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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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Romancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
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Reported caseRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
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Reported caseRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
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Research & trendsCarolinevanEck fakeDiCaprio financialromanticfraud45versus46sourceages, Netherlandsnationalitynotautomaticallyresidence. Differentheadlineallmoney/thousands not exactloss;127constantavailability claimnotautomaticallycoercion/clinicalharm,86threatsexplicitnotsexual. Allsavingsloss explicittitle, notfinancialquantification inownbody.
Reported caseCarolinevanEck fakeDiCaprio financialromanticfraud45versus46sourceages, Netherlandsnationalitynotautomaticallyresidence. Differentheadlineallmoney/thousands not exactloss;127constantavailability claimnotautomaticallycoercion/clinicalharm,86threatsexplicitnotsexual. Allsavingsloss explicittitle, notfinancialquantification inownbody.
Reported caseRetiredTexasman allegedly500000USD/401kcryptoloss fakeinvestmentgrowth, housesalepending/jobseeking. Offeredhouse notcompletedhomelessness/houseforeclosure; retirement-savingslossnotbusiness-theft and jobseekingnotestablishedemploymentloss. Correction: housing is a material-harm subtype under codebook1.1.0, not a separatecode; retain harm.material withheld for offerednotcompletedhouse-sale/job-seeking. Failedbuild wrote no frozenrelease.
Reported caseCarolinevanEck fakeDiCaprio financialromanticfraud45versus46sourceages, Netherlandsnationalitynotautomaticallyresidence. Differentheadlineallmoney/thousands not exactloss;127constantavailability claimnotautomaticallycoercion/clinicalharm,86threatsexplicitnotsexual. Menacée/threatened withoutownfinancialdemand doesnot independentlyestablish extortion; nosexualblackmail filled.
Reported caseCarolinevanEck fakeDiCaprio financialromanticfraud45versus46sourceages, Netherlandsnationalitynotautomaticallyresidence. Differentheadlineallmoney/thousands not exactloss;127constantavailability claimnotautomaticallycoercion/clinicalharm,86threatsexplicitnotsexual. Menacée/threatened withoutownfinancialdemand doesnot independentlyestablish extortion; nosexualblackmail filled.
Reported caseCarolinevanEck fakeDiCaprio financialromanticfraud45versus46sourceages, Netherlandsnationalitynotautomaticallyresidence. Differentheadlineallmoney/thousands not exactloss;127constantavailability claimnotautomaticallycoercion/clinicalharm,86threatsexplicitnotsexual. Allsavingsloss explicittitle, notfinancialquantification inownbody.
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Prevention & supportOsakapolice/highschool virtualRomance-scamexperience tool; reporterLINELiverpoolpersona/TVcall rehearsalnotactualtargetloss/UKoffender. Preventiondevelopmentnotfraudincidentorvalidatedefficacy, launchdoesnotmeannewlaw.
Prevention & supportFukuyama60sfemale5500000JPYthreepersonas SNSRomance retirementfund-holdingpretext. Threepersonasnotthreeactualoffenders, retiredmoneyoffer notthetargetretirementfundtotal orclinicalharm.
Reported caseFujiShizuoka60smaleSNSRomance11000000JPYcash afterclaimedfemale travel-savinginvestmentoffer. ApriltoMay sourcepartialnotfullcalendar, no cryptocurrencyactualtransfer/opcountry. Ownfemale-impersonating-personheadline explicitclaimedfalsepersona, actualoperatorsex/country notfilled.
Reported caseKazuno70sfemale suspiciousstageactorRomance email noactualloss. Contactattemptnotcompletedpaidamount, unknownmoneydemand/actualforeigncelebrity, nosubtypeaddedforunknownstage.
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