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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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First-personGermantarget saysseekinglove/datewantedtofraud1500EUR withfalsepersona in datingportal. Attempted demandnotcompleted1500loss, nocountryfromGermanlanguage orresolvedidentity.
Reported caseMumbai80male romantic-financial report has conflicting9crore/8.7crore andfourwomen versusoneplayingfourroles. Preserve each source precision andunresolvedidentitycount, no sum. Sexualchat notautomatic sexualblackmail; hospitaldementia laterdiagnosis notscam-caused or provenpreexistingcause. Mumbai8.7croreversus9crore/onepersonfourrolesversusfourwomen andsexualchatversussextortionlabels remainattributed. Dementiadiagnosis notscam-caused orpredispositionproved; no summing orindependentnetloss.
Reported caseMumbai80male romantic-financial report has conflicting9crore/8.7crore andfourwomen versusoneplayingfourroles. Preserve each source precision andunresolvedidentitycount, no sum. Sexualchat notautomatic sexualblackmail; hospitaldementia laterdiagnosis notscam-caused or provenpreexistingcause. SEOphraseMumbaicyberpolice alone doesnotestablish whoinvestigatedthisparticularcase; actualcountryrole remainsunknown inthis shortvariant. Mumbai8.7croreversus9crore/onepersonfourrolesversusfourwomen andsexualchatversussextortionlabels remainattributed. Dementiadiagnosis notscam-caused orpredispositionproved; no summing orindependentnetloss.
Reported caseTelugu online-dating warning describesprettywoman romanticbaitemptying menpockets andmenusingwomennames. General source financial/falsepersona/datingmethods, notsurveyvalidatedloss or causefromsex/gender.
Prevention & supportKarnatakaconstable dating-appscam reported28.2lakh loss,FIRandpoliceinvestigation. Employmentregion alone notactualtargetresidence/location; no preciseintimatepersona, offenderidentity orconviction.
Reported caseSource reports man using feminine voice/false woman persona to defraud online romantic male target over30000. Voice/gender framing is reporter claim, not transgender identity or cause; currency/date unknown.
Reported caseAde pseudonym acquitted. Owncourt saysacquitted anddeceivedthroughromanticprizewatch bait.32.6wheadline/32wbodyloss differsUSD36800purportedprizevalue. Otherclaimedcomplicitynotguilt; missingSeptemberyear notobservedyear. Currentreviewexplicitlycodesacquittal, notconviction. Originalprovisionalnote/question preserved; prizevalue notvictimloss.
Reported caseHarlowKerryGray sentenced fordating-appfraud usingfalsenames andaskingmenformoney. Ownfinancialstage requested, no amount/actual11.8kpaid or jailterm inheritedfromotherreports. Separate originalEssexrelease confirmsfalseprofiles/threevictims, but two-yearsentence suspendedtwo-years isnotimmediatecustody. Feb25arrest versusAugustsourceMarcharrestclaim conflict retainedseparately; no courtjudgment obtained.
Reported caseRussianheadline retiredwoman reportedly lostmoney to romanticfraud throughWhatsApp. Noown country, amount, offenderidentity,dateorclinicaloutcome. Retirement not age-specificcause.
Reported caseSuzuka man50s interview aboutJPY10million romance loss explicitly says he was stupid/didnotexpect deception. Retain participant self-blame as quoted self-assessment, not researcher agreement/clinical diagnosis or cause.
Reported caseOrangeCounty source reports4–12year prison sentence for dating/Bumble larceny. No own target name, actual sum or country; county alone is ambiguous. Sentence not exact4or12years completed custody and not guilty proof from original judgment.
Reported caseKitami50s man reported4970000loss afterSNS ecommercemoneymaking pitch; own police explicitly classify romantic-emotion fraud. Method/individualscope retained, no inference ofinvestment only becauseprofitpitch, no actualreturnorcalendar year from6th.
Reported caseMonths-long dating/man relationship endswithmoneyrequests andscamaccusations. Accusation/requests notconfirmedpaidloss; emotionalbreakdowns actor/context unclear, noindependentclinicalinjury orpaid1500borrowedfromunrelatedcase. Datingapp communication is in description, not bare woman dating headline. Money requests remain requested, no actor-specific clinical injury from emotionalbreakdown wording.
Reported caseMonths-long dating/man relationship endswithmoneyrequests andscamaccusations. Accusation/requests notconfirmedpaidloss; emotionalbreakdowns actor/context unclear, noindependentclinicalinjury orpaid1500borrowedfromunrelatedcase. Datingapp communication is in description, not bare woman dating headline. Money requests remain requested, no actor-specific clinical injury from emotionalbreakdown wording.
Reported caseKannadaBengaluru warning saysdating-app emotionalbait draws peopleintofinancial fraud. Attributedgeneralrise, not owncount/effectsize, clinicaldiagnosis or emotional-vulnerabilityvalidatedtargettrait.
Prevention & supportAnnual romance-loss headline400億JPY=40billion, ages40–60 aggregate, body separateOsaka80s male680000cash loss. Different sums/populations, no totals summed or age cause. Own social-romantic lure and case detail are attributed, not original police validation. Manual statisticalflag refers anexplicitaggregate/study/service metric, notindependentverification or a romance-onlydenominator. Mixedfraud/background/population differences remainvisible.
Research & trendsToronto man nearly200000suspectedromance loss after months-long online/datingapp relationship andlifesavings loss. Participant/publisher account, not netlossverified, actualhousing outcome or clinical diagnosis.
Reported caseJoetsu70s man police-reported9870000cash loss aftercontact withpurported foreignwoman60s; police investigateSNSromance. Persona nationality notoperationcountry, no clinicalharm or exacteventyear.
Reported caseIshioka65male reportedly developed romantic feelings for purported Japanese man and lostJPY18.77million crypto; police investigate. Explicit same-sex romance context, no identity-as-cause or actual nationality/operation location from persona.
Reported caseOrangeCounty source reports4–12year prison sentence for dating/Bumble larceny. No own target name, actual sum or country; county alone is ambiguous. Sentence not exact4or12years completed custody and not guilty proof from original judgment.
Reported caseGunma first-half31 recognized SNS-romance cases /JPY317.6million doubled against prior same-period according to police. Coverage not incidence estimate or independent verification; compare own romance-only series with mixed series separately. Explicit officialwhitepaper/aggregate statisticalcontext manually assessed; fewer textual figures remain unknown. Mixed population/scam denominators distinct, tag not automatic from media/feature category.
Research & trendsSpanish emotional-fraud general digital-trap/older/vulnerable warning. Loneliness claim is explanatory commentary, not measured prior risk or clinical condition assigned to actual target.
Prevention & supportMount Lebanon police warning parents of romance scams exploiting children on social media. General warning, not actual child victim identities, sexual injury or independently confirmed count; ambiguous name not country.
Prevention & supportShanghai married woman allegedly fabricated identity/age/job in online romance; separate female-friend savings theft exposed case and husband alleged accomplice. Friend theft is associated offending, not automatically boyfriend loss or all married relationships fraudulent; million headline lacks precise unit. Allegation/raid/investigation/conviction retain own stages and actors. Deeper receipts do not silently fill short metadata or verify clinical/AI facts; uncertain operation/country and recurrence stay qualified.
Reported caseMan reportedly sold Ang Mo Kio HDB flat and transferred over120000 to online China girlfriend of two years; little cash and nowhere to go. Sale value not additional transfer, persona China not operation country, friend recognition not recovery.
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