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| 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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TakasakiGunma60s/62femaleexecutiveSNSRomanceinvestment170millionplusJPY, fullerheadline176.86million andtruncatedbodyprecisevalue remainsreportedprecision. 19cryptobuy/18000000refundrequestfeesnotextraamountsummed, no inferredyearfromlastNovember/currentMarch. Own police text explicitly says investigation; no arrest inferred.
Reported caseTakasaki60swomancompanyexecutiveSNSromanceinvestmentcryptoloss170millionplusJPY, title100millionthreshold differsfullerreported170million. Policeannouncementday8notfullyear; no mergingotherwealthywomanbyage/amount.
Reported caseAomori50manHappyMail/LINEKana affection/uncleFXexpert/sharedtravelprofit,500000JPY2payments. PartialJune21–25notyear; actualplatform/trading/falseintimacy, no allegeduncleindependentlyrealorAomori50womanastronautsamecase.
Reported caseTakasakiGunma60s/62femaleexecutiveSNSRomanceinvestment170millionplusJPY, fullerheadline176.86million andtruncatedbodyprecisevalue remainsreportedprecision. 19cryptobuy/18000000refundrequestfeesnotextraamountsummed, no inferredyearfromlastNovember/currentMarch. Own police text explicitly says investigation; no arrest inferred.
Reported caseTakasaki60swomancompanyexecutiveSNSromanceinvestmentcryptoloss170millionplusJPY, title100millionthreshold differsfullerreported170million. Policeannouncementday8notfullyear; no mergingotherwealthywomanbyage/amount.
Reported caseTakasakiGunma60s/62femaleexecutiveSNSRomanceinvestment170millionplusJPY, fullerheadline176.86million andtruncatedbodyprecisevalue remainsreportedprecision. 19cryptobuy/18000000refundrequestfeesnotextraamountsummed, no inferredyearfromlastNovember/currentMarch.
Reported caseTakasakiGunma60s/62femaleexecutiveSNSRomanceinvestment170millionplusJPY, fullerheadline176.86million andtruncatedbodyprecisevalue remainsreportedprecision. 19cryptobuy/18000000refundrequestfeesnotextraamountsummed, no inferredyearfromlastNovember/currentMarch.
Reported caseMichaelPaulSnow53arrestMapleCreekJun24 Canada-wide SunshineCoastwarrant; chargedfraudover5000, targetwomanreported110000onlineinvestmentRomance June2023. ActualarrestplacevsvictimSunshineCoast distinguished, Jun24yearnotguessed, no convictionorreturnedloss. Victim reporting location versus Maple Creek custody kept as separate roles; June2023 investigation start explicit.
Reported caseTakasakiGunma60s/62femaleexecutiveSNSRomanceinvestment170millionplusJPY, fullerheadline176.86million andtruncatedbodyprecisevalue remainsreportedprecision. 19cryptobuy/18000000refundrequestfeesnotextraamountsummed, no inferredyearfromlastNovember/currentMarch. Own police text explicitly says investigation; no arrest inferred. Own source19crypto buys then supposed refund fee establishes changed-pretext demands; components are not added again to reported aggregate.
Reported caseTakasakiGunma60s/62femaleexecutiveSNSRomanceinvestment170millionplusJPY, fullerheadline176.86million andtruncatedbodyprecisevalue remainsreportedprecision. 19cryptobuy/18000000refundrequestfeesnotextraamountsummed, no inferredyearfromlastNovember/currentMarch.
Reported caseTakasakiGunma60s/62femaleexecutiveSNSRomanceinvestment170millionplusJPY, fullerheadline176.86million andtruncatedbodyprecisevalue remainsreportedprecision. 19cryptobuy/18000000refundrequestfeesnotextraamountsummed, no inferredyearfromlastNovember/currentMarch. Own truncated description says crypto/cash and affection but no actual investment offer; do not borrow investment from related wire body.
