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Distinct included URLs matching these filters in each observation month. Select a point to explore its records. On small screens, scroll the chart horizontally.
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 2024 | 443 | 443 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2024 | 685 | 685 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2024 | 391 | 391 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2024 | 487 | 487 | 100.0% |
| May 2024 | 519 | 519 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2024 | 303 | 303 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2024 | 545 | 545 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2024 | 352 | 352 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 387 | 387 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2024 | 493 | 493 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2024 | 496 | 496 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2024 | 565 | 565 | 100.0% |
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Own women40plus/lonely susceptibility-to-love-scam headline and women-targeted description provide sourceframed priorisolation/targeting commentary, notpost-scam emotionalharm, clinicalvulnerability, independentlymeasured risk/incidence, publicityfailure or preventioneffect. Ipohdateline not eachtargetresidence, noindividualpaidquantity/detailedfalsepersona.
CommentaryOwn Sherlyn Sims/Dzinzi found guilty of conspiring to launder mixed Romance/BEC proceeds; conspiracy supports coordination, not all underlying principal guilt. Headline1.2million not all personal Romance loss or additional mixed amount. BEC does not prove target employer theft or Romance communication channel. US-based defendant is residence, not operation/jurisdiction proxy; no servedterm/refund.
Reported caseOwn Riri-chan manual-sellingRomancefraud clip and title plannedSeptember appellate ruling/defence contests punishment. Appealsproceeding context at unclearstage, not completed specifictrialsession, conviction/newimposedterm/finality/servedtime. Sparse source no personalpaidquantity/Watanabeage/name/affectiondetails imported from23/24, and manualsales not automatically separate offence.
Reported caseOwn suspected Ryugasaki woman238manJPY Romance-loss headline only. Suspected status retained; missing actual persona/age/platform/asset route/clinicalcause/refund/eventyear not filled from other URLs. No police inquiry inferred solely from topic label.
Reported caseOwn GunmaTatebayashipolice nine-minute drama-style FalseLove/IsYourRomanceReal video specificallypreventsSNSRomancefraud. Actualpreventionproduction is distinct from fictional dramatized events, not video actuallyviewed/measuredprotection/individualpaidloss/own detailedscammechanism. YouTube distribution is not fraudplatform use or newtechnicaloffending.
Prevention & supportOwn policewarning defines onlineLoveScam/Liebesbetrug as modernmarriage-confidencefraud. Generalrelationshipdeception subtypeunspecified/onlinecommunication/warning only; no actualpersonpaidloss, medicalharm, programmeviewed/evaluatedeffect or geographicrole frompublisher. Formalfrauddefinition not independentactualcase. Root prewrite qualification: own Internet wording supports unspecified technology, not a distinct identified communication platform.
Prevention & supportOwn Munich woman transfers money repeatedly to false lover; description explicitly feigned love and repeated money demands. Repeated requests supported, no exact sum or verified unique case. Police warning not investigation/arrest, no own platform, clinical injury, guilt/refund/year. Two sources not two independent cases.
Reported caseOwn Munichwoman3500EUR/falseAmericanpersona/promisedlove-for-money with accomplice and policeinvestigation. Preserve sourcealleged financial/identity/relationshipdeception; Americanpersona not actualUSoperation/nationality. Mereaccomplice supplies no separate organizationalhierarchy/roledivision. No onlineformat, clinicalcause, arrest/conviction, exactdateyear or fundsreturned; geographicdemonym requires root validation, not guessed mapping.
Reported caseOwn Limpopo39woman/R650000 loss title/YigaSirajeLubega27/whiteMercedes/romanticrelationship. Headline languishinprison is custodyclaim with unspecifiedlegalstage, not owncourtappearance/remand/conviction/servedterm; no strongerotherURLvanished details borrowed. Twoaccused not coordinatednetworkproof; Ugandannationality notoperationcountry, Septemberlast noyear, no refund/clinicalcause. Root own-role qualification: Own SirajeLubega27/Limpopo39/650000ZAR whiteMercedes sourceprofile; Septemberlast no event year, Ugandan nationality not operationalcountry; only own prisonwording not borrowed remand/appearance.
