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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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JapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
Research & trendsDanversTrungNguyen48 sentenced6years forlaundering viaunlicensedBitcoinexchange; cashreceived fromRomance targets and drugdealer. Mixedservice/proceedsvolume over1million notallRomance netloss/targetpaidcrypto, no completed victimrecovery. Current qualification: Original May22,2025 six-year plusthree supervised/1513000.04 forfeitureorder separate from business2017-2020,2023indictment/2024conviction. Cashconversion not everyRomance target paidcrypto; mixeddrugdealer proceeds not personalRomance total or restitutionpaid. Original courtorder not separately inspected; no bodyfacts/date borrowed into own headline.
Reported caseJapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
Research & trendsTaitungGuanshan police chief ZhongGuozhen radio message warns onlineRomance, affectionnotinstant. Source institutionalprevention messaging, not arrest/savedmoney/efficacy or unique victims.
Prevention & supportJapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
Research & trendsJapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
Research & trendsJapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
Research & trendsNasushiobara44male reported816409JPYcash plus860000cryptoSNSRomance localcomplaint/investigation. Distinctassets not twofrauds/amountfromotherMie target; no investmentofferorconviction.
Reported caseUsedom79female20000EURLoveScam falselyonlinepartner andmultiplemoneytransfers. Repeatedpayments alone notproof repeatedrequest/revictimization, suspicionnotarrest/conviction/returnedfunds.
Reported caseJapanNPA finalized2024 special/SNS investment/Romance totals about2千億JPY=200billion, not2trillion/allRomance.717億special and1268億SNS combined components differ; final/provisional adjustment3.9億 not new individualcase. Explicit2024 is historicalaggregate year, sourcecopies not independentstudies. Explicit2024 source aggregate date/agencyjurisdiction, not publicationmonth or individualincidentcalendar.
Research & trendsTaitungGuanshan police chief ZhongGuozhen radio message warns onlineRomance, affectionnotinstant. Source institutionalprevention messaging, not arrest/savedmoney/efficacy or unique victims.
Prevention & supportNagasaki60female6000000JPY allegedRomance, threeVietnamnationaloffenders arrested/rearrested includingVuVanBach34Aichi. Nationalitynotoperationcountry, samepersonsrearrestnot sixindependentoffenders, suspectedTokuryumembership notestablishedring.
Reported caseOita50maleSNSRomance39500000JPY-equivalentcrypto/investmentoffer explicitheadline; genericpublisherdesc supplies no localdetail. DistinctOita60ordinaryinvestment17.5m/Nakatsu40female14.4m, no case bypublisheronly.
Reported caseShanxiJinzhongPingyao report of600000RMB recovered after Jia-son online falseZhangJiayi dating. Militaryservice is claimedsoncircumstance, not offendercountry. Criminaldetention reported not conviction; fundsrecovered not necessarily already delivered tovictim. ExplicitOctober2024start retained, not observationdate. Source self-givenname doesnot prove stolen/falseidentity. TrustwithinreportedRomance context retained without automaticimpersonation.
Reported caseJapaneseprior-yearSNSinvestment/Romance average350millionJPY/day=126.8billion/year, not200billionallspecial combined/allRomance. Osaka recognitionrankdifferentpopulation; no currentcalendarfromobservation/independentcasecount.
Research & trendsGeneralAI/deepfake discussion explicitlyinRomance and elections, not an actual identifiedvictim/verifiedAI-syntheticcall or measuredfraudrate/causalrisk growth. ElectoralTucuman source not allpoliticsRomance.
Related mentionTaipei antique-coin investment warning explicitly from romanticheat tofinancialruin/Line group. General narrative not current individual quantifiedloss/clinicaldiagnosis or all cointradesRomance.
Prevention & supportTaichung65Cai off-duty police prevent250000NTD whilebuyingcryptocurrency afteronlineRomance. Intercept/attempt not paidloss/returnedfunds; crypto beingpurchased not actual successfultransfer tooffender, no clinicalharm fromage/nervousness.
Reported caseTaichung65Cai off-duty police prevent250000NTD whilebuyingcryptocurrency afteronlineRomance. Intercept/attempt not paidloss/returnedfunds; crypto beingpurchased not actual successfultransfer tooffender, no clinicalharm fromage/nervousness.
Reported caseCork AlidaKuiken allegedUSMarine engagement/money-laundering viaaccount, suspendedsentence not servedjail.17kproceeds not her personal Romance loss.105 ownbitcointransfer explicit; sparseversions no term/name borrowed. Source claims deceived participant/mental guilt not clinical harm; select detailed court-reporting for knowing participation versus suspended outcome. Launderingtype explicitheadline; bodytransfer evidence binds account/bitcoin, not illegalpurpose solelyfromtransfer.
Reported caseSendaiKaiHayato30andwifeYuka29 arrested allegedSNSRomance390000JPY Kitami30male. Marriedsuspects notromanticpartners ofvictimactuallyverified, arrestnotconviction orotherSapporo32male case.
Reported caseShanghaiJiading Wen hid marriage/datingappYang388000RMB≈1.64mNTDbrideprice/weddingcosts; fakefuturemother-in-law persona aftertakingpayments breakups andcountercomplaint. Nothertrueoffenderconviction/multipleindependentlosses/actualtherapeuticpsychharm.
Reported caseZhaoqingwoman falselyromanticcontact attempts couriership5millionRMB toHongKonghome, bank/police prevent. Requestedpropertypurchase not provedownhome forfeited/crypto or foreignoperatorlocation;153Lin pseudonym notrealidentity. Plannedcashshipment not completedloss or recoveredpayment.
Reported caseGeneralAI/deepfake discussion explicitlyinRomance and elections, not an actual identifiedvictim/verifiedAI-syntheticcall or measuredfraudrate/causalrisk growth. ElectoralTucuman source not allpoliticsRomance.
Related mentionNikko30male465944JPY-equivalentcrypto aftermarriage promise/SNSRomance, police complaint/full150investigation. Actualcrypto payment not automaticinvestment;61doesnotstatecompletedinvestigation, partialdaynotyear.
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