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Distinct included URLs matching these filters in each observation month. Select a point to explore its records. On small screens, scroll the chart horizontally.
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% |
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The report describes a fake Brad Pitt persona, €830,000 and divorce. Edited photos are established, but generation by AI is not.
Reported caseAn adult performer describes stolen images used to deceive men over a decade. The person whose identity was copied is not identified as the perpetrator.
Research & trendsThe description expressly connects large investment-scam losses with flirtatious strangers online and US investigators. It reports multiple experiences, not a denominator or verified number of distinct cases. The flirtatious lure supports relationship-based deception without establishing a sustained fabricated partnership.
Research & trendsThe sparse headline explicitly describes organized romance fraud, without a retained paragraph or specific network identity. Treat organization as a broad attributed commentary, not a quantified boom, proven group or victim count.
Research & trendsTinderSwindlersguide explicitly criminalintimatedeception/lovebombing/catfish/blackmail for cash/privateinformation. Generaladvice notindependentcase evidence, noactualsexualblackmail without ownqualifier.
Prevention & supportSpanishwoman/Syriansoldier andBrazilfemale-lawyerLovefraudfeature describes two targets/expandedlesbiancontexts. Personasnotactualoffendercountry/sexualviolence/targetdiagnosis orverifiedhundredscases.
Related mentionRemsMurrman2300000EURLove-scammingloss reportedAalenpolice. Sourceage/type/offendercountryunknown, noindependentverification orrecoveredfunds.
Reported caseSupremeCourtMaiWatanabe26Ririchan appealrejected,8y6m sentencebecomesfinal.150mprofit frommaleaffection plusRomancemanual, allegations/legaloutcomes sourceattributed; prisonlengthnotyearsactuallyserved/recoveredmoney. Maleaffectionexploitationdoesnotexplicitlyestablishfabricatedrelationship. Own contextual reread supports Rt:d with source attribution and stated role/scope.
Reported caseFirewallpodcast webpage describesonlineflirtthensavingsloss/pigbutchering/scamfactories. Explicitintimacyfinanciallure, audiobooknotlistened; noverifiedtrafficking/raid/victimcount. Listen-to-podcastexplanation notactualwarningactioninownfragment. Own contextual reread supports Rt:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports Rf:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. General onlineflirt-to-savingsgone mechanism not actualquantifiedvictim orforcedworkverified.
Prevention & supportFakeBrad/lovefraud internetoperator feature. Nigerian-suspicion/stereotypedcountryclaimnotverifiedoffenderlocale, no Annecaseamount/nameorclinicalharm frombarefeature. FakeBradAIfeature lacks ownwarningaction. Own contextual reread supports R:d with source attribution and stated role/scope. Own contextual reread supports Tech:t with source attribution and stated role/scope. FrenchsubjectNigeriaenquiry notproofNigeriaoperatorcountry; stereotypedreputationnotindependentresearch finding.
CommentaryAnne830000falseBradPittcontestsTF1portrayalandnaivety. Quotedchallengedframingnotresearcherendorsement; noAIformatfromothercopies.
Reported caseOwn preventiveguide/authoritywarning. Potentialfinancial/intimate harms notactualnewcase ormeasuredprevention effect; precise methods codedonlyinownavailabletext.
Prevention & supportAustralia5000potentialtargetscontacted, noactual5000financiallosses orverifiedoperatorcountryfromclippedPhilippineslead.
Reported caseOwn preventiveguide/authoritywarning. Potentialfinancial/intimate harms notactualnewcase ormeasuredprevention effect; precise methods codedonlyinownavailabletext.
Prevention & supportAFP generalAI text/image/livevideo methods commentary withFrench830000romanceexample. Formats notallassignedtotargetcase, notforensic verification.
CommentaryAustralian5000citizens warned23.6m headline, scopepotentialtargets versusactualvictims/aggregate unclear; no5000actual losses inferred.
Reported caseFBI5.6b mixedcryptofraud total includes romancecategory; total notromanceonly. Crypto fraud mention alone not transfer orinvestment promise.
Research & trendsOwn preventiveguide/authoritywarning. Potentialfinancial/intimate harms notactualnewcase ormeasuredprevention effect; precise methods codedonlyinownavailabletext.
Prevention & supportFrankfurt federalpolice arrestwantedromanticfraudster30+women. Bareindividualidentity notRoland/Robertautomaticallysamecase.
Reported caseAustralia5000potentialtargets/PhilippinesbasedRomanceapps andcrypto scheme. Locationclaim sourceattributed; crypto scheme notactualcompletedtransfer perperson.
Prevention & supportEFCC11Chinese/oneFilipino/companyGenting cryptoRomancearraignment. Charge notconviction; organisationrolesunknownwithclippedcompanylead.
Reported caseGreekAustralians datingapp/trust/moneytheft preventivewarning; audience not actuallyvictimized, linkedPhilippines sourcecountry notalloperatorsverified.
Prevention & supportYokkaichiHyakugo actualRomanceinterception/recognition. Namedbankstaff nottargets; no moneyrefund oramount.
Reported caseOwn preventiveguide/authoritywarning. Potentialfinancial/intimate harms notactualnewcase ormeasuredprevention effect; precise methods codedonlyinownavailabletext.
Prevention & supportOwn preventiveguide/authoritywarning. Potentialfinancial/intimate harms notactualnewcase ormeasuredprevention effect; precise methods codedonlyinownavailabletext.
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