Reported caseOwn Riri-chan/Watanabe Mai allegedly exploited men affection for about155millionJPY and sold Romance-fraud manuals. One proceeding with multiple targets, not independent cases. September appeal judgment planned, defence sentencing challenge not won appeal/final sentence/served time/refund. Manual sales not a separately established other offence; no exact event year.
Reported caseOwn WatanabeMai26/Riri-chan/Romance-fraud manual sales and exploitation of men affection/about155000000JPY allegation, chargedwithfraudetc, first appeal hearing and planned Septembersecond-instance ruling. Manual sales do not establish a separately specified otheroffence/network; planned ruling not actualsentence/finality/servedterm/refund. No calendaryear from7th/September/URL; copy not independentcase. Root prewrite qualification: own 男性の好意につけ込み supports affection/trust exploitation; no specific fabricated mutual relationship or marriage promise asserted. Rt retains that narrower mechanism.
Reported caseOwn Riri-chan romance-fraud manuals/men'saffectionexploitation/about155millionJPY and facingfraudcharges, with September appellatejudgment planned/defenceclaim excessivepenalty. One bounded proceeding/context, not casecount per man or manual sale. Appeal-context trialstage unclear; no completedappealjudgment, exactpriorpenalty, servedterm, refund, ownyear or full clipped Watanabename supplied. Manualselling is not a separately described otheroffence; no digitalformat inferred from anotherURL.
Reported caseOwn commercialcourt exonerates debt from loans sent to falseTurkishgirlfriend; initiallysmall illness/accident requests thenincreasing quantities support continuedrequests. No own60000EUR borrowed fromotherURL;1400EUR is pension, notpaidloss. Debt relief not scammerrefund or compensationorder, and unrelated tax-fraud family/prison/fine teaser not Romancejustice or targetGranadaresidence. No clinicalillness verified, countryproxy, platform or eventyear inferred. Root own-role qualification: Own commercialcourt debt relief/1400EURpension; falseTurkish girlfriend disease/accidentmoneyrequests not actual illness; unrelated Granada taxfamily prisonrequest excluded.
Reported caseOwn Riri-chan/Watanabe Mai about155millionJPY/affection exploitation/romance-manual sales is one alleged proceeding. September appeal judgment pending, not completed result or servedterm/refund. No current hearing detail borrowed from47news copy, manual sales not a distinct proven otheroffence; no explicit event year.
Reported caseOwn short TokyoNews Riri-chan romancefraudmanual/men'saffectionexploitation/about155millionJPY and Septemberplannedappealjudgment/defencechallenge. Appealcontext stageunclear, not completedverdict/finality/servedtime; no explicitfullname/26age/first9year8mJPYpenalty/September30day from fullerURL. Clipped description not completed; manuals not separatetechnicalcrime/organizednetwork or ownonlineplatform. No refund/clinicalharm/eventyear.
Reported caseOwn firstperson allretirementsavings/nearly300000unspecifieddollars loss and moneyverytightnow under Romance-scamwarningtitle. Financialdisruption, not debtamount/actualhomelessness/employmentloss/inabilitytomeetbasicneeds or clinicalcause. Nearly is not exactsum; broadcaster doesnot supply currency/country. Lastperson wording not proof renewedrecontact/numberindependentcases. Warning not measuredtrend/effect, no platform/preciserelationshipmethod/reportingaction/refund/eventyear.
Reported caseOwn Tatebayashi police created9minute drama-style Romance-prevention video/YouTube. Actual preventive-media initiative, not fictional victim incident or9cases. Distribution platform is preventionchannel, not perpetrator technical method; no literaldeceptiondetails/fullprogrammeviewed/measured effect/policy/eventyear inferred.
