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A Brook Park woman reportedly lost $130,000 after Match.com contact; her bank describes her as a money mule. Preserve the distinction between her account and the bank’s allegation.
Reported caseA Manado headline reports millions of rupiah lost through love scamming. The quoted comment does not establish the complete timeline or an exact amount.
Reported caseJapanese police provisional 2025 figures combine special, SNS investment and romance fraud. The ¥324.1bn total is not romance-only and cannot be added to regional subsets.
Research & trendsPSNI reporting describes roughly £866,000 over about ten months and around 100 reports since April. Euro and rounded pound versions refer to overlapping reporting, not additional losses.
Research & trendsRomanian reporting describes a Timiș man deceived by a woman claiming to be younger and in difficulty. The supposed depression is an alleged pretext, not a diagnosed harm to the victim.
Reported casePSNI reporting describes roughly £866,000 over about ten months and around 100 reports since April. Euro and rounded pound versions refer to overlapping reporting, not additional losses.
Research & trendsA Romanian account describes a man deceived by a woman claiming to be younger and depressed after a family tragedy. Those claims are pretexts, not established victim health findings.
Reported caseNew York officials cite over $42m during the first three quarters of 2025 and describe false romantic identities. The reported total does not establish all losses.
Prevention & supportA brokerage-comparison company estimates 59,000 American romance-scam victims. The brief excerpt lacks a period, denominator and transparent estimation method.
Research & trendsNew Zealand reporting describes an alleged eighteen-year romance scheme affecting a Dunedin man, with an Auckland woman arrested. Amounts are rounded differently and remain allegations.
Reported caseNew Zealand reporting describes an alleged eighteen-year romance scheme affecting a Dunedin man, with an Auckland woman arrested. Amounts are rounded differently and remain allegations.
Reported caseMarie-Paule reportedly lost over €65,000 to a false Frédéric Lopez persona and is now under protection. A separate comparison with Marie-José does not make them the same case.
Reported casePSNI reporting describes roughly £866,000 over about ten months and around 100 reports since April. Euro and rounded pound versions refer to overlapping reporting, not additional losses.
Research & trendsA Romanian report describes a man sending money to a supposed young woman; one version identifies Timiș and another 3,000 lei. Claimed depression is the alleged pretext, not established victim harm.
Reported casePolice report arresting a 44-year-old Auckland woman over an alleged eighteen-year fraud of a Dunedin man exceeding $525,000. The allegation is not a conviction.
Reported caseNew York officials report over $42m in romance-scam losses during the first three quarters of 2025. This is an attributed reporting total, not all losses.
Prevention & supportA headline describes an alleged $2.5m fake-Dubai-prince romance scheme. Regional commentary does not establish an offender location or guilt.
Reported caseA retired anesthesiologist and sons sue HSBC, alleging ignored warnings in an $8m romance pig-butchering scheme. Allegations against the bank are not findings.
Reported caseFBI Charlotte and BBB reporting combines confidence and romance losses in North Carolina. The mixed total is not romance-only.
Prevention & supportRomanian reporting describes a Timiș man deceived by a woman claiming to be younger and in difficulty. The supposed depression is an alleged pretext, not a diagnosed harm to the victim.
Reported caseNew Zealand reporting describes an alleged eighteen-year romance scheme affecting a Dunedin man, with an Auckland woman arrested. Amounts are rounded differently and remain allegations.
Reported caseA brokerage-comparison company estimates 59,000 American romance-scam victims. The brief excerpt lacks a period, denominator and transparent estimation method.
Research & trendsNew Zealand reporting describes an alleged eighteen-year romance scheme affecting a Dunedin man, with an Auckland woman arrested. Amounts are rounded differently and remain allegations.
Reported casePSNI reporting describes roughly £866,000 over about ten months and around 100 reports since April. Euro and rounded pound versions refer to overlapping reporting, not additional losses.
Research & trendsPSNI coverage combines a victim’s £40,000 loss with the £866,000 Northern Ireland total. The individual amount must not be added to its potentially overlapping aggregate.
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