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| Observation month | Matching URLs | All included URLs | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 43 | 591 | 7.3% |
| Feb 2025 | 48 | 1,629 | 2.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 35 | 561 | 6.2% |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 390 | 7.7% |
| May 2025 | 36 | 398 | 9.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 6 | 209 | 2.9% |
| Jul 2025 | 42 | 522 | 8.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 21 | 447 | 4.7% |
| Sep 2025 | 25 | 613 | 4.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 53 | 483 | 11.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 48 | 392 | 12.2% |
| Dec 2025 | 35 | 333 | 10.5% |
| Jan 2026 | 30 | 530 | 5.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 56 | 1,106 | 5.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 30 | 360 | 8.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 32 | 491 | 6.5% |
| May 2026 | 414 | 785 | 52.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 410 | 842 | 48.7% |
| Jul 2026 | 528 | 1,143 | 46.2% |
| Aug 2026 | 287 | 640 | 44.8% |
| Sep 2026 | 34 | 638 | 5.3% |
| Oct 2026 | 2 | 30 | 6.7% |
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The traditional-Chinese headline explicitly describes online-romance investment trap and police/postal interception in YunlinTaixi. Retain attempted loss/investment, not actual moneylost, true partner identity or sourceyear. Exact postalhelper details are truncated. YunlinTaixi is the interception venue; the short text does not identify victim residence or a specific policejurisdiction, so leave country roles unassigned.
Prevention & supportHiroshimasource reports34-year-oldwomanarrestedforallegedlyobtainingJPY82.57millionfrom81-year-oldmalecompanyexecutive usingold-cointradinginvestment. The broader200millionromancecase islinked/truncated, not thechargedparttotal. Retain allegedloss/trading/arrest; no guiltyconviction or allsumsgrouped.
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 & supportJin’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 & 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 caseYonghe55-year-oldYouonline-romanceheadline says42wanloss whilebodydescribesattemptedinvestmenthandoverinterceptedafterdetecting53-year-oldLaicourier,whoclaimedsexualharassment. Retain bodyattemptedfinancial/arrest/digitalinvestment, explicitheadline/bodycompleted-stageconflictpreserved. Allegedlyfalseharassment isnotsexualassaultonromancevictimnor researcherjudgmentofwomenclaimants.
Prevention & supportBhopal32-year-oldman reportedlylostINR12lakh afterFacebookgirl usedloveandriches promises;fakeIDs tracedabroad. Retain financial/platform/falseintimacy/investment allegation, nottruefemale identity,countryofoperator, specificrecuperation orarrest.
Reported caseAomoriwomanfiftieslostJPY9million tovideoplatformcontactHasegawaAkitoshipromisingminimum10percentFXreturn;sourceexplicitlySNSromancefraud. Retainfinancial/investment/promisedreturns/platform,notverifiedoperatoridentity,trueprofit or exactyearfromAugust20/28. Growingclose in the explicitly classified romancefraudsource supportsdigitaltrustpersuasion;10percentminimumFXpromise andJPY9millionaggregate remain alleged sourcefigures, notrealreturns. The displayed100万円firsttransfer is not the total loss.
Reported caseHigashiOmiShiga maleemployee57 reportedly lostJPY5million crypto in an explicitly classified SNSromance-investment scam involving an apparentfemale contact. Police investigate. Retain financial/payment/platform/investment allegation and investigation, not truecontactgender, arrestorreturnedfunds.
Reported caseTottoriwomanforties reportedlylostJPY15.8millioncryptoafterSNS/Instagramcontactandinvestmentinducementinromancefraud. Retain ownfinancial/cryptopayment/platform/investment, notcryptoimportedintoshortvariant, exactyearfromMay23oractualrecovery.
Reported caseHengchun unmarriedWangfortiesintendedNTD50,000transfer tofalseonlineromanticpartner foragarwood-artinvestment;bank/policeintercepted. Retain attemptedloss/digitalintimacy/investment/interception. Heartbrokenheadlineisnonclinicalsourcewording, notverifieddiagnosis, paidloss orreturnedfunds.
