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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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SaitamaOmiya38female10000000SNSRomance andprincepersona investmentmoney claim. LastDec31notexactyear; apparentprofitsnotrealprofit, noactualroyal/operatorcountry. Princeofwomanphrase alone doesnotestablishactualimpersonatedroyalidentity. Own contextual reread supports Ip:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports Ar:t with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseDazaifuFXcashRomance andseparateHakatamale38000000 goldinvestmentRomance. OwnsourcecashamountonlyHakata, goldinvestmentlabelnotactualgoldtransfer; different targets notcombined. Own contextual reread supports T:d with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseXiangshan180000 military-persona romance investment interception headline alongside Hangzhou2500000 actual loss excerpt. Different cases/outcomes; notall180000 paid, withdrawalblockednotassetrecovery. Near-loss headline doesnotitselfestablishcompletedinterception. OwnXiangshan180knear-loss andHangzhou250kactual-loss are multipleRomancecases, notmixedunrelatedfraud. Financialpaidclaim limitedownHangzhousubcase; noactualamountfromrescuedcaseborrowed.
Reported caseSouthernOkinawa50female1300000SNSRomance, Facebook/LINEUSNailTokyo-persona. Claimedcountry/residencenotverifiedoperatorcountry, noyearfromJanmid. Own contextual reread supports I:t with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseJapan2024mixed special/SNS investment/romance about200b; anonymous fluid groups/technology described. Aggregate not romance-only; proceeds assets not automatically laundering role.
Research & trendsNikaho40swoman61万円crypto/SNS andjointinvestmentstudy. SeparateYurihonjoamount/person, no mergeby policeauthority.
Reported caseGeneral pig-butchering fake-investment tactic; no specific intimacy/persona or actual loss. Same-agent contextual correction: General explanatory/research method claim is commentary, not an actual individual occurrence or an expressly delivered warning.
Prevention & supportEditorial urges pause/consultation for SNS investment/romance; description truncated, no quantified loss or actual support use.
Prevention & supportMeta persona/relationship/investmentwarning acrossapps. Requestedmoneyandfakeinvestmentsnotactualindividualpaidloss.
Prevention & supportTainan53Cai500000 planned BitcoinATM investment interrupted; cash brought not paid. General laundering claim not her proven role; patrol rationale source-attributed. Same-agent contextual correction: Police discovery/intervention is practical assistance, not an explicitly delivered preventive warning.
Reported caseHigashiomi56 mechanic1200万円 investment/foreign-woman-persona source suspected romance. Occupation not employer theft; suspicion/alleged rather than independently proved.
Reported caseOkinawaeditorialSNSinvestmentandRomancehighmoneybanktransfers, generalreportedharmdifferentfromspecificcase; noactualhelpsought.
Prevention & supportOkinawa2024mixedSNSinvestment/romance/specialfraud303reports16.17b, notRomance-onlytotal oruniqueoffendercount.
Research & trendsWakayama2024special/SNS investment/romance16.3b aggregate. Amount not romance subset, no per-victim amount.
Research & trendsOhio2023confidence-plus-Romance15.3m andinvestment-relatedromancetwist. Mixedaggregate notRomance-only/personalamount.
Research & trendsIbaraki2024 mixed SNS investment/romance28.14b provisional total; generic celebrity/investment/crypto evolution not all romance. Crypto name alone not transfer.
Research & trendsTochigi2024SNSinvestment/romance64reports10.0376b, trustwithoutmeeting,20–70generations. Mixedtotal notRomanceonly; broadagesnotnecessarilyselected-targettrait.
Research & trendsCFTC Dating or Defrauding relationship-investment social awareness campaign, fake profiles; WestVirginia dateline not victim location.
Prevention & supportCFTCrelationship-investmentawarenessviawrongnumbertexts/apps/social, noactualindividualpayment.
Prevention & supportHindi government alert: false Angel Priya, dating sites and investment/high-return promises. General request risk not actual payment.
Prevention & supportHangzhou multiple fake-military online-investment losses/warning; no individual amount or recovery borrowed.
Prevention & supportCFTC Dating or Defrauding joint awareness effort, relationship investments through texts/apps/social media; no specific case loss.
Prevention & supportHangzhou military-persona investment fraud multiple losses; cash-to-virtual-currency investment described as general warning method, not confirmed every case paid crypto. Same-agent contextual correction: Crypto conversion is a warned method; not reported as actual transfer in every Hangzhou case.
Prevention & supportNanchang mixed marriage/dating and virtual-investment pig-butchering police case. Incomplete detailed persona and loss; title-only counterpart remains unresolved.
Prevention & supportLaurencePang late2024 false dating persona/fakePhilippine business/1.5mPHP35kSGD. Actor targeted, persona not actual operator; attributed tears not clinical diagnosis; conversions not additive. Current geographic correction: Singaporeactor nationality does not locate the target at time of the reported Philippines online-business loss.
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