Reported caseMichaelPaulSnow53arrestMapleCreekJun24 Canada-wide SunshineCoastwarrant; chargedfraudover5000, targetwomanreported110000onlineinvestmentRomance June2023. ActualarrestplacevsvictimSunshineCoast distinguished, Jun24yearnotguessed, no convictionorreturnedloss. Victim reporting location versus Maple Creek custody kept as separate roles; June2023 investigation start explicit.
Reported casePoldaMetroLoveScam suspects reportedlypreviouslyworkedCambodia anduseWhatsApp/Instagramstolencelebrityimages. Impersonation/platform/network supported; formerjobcountry notcurrentoperatingsite, forcedlabor/coercion notinferred fromCambodia alone.
Reported caseMHBBorivali22 including6women arrested menTinderdatelures/inflatedclub-bills withprobe. Reported moneyextraction/falsecourtship andprocedure, no22convictions/alllongromanticrelationshiporactualnettotal. Preserve21versus22sourcecontext.
Reported caseFourIndonesian formerCambodia scammers roles/fakeapp/21Indonesiantargets described. Roledivision/platform sourceclaim, not currentCambodiaoperations/forcedlabor or allfour arrested.
Reported caseMaleLoveScamming source Rp423million loss/Malaysiafemaleinfluencer stolenimage, victimYW onlyown40body. Socialmedia/fakeecommerce context, not actualMalaysianoperatororall21casevictimsloss.
Reported caseFour WNIformerCambodia scammers OMR36/R29/APD24/A29 allegedlydeceived21citizensusingfakeapps. Sourceinitials/ageconflict withORM35/APB24variant retained, not allfourcaught, noactualoperatorcountry/trafficking/forcedwork.
Reported caseKeelungYeh57 alleged sweet-talk online male promises guaranteed crypto returns; planned480000NTD purchase nearly lost, bank spotted anomaly. Attempted financial extraction, not completed loss or actual crypto-transfer record; truncated bank paragraph does not independently prove final money interception. Guaranteed no-loss profit promise is explicit; planned crypto purchase remains attempted, not paid.
Reported caseKiryu52 woman SNS-romance crypto loss5521280JPY from fullertruncatedbody,552million notinferred fromunits. Affinity fraud sourceframe, no charge/actualoperatorlocation. 552万1280 is5,521,280JPY, not552million; truncated transfer clause remains attributed source loss.
Reported caseBunschoten-Spakenburg33 arrested suspected dating fraud with five women/45000EUR borrowed money from dating/social contacts. Investigation end2024; June19year not guessed. Prior borrowing pretext not actual target indebtedness, five harmed people not five independent verified cases. Investigation beginning end2024 is explicit; borrowed money here does not establish target debt.
Reported caseAomori60woman Instagram/LINEFujiiShuclaimedTaiwanmale/uncle-stockinfo300000JPYfraud; later60000fromunknownaccount. Incomingmoney notactualnetrefund orprovenmoney-muling/currentrepeatrequest because sentenceends. No Taiwanoperatorcountry oryearfilled forpartialMarch/May.
Reported caseNepalCIB52arrests including6Chinese in illegaldating-app/cryptoscam undercallcentre. Sourcegroup/platform/crypto context, notall52Chinese,52victims, criminalconvictions/foreigntargetcountry.
Reported caseYanai40 male healthworker SNS-affinity romance fraud80000JPY electronic-money rights. Loss reported; job not clinical capacity/risk cause, separate70Yanai100000 from age/amount/persona.
Reported caseKorean FSS consumer caution describes false foreign persona/SNS-dating contacts inducing crypto investment and money extraction. General warning and authority initiative, not measured efficacy or foreign-national operator location. No count or clinical harm established.
Prevention & supportSouthamptonPaulDavies believes falseJenniferAniston contact, source deepfake romance-scam headline. Reported synthetic/impersonation claim not independently examined media-forensic evidence; no own amount/medical injury.
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