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Cuffing season is coming. Here’s how to know if your match is actually real.
Commercial prevention material, not measured effectiveness.
Prevention & supportIl venait de perdre sa femme et ne supportait pas la solitude : victime d’une arnaque sentimentale, un homme de 82 ans dépouillé de 400 000 euros
Four-year sentence and victim payment period January 2022-September 2023; 397205 and 400000 are precise/rounded source claims, not additive.
Reported caseMünchen: Amtsgericht verhängt Haftstrafe wegen Liebesbetrugs
Conviction and custodial sentence distinct; entrepreneurial occupation not employer theft.
Reported case‘Rip-off’ bar ringleader accused of using dating app to swindle visually impaired man - TokyoReporter
Reported alleged ring targeting visually impaired men; dating app use explicit. No unsupported romance-specific individual loss value.
Reported caseMan posing as NFL player may have dozens more catfishing victims, authorities say
Thirty-five additional potential victims; not thirty-five confirmed new cases.
Reported caseEstafa romántica: Se hizo pasar por un popular actor surcoreano y le robó más de 20 mil dólares a una seguidora
Agency warning and actor impersonation; currency conversion left as source wording.
Reported case特殊詐欺被害11億5千万円／青森県内1～8月｜青森県,行政・政治｜青森ニュース｜Web東奥
Mixed fraud totals explicitly broadened by category change; no allocation to romance scams.
Related mention陪聊3年沒上當！妹子一傳「睡衣照」秒騙走工程師200萬 | ETtoday國際新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲
Engineer, prolonged messaging, online-shop investment. Photos not enough for AI code.
Reported caseWanita Tertipu 35 Juta Won Usai 8 Bulan Berkomunikasi dengan Penipu yang Mengaku Lee Dong Wook
Subject reports loss; eight-month contact alone not repeated request proof.
Reported case特殊詐欺の被害額、もう昨年超え 8月で15億円迫る 「ニセ警察官」トップ 福井県 | 社会,事件・事故 | 福井のニュース | 福井新聞ONLINE
Reported romance subtotal separable in source but mixed overview; no aggregate calculation in this pass.
Related mentionलड़की ने डेट पर बुलाया, रेस्टोरेंट पहुंचते ही 21 हजार का बिल थमाया, पैसे देने से इनकार किया तो हुई पिटाई
Alleged assault following refusal to pay a dating-app bill; completed financial loss not established.
Reported caseBetrug Hamburg: Manager wird seit 10 Jahren Identität gestohlen
Manager's identity reportedly misused; WITHHOLD harm.relational: unspecified personal consequences do not establish a particular harm.
Reported case男神李棟旭遭冒名「愛情詐騙」！女粉絲陷情網慘被詐3500萬 經紀公司急發聲 | 噓！星聞
Customs fee for promised gift; gift face value is not the victim's loss.
Reported case自由開講》識破網戀詐騙，很簡單！ - 自由評論網
Commentary cites Taipei investigation; personal app use is not an additional scam case.
Prevention & supportDel estafador de Tinder a los catfish: el amor engañado que sigue vivo en 2026
General evolution-of-deception account; generic AI reference does not specify generated media.
Commentary65岁女子AI扮美女医生网诈17万
Jiangsu 65-year-old doctor impersonation; 170,000 alleged paid versus 300,000 demanded. Criminal compulsory measures do not specify arrest subtype.
Reported case假李棟旭瘋喊「愛你老婆」！臨演女粉陷感情陷阱，慘被詐騙3500萬仍堅信：我們在交往
Eight-month actor-impersonation account; continued belief alone is not psychological diagnosis.
Reported case'He chose me as his spouse': Fan loses $23,700 to fake Lee Dong-wook - The Korea Times
Celebrity identity exploitation; amount variants not summed.
Reported caseNama Lee Dong Wook Dicatut Modus Love Scam Ratusan Juta
Celebrity identity misuse; rupiah amount not summed with other currency reports.
Reported caseAI scaling fake newsrooms, surveillance, and online dating scams: Anthropic
Generic AI mention; do not infer generated face or voice.
Research & trends前棒球員網戀「奶糖」發展感情 竟淪車手收150萬下場出爐 | ETtoday社會新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲
Participant claims victimization; court rejects exculpatory account. WITHHOLD extension.other_offending/employer_funds_theft and drug_transport; occupation/cash collection insufficient.
Reported caseSejumlah Fakta Menarik tentang Lee Dong Wook, Artis yang Namanya Dicatut Romance Scam
Profile piece tied to allegation of identity misuse, not additional victim.
Related mention男子花近万元旅游 临行前女友失联 婚恋诈骗新套路_新闻频道_中华网
Mr Guo/Xiao Wang,9680 travel package. Relative illness/death are scam pretexts, not actual bereavement or death findings.
Reported case退役棒球員轉銀行櫃員 網戀正妹自甘淪車手 收150萬下場出爐 - 社會
Participant claims deception; outcome title nonspecific. WITHHOLD employer theft, drug transport and sentence in this truncated version.
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