Prevention & supportOwn WatanabeMai26/Riri-chan romancefraudmanual/affectionexploitation/about155millionJPY, NagoyaHighCourt firstappealhearing day7 and hearingclosed; defencecallsfirstinstance9years+8millionJPYfinetooharsh, prosecution requestsappealdismissal, decisionplannedSeptember30. Sentenceapp refers ONLYthe first-instanceimposition, not completedappealruling/finality/servedterm. Apology is accusedremorse, not harmedpersonselfblame or clinicalinjury. No calendar-year fromURL/publication/month-day, no actualrefund; fullerfacts not migrated to short40/50. Root own-role qualification: Own firstinstance9years8mJPYfine versus appealhearing/prosecutionrequest/plannedSeptember30judgment separate; no own calendar year, precise sentenceonlythisfullURL.
Reported caseOwn Bala woman defrauded employer IforWilliamsTrailers of£43.6K and previously fell victim to onlineRomance scam. £43.6K is employer/thirdparty financial harm, not her own directRomancepaidloss. Employer-funds offending is source-associated alongside priorRomancehistory, no verified causal pressure/currentdeception/force/innocence; sparse text gives no courtoutcome, loss allocation or falsepersona. Internet only unspecified technology, no platform/crypto/AI.
Reported caseOwn TokushimaJan–July mixedSNSinvestment-and-Romance32recognizedcases/282.86millionJPY,up18cases/159.89million versus sameprior-yearperiod. Retain aggregatefinancial/online/warning, not all32Romance, per-personloss, additiveannualtotals or independentincidence. Adjacentinvestment-and-Romancelabels do not establish relationship-to-investmentsequence. Recognizedcases not arrests/individualinvestigations; reportingperiod not individualactyear. No measuredprevention or clinicalcause.
Research & trendsOwn Arvada woman/DebbieFox/58000 unspecifieddollar Romance-loss title and frustration on justice path. Source frustration is distress, not clinical diagnosis; such a crazy path does not specify refusal/delay/misconduct or exact courtstage. No specific fabricatedpersona/technicalroute/currencycountry/refund/incidentyear inferred.
Reported caseOwn Yahoo narrative reports LiuJie/Pangmao20 jumpingtodeath/bridgeChongqingApril11, TanZhuharassed/hatedonline after sisterpublishedprivateinformation/banktransfersatleast500000yuan(69000dollaralternative), and socialmediaaccusations of scammerresponsibility; titlecounteralleges family smearcampaign. Suicide and reputationharm are SOURCE_ASSOCIATED with disputedRomanceaccusation, not provedfinancialintimacydeception, Romancecauseddeath or newuniqueverifiedevent. Transfers whiletogether not automatically fraudloss. No borrowedpolicedenial fromotherURL, clinicaldiagnosis, technicaldocumentcrime/forcedcontrol or separatebodilyinjuryact inferred. April11has no ownyear; nationality/dateline/deathlocation do not create criminaloperationcountry. Root own-role qualification: Own Yahoo relationshiptransfers>=500000yuan69000USD allegation/publicharassment/April11death. No nextsharkpolicedenial borrowed, no verifiedfraudloss or newuniqueverifiedRomancecauseddeath/clinicalcause/explicitcalendar-year. Chongqing deathlocation not targetresidence.
Related mentionOwn Watanabe Mai26/Riri-chan alleged155millionJPY affection exploitation/manualselling and first appellate hearing on7th. September decision remains planned; defence sentencing challenge not acquittal, revised/imposed term, finality, servedtime or refund. Manual sale not separately established offence, no actyear from URL or hearing day.
Reported caseOwn Munich woman transfers money repeatedly to false lover; description explicitly feigned love and repeated money demands. Repeated requests supported, no exact sum or verified unique case. Police warning not investigation/arrest, no own platform, clinical injury, guilt/refund/year. Two sources not two independent cases.
Reported caseOwn WatanabeMai26/Riri-chan/Romance-fraud manual sales and exploitation of men affection/about155000000JPY allegation, chargedwithfraudetc, first appeal hearing and planned Septembersecond-instance ruling. Manual sales do not establish a separately specified otheroffence/network; planned ruling not actualsentence/finality/servedterm/refund. No calendaryear from7th/September/URL; copy not independentcase. Root prewrite qualification: own 男性の好意につけ込み supports affection/trust exploitation; no specific fabricated mutual relationship or marriage promise asserted. Rt retains that narrower mechanism.
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