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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% |
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Report describes conversations and video calls with a false Dubai heir and AI deepfakes in romance fraud. No specific loss or victim location is established in this excerpt.
Reported caseBlog describes fabricated online personas, extended trust building and investment solicitation. It is an unverified general mechanism account, not an additional established victim.
CommentaryThe blog explicitly discusses love being used as a weapon in romance fraud, with an office-worker narrative. No specific loss, verified victim or geographic role is established.
CommentaryThe headline identifies fake dating and investment traps; the excerpt is a warning rather than a demonstrated personal case.
Prevention & supportHeadline explicitly connects online romance with an alleged investment scheme. General promotional accusations do not establish a specific victim or validated loss.
Prevention & supportMedan report describes seven foreigners arrested in a scheme using online romantic trust to cause financial loss. Men described as from Japan are not automatically located there.
Reported caseThe headline explicitly identifies fabricated courtship used to obtain livestream gifts; the short description does not establish arrests or victim counts.
Reported caseReport describes a domestic workers savings loss through an AI-assisted false Dubai-prince persona on a dating site. Filipino nationality and the claimed prince location do not establish victim residence.
Reported caseHeadline explicitly connects online romance with an alleged investment scheme. General promotional accusations do not establish a specific victim or validated loss.
Prevention & supportEggenburg account describes a Facebook contact posing as an actor who requested money to release assets. The excerpt does not establish that the target paid.
Reported caseThe title reports authorities exposing a love-scam network in Medan.
Reported caseMedan authorities report a cross-border love-scam operation and detentions. Nationalities do not establish victim countries.
Reported caseBlog explicitly alleges an online-romance stock-investment trap. A heading promising a funds-recovery account does not establish completed recovery.
Reported caseThe family lawyer suspects a romance-scam connection to a Bangkalan officials death while police seek a suspect. This is an attributed suspicion, not verified causation or an established manner of death.
Reported caseMedan authorities report detaining foreign and Indonesian participants in a love-scam network.
Reported caseThe Medan report describes foreign suspects detained. Its title says seven while its description lists seven Chinese and one Vietnamese; preserve this inconsistency without resolving the headcount.
Reported caseKiryu police describe a mans crypto loss after inducing romantic attachment or familiarity via SNS. The mechanism subtype and source amounts remain attributed.
Reported caseThe commentary explicitly alleges fake dating, extortion and investment deception; it does not document independently verified victims or losses.
CommentaryThe commentary explicitly alleges fake dating, extortion and investment deception; it does not document independently verified victims or losses.
CommentaryA promotional warning describes a false shared future and marriage promise linked to investment fraud. Its recovery claim lacks sufficient context for a completed return.
CommentaryGeneral commentary explicitly describes fabricated successful personas, online romance, trust-building and investment promotion. The blog account is unverified.
CommentaryA first-person blog claims investment losses while blinded by love and disappointment with Japanese police. It does not establish the offender identity; the account remains unverified.
Reported caseGeneral blog commentary describes a fabricated successful persona, online romance, trust-building and investment promotion; the source account is not verified.
CommentaryRomance-fraud opinion is explicit in the title, but the generic description does not support a specific case or additional code.
CommentaryGeneral blog commentary explicitly describes fabricated successful personas, romance, trust-building and investment promotion; source truth is unverified.
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