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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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Yuchi65yearman luredthroughFacebook/video/falseID andromantictrust towhiskyinvestment/multiplereturnclaims; proposedover150000stoppedatpostoffice. Retainattemptedloss/trust/falseidentity/investment/communication/interception, not independentlyprovedAIvideo, completedpayment or measuredpreventioneffect.
Prevention & supportDresdenfirsttrialdayforthreeNigerianmen/onewoman24–27,allegedgangfabricatingemotionalonlinerelationshipsformoney. Retainactualtrial/allegednetwork/lure, extractionstageunclear andnoownamount. Thursdaynotcalendaractdate,nationalitynotoperatorresidence;vagueDresdenarrestsreport mayrelatebutidentitywithheld. Current source-specific layer: All24 states/roles/dates assessed. Source three men/one woman24–27,39charged cases/>400000EUR and EU account assistance remain distinct from earlier four-men/>100 harmed wording. Trial reported completed opening, possible four-year term not imposed sentence; nationality not residence/operation country. Arrest interval June–September2024 year only, no Thursday-to-calendar conversion. Existing own fabricated relationships/platform/network/trial preserved. No forced2026 blind-target conviction, independent guilt or original court file; no personal paid crypto/refunds/clinical harm or merged denominators.
Reported casePingtungChen47 sought remittanceoverNTD340000 toLinecontactDavidclaimedHKbusiness/hospitalemergency; policeintercepted. Keepattemptedloss/purportedlover trust/platform, notactualhospitalization, paidloss orHongKongoperatingcountry. DistinctfromHKwoman47USD254krealized-lossaccount.
Prevention & supportKerala police reportedly disrupt gang extorting LGBTQ+ targets through Grindr for lakhs. No own specific arrest count, explicit sexual-image blackmail or bodily assault. Dating context not identity-as-cause.
Reported caseSyndicated dpa/tmn guide on recognising romance scammers gives false profiles and money demands on dating platforms. General advice, not measured case losses or independent corroboration per outlet.
Prevention & supportDouyin warns of fabricated pilot/civil-aviation personas attracting romantic interest then externalplatform fraud/investment. Longer own sources state investment or manufacturedidentity/affection; shorter titles supply captain/date/pigscam warning only. Retain each own general warning/persona/trust detail, not confirmed named pilot, actual lostfunds, independentlymeasured risk or every flightprofessional culpable.
Prevention & supportChinese-languageMelakapolice report: raidsthreeapartments/arrests3Nigerianmen39–47 andIndonesianwoman45 foronline love-fraud, reportedlyMalaysian/Indonesian/Philippinecitizen targets. Nationalities nottargetresidenceoractualoperatorcountry. SourceFacebookfalseaccounts/networkcontext retained; lastnight/sixmonthsago notcalendar dates, noverdict or lossamount.
Reported caseSyndicated dpa/tmn guide on recognising romance scammers gives false profiles and money demands on dating platforms. General advice, not measured case losses or independent corroboration per outlet.
Prevention & supportSyndicated dpa/tmn guide on recognising romance scammers gives false profiles and money demands on dating platforms. General advice, not measured case losses or independent corroboration per outlet.
Prevention & supportSyndicated dpa/tmn guide on recognising romance scammers gives false profiles and money demands on dating platforms. General advice, not measured case losses or independent corroboration per outlet.
Prevention & supportSyndicated dpa/tmn guide on recognising romance scammers gives false profiles and money demands on dating platforms. General advice, not measured case losses or independent corroboration per outlet. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Prevention & supportOwn source describes false online identity, purported romantic relationship and successful money extraction; headline EUR200000. Anonymous case, no country or known offender filled from other article.
Reported caseOwn source describes false online identity, purported romantic relationship and successful money extraction; headline EUR200000. Anonymous case, no country or known offender filled from other article.
Reported caseArabicHongKongwoman47 romance-fraud reports nearUSD254000, fuller source two-weekspan/WhatsApp. Keepownsourcefinancialandplatforminformation, noChinese-nationalityoperatorcountry, assumedfinancialsum conversion, currentactyear, independentlyverifiedclinicalharm orarrest.
Reported caseSyndicated dpa/tmn guide on recognising romance scammers gives false profiles and money demands on dating platforms. General advice, not measured case losses or independent corroboration per outlet.
Prevention & supportSyndicated dpa/tmn guide on recognising romance scammers gives false profiles and money demands on dating platforms. General advice, not measured case losses or independent corroboration per outlet.
Prevention & supportDouyin warns of fabricated pilot/civil-aviation personas attracting romantic interest then externalplatform fraud/investment. Longer own sources state investment or manufacturedidentity/affection; shorter titles supply captain/date/pigscam warning only. Retain each own general warning/persona/trust detail, not confirmed named pilot, actual lostfunds, independentlymeasured risk or every flightprofessional culpable.
Prevention & supportBadKreuznach woman50 reportedly lostEUR200000 in love scam. Anonymous relationship and internet contact vary by source; shared amount alone not linkage to another anonymous EUR200000 account. No arrest or returns.
Reported caseSyndicated dpa/tmn guide on recognising romance scammers gives false profiles and money demands on dating platforms. General advice, not measured case losses or independent corroboration per outlet.
Prevention & supportFactualZDFAllesLuege documentary namesUschi/Anja/Visnja. Fuller synopsis:Uschimoneylaunderingentanglement,Anja falsebusinessman/emotionaldependency,Visnjathousandslost andproducerclinicalharmclaim. Shorterlistingonlygeneralromancefinancial/psychological themes; do notborrow individualized details. Noindependentdiagnosis,courtguilt, audio/transcriptornewcaseperairing. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Research & trendsMalayalamreport describesgangfindinggaymenviadatingapp thenblackmailingmoney, about100victimsinThiruvananthapuram. Retainattributedsexuallylinkedextortion/financial/digital/networkcontext; keywordarrestnotconfirmedbody arrest, actualsexualviolence/clinicalharmnotgiven. Gayidentitynotcauseofvictimization orverifiedpopulationcount. Gay-dating blackmail does not itself establish sexual-image blackmail; use existing unspecified extortion subtype. Sexual contact bait/identity not an inferred sexual assault.
Reported caseMacauwomansocialmediapotentialboyfriendpersuadedvirtualcurrencyinvestment, reportedlyHKD350000lost. Retain statedfinancial/investment/digitalintimacy/crypto context, no verifiedidentity, actual initialprofit return or perpetratorplace. LocalJurisdictionplace is not supplied by nationality. Cash/investment or borrowed funds have source-specific roles, no net-loss or recovery normalization.
Reported caseFalseidentities/datingapps swindled3men overGBP11000 andwoman sentenced. Bereavement in title is scammerpretext, not actualparentdeath/targetpriorbereavement. Ownsum differs almost12000 inolderEssex variants, no name/term inherited. Separate originalEssexrelease confirmsfalseprofiles/threevictims, but two-yearsentence suspendedtwo-years isnotimmediatecustody. Feb25arrest versusAugustsourceMarcharrestclaim conflict retainedseparately; no courtjudgment obtained.
Reported caseSpanish report labels purported China20simultaneous-boyfriends/iPhone-gifts/sale-for-apartment story an amorous fraud. Keep source allegation and requested/obtained property, not independent verification, current event year,20confirmed cases or actual housing harm. Multiple genuine relationships/gifts alone not proof without this explicit source fraud framing.
Reported casePenang factoryprogramme manager reportedly lostRM2.33million in love scam. Only44owns WhatsApp/fakeOmanproject/police investigation;110owns claimedSingaporean persona. Country/persona not actualoperator residence, no amount summing or conviction.
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