironyaboutlove. Reported giftcredit-interception and repeat requests stay distinct from paidloss or returnedmoney. Storekeeper/headline age/gullibility framing is considered but not automatically endorsed victimblaming.
Prevention & supportJapanesearticle describes a womanallegedlyswindlingmen viaSNSromance andspendingonhosts, whileillegal-high-interest/yakuzalendingexploitedherhostdebt. Retain mixedattributedfinancialfraud/platform/organization/otheroffendingtopic. Herdebtsbelongtoanallegedromanceoffender, notautomaticallyatargetharm; creditorpolicephraseistruncated, so noexplicitnewarrest/forcedwork/clinicaladdiction inferred. An allegedparticipant’s claimed romance deception doesnot automatically waive criminalresponsibility or prove forcedcriminality. Debt ofan allegedoffender is not recoded as a romantic target’s harm; stage and role remain attributed.
Reported caseItalianregional/generalromance-frauddiscussionwarnsaboutdigitaldeception. PreserveownPiedmont/Calabriaor45–65educated-women/riskclaimsasmediaframing, notestablishedregionalprotection, causalpsychologyorindependentlyverified incidence. Millions-peryearclaimwherepresentisnot a newquantitativeseries.
Research & trendsJin’s Instagramcontact useddailyattention and husband/baby terms before offeringguaranteeddoubledcryptoinvestmentreturns. He intendedNTD570,000withdrawal; bank/police intercepted. Retain attemptedloss/investment/digitaltrust/platform/interception, not cryptoalreadytransferred, actualloss or clinicalharm.
Prevention & supportTaichung72-year-oldChen tried buyingNTD20,000MyCardgamecredits for an onlinewife; shopkeeper and police reportedly prevented transfer. Retain attemptedgift-cardfinancialclaim, platform/onlinecontact and intervention, not actual loss or age71 borrowed. Stereotyped shopkeeper language about old people buyinggames is not automatically endorsed victimblaming. Reported giftcredit-interception and repeat requests stay distinct from paidloss or returnedmoney. Storekeeper/headline age/gullibility framing is considered but not automatically endorsed victimblaming.
Prevention & supportSpanishColombiaRomancefraud/dating-apppreventionheadlinemarkstheLoveandFriendshipoccasion. Descriptionempty. Retain titlewarning/platformonly, not astudy, measuredlossesorenactmentorimplementationresultsborrowedfromESETlongervariants.
Prevention & supportShiki32-year-oldcompany worker allegedly lostJPY13.73million-equivalent cryptocurrency in SNS romancefraud after a matching-appwoman promised at leastJPY20million and ten transfers. Retain cash-equivalent loss, crypto/platform, investment/return and reporting. Unable withdrawal is not a proved police recovery; May1 lacks eventyear.
Reported caseTaichung72-year-oldChen tried buyingNTD20,000MyCardgamecredits for an onlinewife; shopkeeper and police reportedly prevented transfer. Retain attemptedgift-cardfinancialclaim, platform/onlinecontact and intervention, not actual loss or age71 borrowed. Stereotyped shopkeeper language about old people buyinggames is not automatically endorsed victimblaming. Reported giftcredit-interception and repeat requests stay distinct from paidloss or returnedmoney. Storekeeper/headline age/gullibility framing is considered but not automatically endorsed victimblaming.
Prevention & supportTaichung71-year-oldman was reportedly stopped from buying gamepoints to verifyidentity after online-romance fraud. Retain attemptedfinancial/giftcardroute and interception; no amount copied from separate72-year-oldChen source. Description explicitly givesROC114September7at08:10, which needs separately reviewed calendar annotation; notan inferredyearfromURL. Manual ROCopt-in uses literal114年9月7日, modernTaichungtitle andexact中市警一分局民權派出所source context. Preserve adjacent8時10分clock andage71; distinct72-year-oldChen case is not assumed identical. Datev7mustpass before annotation.
Prevention & supportPingtung51-year-oldHuang’s LINEhusbandcontact askedher toopenagreedpaymentaccount forold-agehomedonations. Policewarnedaboutaccountmisuse/humanheadaccount andsheabandonedtheplan. Retain digitalintimacy andattemptedfinancialfacilitation/accountmisuse, withparticipantclaimingvictimrole. Noactualreceivedfunds, launderingconviction orpaidfinancialloss.
Prevention & supportTaichung40-year-oldwoman nearly lostNTD220,000 after dating-app contact rapidly moved toLINE and used onlinehusband/wife affection and promisedjointfutureinvestment. Police/bank intercepted. Retain attemptedloss, digitaltrust and platformmigration, not actual loss or diagnosticheartbreak. Investing in their wonderful shared future is affectionate rhetoric; the retained description does not specify a trading product or financial investment return. Remove provisional investment code while retaining attempted cash transfer/digital trust/interception.
Prevention & supportTaichung40-year-oldwoman nearly lostNTD220,000 after dating-app contact rapidly moved toLINE and used onlinehusband/wife affection and promisedjointfutureinvestment. Police/bank intercepted. Retain attemptedloss, digitaltrust and platformmigration, not actual loss or diagnosticheartbreak. Investing in their wonderful shared future is affectionate rhetoric; the retained description does not specify a trading product or financial investment return. Remove provisional investment code while retaining attempted cash transfer/digital trust/interception.
Prevention & supportShimotsuke78-year-oldwoman reportedlylostJPY500,000toSNScontactclaimingtobe aJapanesedoctoroverseas. Policeromanceinvestigation isexplicit. Retainloss/allegedpersona/platform/investigation, notrealdoctoridentity, exactforeignoperatingcountryorcalendar year forJuly16.
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