Prevention & supportAomoriwoman60sFacebook/LINEcontactNagashimaTetsuhirooffered20percentcryptoearnings;JPY300,000cashplus13.9millioncryptoclaimlossandinitial360,000payoutdistinct. Retainmixedcash/crypto loss/platform/returns/investment,notnetlossafterpayout,samecaseaswoman40s/Yoshidaortrueoperatorname.
Reported caseCrypto overview explicitly includes sentimental fraud/romance baiting alongside rug pulls andmarketmanipulation. Retain general mixed investment-scam context, not allcryptofraudromance, a victim'sactualcrypto payment, measuredtrenddenominator or independent casecount. A generic-title variant lacking intimatecontext requires a different disposition. Investment label is in the title; the description lists sentimental theft, pump-and-dump and rug pulls. Keep mixed scheme scope and no victim crypto-transfer assertion.
Research & trendsCrypto overview explicitly includes sentimental fraud/romance baiting alongside rug pulls andmarketmanipulation. Retain general mixed investment-scam context, not allcryptofraudromance, a victim'sactualcrypto payment, measuredtrenddenominator or independent casecount. A generic-title variant lacking intimatecontext requires a different disposition.
Research & trendsUtsunomiyaman37reportedJPY5.08millioncrypto loss inSNSromancefraudwithNFTinvestmentinducement;policeinvestigate. Retainfinancial/crypto/investment/platform andinvestigation, notspecificpersona, actualNFTownership,recovery oridentitywithdirector64/25.76million.
Reported caseAomoriwoman40s developedaffectionfordating-appYoshidaRyota/LINEcontact andinvestmentforjointfunds;earlyactualJPY210,000payoutprecededJPY11.4million-equivalentcryptoclaimloss. Retain financial/crypto/investment/digitaltrust/platform, notnetlosscomputedbypayoutsubtraction,trueidentityoractualprofit. MissingyearnotinferredfromJune/July.
Reported caseMiyagi womancompany-officer60s reportedly lostJPY120million-equivalent crypto in explicitly classifiedSNSromancefraud/investment solicitation. Retain loss/crypto/platform/investment claim, not verifiedlargest-incidence measure, arrest, returnedmoney or another prefecture'scase.
Reported casePolice reportedly arrest30 in a fabricated high-quality-matchmaking-woman crypto-investment operation using educated women in video calls; computers/phones seized. Retain attributed false persona/platform/digital trust/investment/network/arrest/seizure, not proven true gender, coerced participants, financial total or money returned.
Reported caseSource describes fabricated quality matchmaking women on dating apps inducing virtual-currency investment on a false platform; title30arrested. Retain false persona/platform/investment/network/arrest, not true gender of every participant, coerced workers, net target loss or independent convictions.
Reported caseCriminalInvestigationBureauaccount explicitly sayswealthy-women werecourtedwithrichhandsomepersona theninvestment;23targetsoverNTD173.44million,onewoman100million. Retain sourceallegations/loss/fabricatedrelationship/investment/explicit targeting; notallrelatedHermes/LINEsourcesintimatebyassumption, nofiguressummed orgenericrichwomenvulnerability.
Reported caseKorean-language Fairfax police warning describes romantic attention, compliments, months of digital trust and medical/investment requests. It expressly gives no specific current cases/count. Retain general advice/mechanisms, not measured prevalence, target diagnosis, actual current loss or protective effectiveness.
Prevention & supportAnnaka police thankGunmaBankstaff forblockingSNSromancefraud;longertitlementionsinvestment introducedbygirlfriend. Retain owninterception/advice context, notamount, actualmoneyreturned orallstaffattributedtoonecasewithoutfullsourcecompare.
Prevention & supportAomori man40s developedaffectionforMiyamaChinatsu throughvideoapp/LINE, thenherclaimed sisterMatsushimaAki offeredantiquecoin purchase/auction mediation. Title10万円loss differsfrom31万円fee demanded; preservefinancial/platform/trust/investment pitch, notactualsisteridentity, verifiedBeijingoperatorlocation orJPY310,000loss.
Reported caseEchizen man30s reportedly lostJPY11.25millioncrypto plus100,000cash afteranapp woman offeredcryptoinvestment. Police explicitly classifyromancefraud. Preserve separate sums/paymentmethods/platform/investment/investigation, not complete11.35millionnetlosscomputed or verifiedfemaleoperatoridentity.
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