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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 | 591 | 591 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 1,629 | 1,629 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 561 | 561 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 390 | 390 | 100.0% |
| May 2025 | 398 | 398 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 209 | 209 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 522 | 522 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 447 | 447 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 613 | 613 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 483 | 483 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 392 | 392 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 333 | 333 | 100.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 530 | 530 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,106 | 1,106 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 360 | 360 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 491 | 491 | 100.0% |
| May 2026 | 785 | 785 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 842 | 842 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 1,143 | 1,143 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 640 | 640 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2026 | 638 | 638 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2026 | 30 | 30 | 100.0% |
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
The excerpt explicitly identifies romance and investment fraud but gives no verified loss or location. Singaporean nationality does not establish residence.
Reported casePolice roundup includes arrests for matrimonial fraud among other frauds. The headline refund amount is a mixed total, not money demonstrably returned to romance-scam victims.
Reported caseA Black Axe proceeding reportedly resulted in sentencing after more than ninety trial days. The excerpt describes romance fraud and laundering; an offenders Augsburg connection does not locate the court.
Reported caseBlog alleges an investment loss after romantic involvement. Promotional accusations and reported dissatisfaction with police are not independently verified; no particular police barrier is established.
Reported caseOlder-persons agency warning describes false profiles, emotional manipulation and false requests for money. It is a general warning, not an observed individual loss.
Prevention & supportOtsu police investigate a suspected romance-investment scam after a dating-app contact claiming to be a financial executive. Reported loss and persona remain allegations.
Reported caseBlog describes fabricated online personas, extended trust building and investment solicitation. It is an unverified general mechanism account, not an additional established victim.
CommentaryA man reportedly recruited through an online romantic persona became an unwitting courier for cannabis concealed in a parcel. Police arrests and charges are reported, not guilt of the targeted participant. Drug quantity is not a victim count.
Reported caseHsinchu police chief participated in an awareness film about online romance fraud. Performance within a warning film is not a real victim or offender event.
Prevention & supportBlog describes fabricated online personas, extended trust building and investment solicitation. It is an unverified general mechanism account, not an additional established victim.
CommentaryBlog describes fabricated online personas, extended trust building and investment solicitation. It is an unverified general mechanism account, not an additional established victim.
CommentaryA man reportedly recruited through an online romantic persona became an unwitting courier for cannabis concealed in a parcel. Police arrests and charges are reported, not guilt of the targeted participant. Drug quantity is not a victim count.
Reported caseExpert discussion covers romance and financial fraud together, with a local mans loss that is not explicitly assigned to romance fraud. Recovery is still hoped for, not completed.
CommentarySalzburg headline mentions love fraud and another fraud, but the generic regional-news description gives no attributable action or amount.
Related mentionBlog describes fabricated online personas, extended trust building and investment solicitation. It is an unverified general mechanism account, not an additional established victim.
CommentaryA Pinzgau woman reportedly lost money to love scamming and fake bank employees. The combined loss cannot be allocated to romance fraud or assumed to be a connected repeat-targeting scheme.
Reported caseA headline identifies a suspected killer after a Bangkalan officials body was found at Juanda. The family suspects love fraud; neither the alleged homicide nor its scam connection is independently established.
Reported caseBlog alleges a $43000 investment loss through romantic inducement. Recovery claims in the title are promotional and not evidence of returned funds.
Reported caseBlog alleges fake dating and extortion linked to investment transactions. This describes a claimed general scheme; it is not evidence of sexual assault or a verified victim count.
CommentaryGeneral blog discussion combines romantic online courtship with other alleged fraud. Its composite mechanisms are not one verified incident.
CommentaryBlog describes fabricated online personas, extended trust building and investment solicitation. It is an unverified general mechanism account, not an additional established victim.
CommentaryHsinchu police produced a romance-scam awareness film. Its figures include dating and paid-sex solicitation fraud; the acted characters are not real cases and wider sums are not romance-only losses.
Prevention & supportMedan authorities report a cross-border love-scam operation and detentions. Nationalities do not establish victim countries.
Reported caseOrange police prevention officer gives advice against romantic and other scams targeting older people. Advice is not an observed loss or demonstrated intervention effect.
Prevention & supportThe excerpt explicitly identifies romance and investment fraud but gives no verified loss or location. Singaporean nationality does not establish residence.
Reported case