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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 | 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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TaiwanCIB1223dating-investment reports/over1.4billionNTD previousmonth attributedaggregate. Systematicring warmth/trust then guaranteedcrypto/stockreturns; no uniquepersoncount despite reportequation/previousmonthcalendarguess and no independentprevalence estimate.
Research & trendsTaiwanCIB900plusRomancefraudtargets/200millionpluspreviousmonth loss andwarning. Generalaggregate plus illustrativeLiuLine/ThreadsDreamElegance/MorningSunshine courtship, verificationfee/familymedicalpretexts. Aggregate notuniquecases/clinicalcausality, noillustrativeindividualsum oryearfilledfromthisFebruary.
Research & trendsNetsafe attributesmoreeffectiveRomancescams toAI. Agency warning/opinion notforensicproofspecificdeepfake/causalloss measurement oroneidentifiedtarget.
Prevention & supportMale selfreportedover1million loss following paymentappfraud thenRomance/personalmmeeting. Mixedstages notallnetRomancecash or directcontactproofgenuine/forensicvalidatedidentity; no country/causalitymedicalinferred.
Reported caseMaebashi70male7110000JPY e-moneyRomanceloss/fakeUkraine visiting surgeon. Ukrainepersona not actualoperatorcountry/medicalcareharm; e-moneyrights notautomaticallycrypto.
Reported caseSalzburgmale6000EUR lost to purportedonlinewife reportedmissing. Falsepartner notactualdeceasedmissingwoman; nophysicalharm/clinicaldiagnosis/countryfromsupposedbride.
Reported caseAndrewNew/Liverpool36 falsemotherdeath funeralcash fromonlinegirlfriend/anotherpartner over15000GBP. Financialdeception withinintimatecontacts, repeateddifferentpartnernotrepeat targetingofsamevictim; sparseversions noownname/age/amountfilledfromfuller source. Noclinicalharm/fakeactualmotherdeath orcriminalconvictioninvented. Two differentpartners mentioned; repeateddifferenttarget notsamevictimrepeat. Falsemotherfuneral manipulates trust, not necessarily entirelyfabricatedromanticrelationship.
Reported caseMie source explicitlymixed SNS investment/Romance victimreport withTwittercrypto fragment. Meaningfulmixedcontext but ownindividualnarrative truncated before preciseRomance/financialmechanism; notassign allquotedinvestmentlosses toRomance or newcaseidentity.
Related mentionExactAPerfectScamTishaRainesIndianaMurderForHireS1E5onlinemilitarypersonaRomance factualepisode listing. Titlealone notactualhomicide/clinicalharm/netloss, airingJune6notincidentdate ornewstatisticalstudy.
Related mentionNHKJune10plannedolderpartnersearch programme explicitly covers appRomancefraud alongside genuine remarriagefamily/propertyproblems. Mixed factualmediaportrayal, not newvictimcount or fraud-causedfamilybreakdown fromseparate remarriage discussion; airingday notincidentdate.
Related mentionAndrewNew/Liverpool36 falsemotherdeath funeralcash fromonlinegirlfriend/anotherpartner over15000GBP. Financialdeception withinintimatecontacts, repeateddifferentpartnernotrepeat targetingofsamevictim; sparseversions noownname/age/amountfilledfromfuller source. Noclinicalharm/fakeactualmotherdeath orcriminalconvictioninvented. Two differentpartners/PlentyOfFish inownsource; falseemergencytrustpretext not necessarily fabricatedentirerelationship/serialsamevictimrepeat.
Reported casePortoSanGiorgio alleged25Colombianfakevirtualrelationshipintermediary extracting13000EUR from70Italianman, lonelinesssourceclaim. Carabinieristopdeception/seizephone notcashrecovery/arrestorconviction; Colombiannationalitynotoperationcountry.
Reported caseNamedOscarPetersBritish falsebillionaire/contesteddivorce datingwebsite Oregon1.9millionRomanceprisonsentence headline. No own37monthtermfilled, transferredfunds not recoveredassets; wealth/divorcepersona notprovedtrueorvictimbereavement.
Reported caseNakatsu40swoman suspectedSNSRomance14400000JPY headline, genericpublisherdescription suppliesnolocalincidentfacts. Displaygroup split fromOita60male17500000ordinaryinvest source, not samevictim. Allegedloss notcourtguilt/exactincidentdate.
Reported caseATVReingelegt factualprogramme describesLoveScammermethods datingplatforms andseparateAustrianWhatsAppvictimvoices. MixedtopicnotallWhatsAppfraudRomance/newclinicalharm/sourceprogrammeincidentJune5.
Related mentionOscarPeters65British reported1.9million transfer fromPortlanddatingcontact. Facesprison headline notimposedsentence/servedterm, Britishnationalitynotverifiedoperationcountry andPortlandregionnotunambiguouslycountryfromshortsource.
Reported caseOgi60male2870000JPY5transfers afterfalsedating-appwoman sharedfuturecryptooffer; headlinealso50woman480000 differenttargetwhosecontextnotgiven. Mixedtwo-targetsource notonecombinedloss/independentvictimproof, partialdatesyearunknown. Crypto-trading/returnoffer not cryptocurrency payment: source reports transfers todesignatedaccounts. Preserve actualmoneyloss, romance/investment mechanism andseparate partialdates without inventedpaymentcurrency.
Reported caseMecklenburgVorpommern57womanfalseprofessionalsoldier InternetRomance around50000EURpaid. Fictionalsoldiercountryunknown/nomedicalharm orverifiedmoneyreturn, exacttargetseparateotherdoctor/soldiercases.
Reported caseAshikaga41male7950000JPY-equivalentcryptoRomance reporttopolice/investigation. No returnpromise/investmentoffer fromcrypto alone or paidrestitution; partialday4notfullincidentyear.
Reported caseTokushima70male74480000cashfalseassetmanagement plusNaruto50female19360000e-money personalSNScontact, sourcecategorizesmixedinvestment/Romance. Two differenttargets/subschemes, notsumRomance/netloss norpersonacountryverified; generalSNSumbrella retained.
Reported caseLydia60describeslargeRomancefraudtransfers andvideo-contactexperience. Genericmental-distresssentence truncated not herdiagnosis or operatorcountryfrombrouteur label; nocorroboratedAIvideo/cashrecovery.
Reported caseAshikaga41malecompanyemployee reports7950000JPY-equivalentcrypto SNSRomanceloss topolice. No owninvestmentoffer/returnpromise oroperatoridentityfromcryptoalone; partialday4notincidentyear.
Reported caseYamaguchiCitywoman12200000JPY SNSRomance financialloss headline; descriptiondefinespersonalwarmth/moneymechanism. No targetage/falsepersonacountry, May/Juneeventdate ornewpolicechargeinvented.
Reported caseMecklenburgVorpommern57womanfalseprofessionalsoldier InternetRomance around50000EURpaid. Fictionalsoldiercountryunknown/nomedicalharm orverifiedmoneyreturn, exacttargetseparateotherdoctor/soldiercases.
Reported caseCumberlandCounty male reportedlylost over1000dollars onlinelovescam, sheriffsattributiontruncated. Ownsource no state/country, exactsum, personalidentity/charge orrecovery.
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