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The chart uses every search filter above and all matching records, across every results page. The percentage denominator is all included URLs in the same dates, before theme, language, country or text filters.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | 390 | 390 | 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 article predicts AI will intensify dating scams and offers advice. The headline is a forecast, not measured future growth.
Prevention & supportA Trapani report describes an online romantic-fraud organization extracting money, including cryptocurrency. The text does not establish how many people were arrested or any victim loss total. The generic word for extracting money does not describe an explicit threat, so extortion is withheld.
Reported caseTinderSwindlersguide explicitly criminalintimatedeception/lovebombing/catfish/blackmail for cash/privateinformation. Generaladvice notindependentcase evidence, noactualsexualblackmail without ownqualifier.
Prevention & supportFrenchNigeria onlinefraud/Romance raidofChinese nationals. NationalitynotoperatingChina, no792suspectcount/dates/guiltyoutcome suppliedfromknownothercase; allegedmulti-type enforcement.
Reported caseAomori40female total1200000JPY composed100000cash plus1100000crypto, InstagramWangclaimedHongKong/aicryptoex.com trading. Personaaddress not actualoperation; cashpluscrypto not doubledtotal. Lastyear/thisyear dates lack fullcalendar, not filled.
Reported caseNebraskaAG Hilgers cryptocurrency/Romance warning. Claimed surge not verified trend/individual target loss, mixed types not all cryptoRomance.
Prevention & supportAYTangerang suspect750millionIDRSukoharjo burglary; lawyerclaimsLoveScamdatingapp victim. Different roles/claim not establisheddefense/guilt or750mherpersonalRomance loss. Suspectdesignation not formalindictment/arrest/sentence proof. Criminal suspect and counsel-victim claim are allegations, not independently proven burglary/defense/guilt; no employer-funds/ATM details invented.
Reported caseLovell JaneDoe pseudonymRomance victim speaks tohelpothers, embarrassed catfish. Sourceown disclosure/shame, no paidloss amount/clinicaldiagnosis/identityverified or geographicnamedpersonmerge.
Reported caseWestTennessee women ownonlineRomance thousandslost/new-found-love plus BBBwarning. Multipletargets/generalwarning notnamedcase/guilt/diagnoses; no aggregateexactsum.
Prevention & supportIreland8millionEURRomancefraudlost since2019 Crimecallcoverage with falseonlineprofiles/pretendedromanticinterest definition. Cumulative startyear not one2025annualrate, programme copies not uniquevictims.
Research & trendsIreland8millionEURRomancefraudlost since2019 Crimecallcoverage with falseonlineprofiles/pretendedromanticinterest definition. Cumulative startyear not one2025annualrate, programme copies not uniquevictims.
Research & trendsTainanWang proposed50000NTD leave fee for claimed UNmilitary officer meeting; bank/police prevented transfer. Separate Fu800000investment loss/1000000newcash/courier case not Romance victim money or same target. Own April28 no year filled.
Reported caseTainanWang proposed50000NTD leave fee for claimed UNmilitary officer meeting; bank/police prevented transfer. Separate Fu800000investment loss/1000000newcash/courier case not Romance victim money or same target. Own April28 no year filled.
Reported caseIreland8millionEURRomancefraudlost since2019 Crimecallcoverage with falseonlineprofiles/pretendedromanticinterest definition. Cumulative startyear not one2025annualrate, programme copies not uniquevictims.
Research & trendsMalaysia38deliveryworker150000MYR fake-tradingRomance loss afterfatherdeath; ownlovebomb/dailymessages. Bereavement context not clinicaldiagnosis or all vulnerablepeople actualvictims.
Reported caseIreland8millionEURRomancefraudlost since2019 Crimecallcoverage with falseonlineprofiles/pretendedromanticinterest definition. Cumulative startyear not one2025annualrate, programme copies not uniquevictims.
Research & trendsIreland8millionEURRomancefraudlost since2019 Crimecallcoverage with falseonlineprofiles/pretendedromanticinterest definition. Cumulative startyear not one2025annualrate, programme copies not uniquevictims.
Research & trendsKOMINDO UKWMS andKaritasIII Surabaya digital-literacy campaign aboutLoveScam/toxicbehavior. Actual publiceducationinitiative not measuredsuccess/newlaw/currentfinancialcase.
Prevention & supportLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona.
Reported caseLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona. Current source-specific layer: Complete source text was actually read through search, not through the unavailable Capital body. Loans and paid loss have distinct scopes; a possible future house sale is not completed homelessness. No unseen recordings, exact event year, actual persona identity or clinical diagnosis inferred.
Reported caseLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona.
Reported caseAltena61male significantcashlost to purportedbeloved LoveScammerin police report. No exactsum/actualoffendersex/location/conviction filled; reportwarning not clinicaldiagnosis.
Reported caseLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona.
Reported caseLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona.
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