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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 | 263 | 591 | 44.5% |
| Feb 2025 | 405 | 1,629 | 24.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 291 | 561 | 51.9% |
| Apr 2025 | 121 | 390 | 31.0% |
| May 2025 | 113 | 398 | 28.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 82 | 209 | 39.2% |
| Jul 2025 | 132 | 522 | 25.3% |
| Aug 2025 | 129 | 447 | 28.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 161 | 613 | 26.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 128 | 483 | 26.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 118 | 392 | 30.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 91 | 333 | 27.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 523 | 530 | 98.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,101 | 1,106 | 99.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 358 | 360 | 99.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 485 | 491 | 98.8% |
| May 2026 | 779 | 785 | 99.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 594 | 842 | 70.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 658 | 1,143 | 57.6% |
| Aug 2026 | 272 | 640 | 42.5% |
| Sep 2026 | 147 | 638 | 23.0% |
| Oct 2026 | 8 | 30 | 26.7% |
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Cambodia’s parliament reportedly passed an anti-scam law in a mixed romance and crypto-fraud context. Some participants are described as trafficking victims. Passage, potential penalties and enacted implementation are distinct; the regional revenue estimate is not romance-only.
Research & trendsA man reportedly received 30 months for taking $167,000 from a woman met on a dating app while posing as an FBI agent. The financial deception and sentence remain attributed.
Reported caseJapan’s cabinet approved a bill for submission to parliament concerning account sales and paid transfers. Cabinet approval is not enactment. The aggregate losses and enforcement totals cover several scam types.
Research & trendsJapan’s cabinet approved a bill for submission to parliament concerning account sales and paid transfers. Cabinet approval is not enactment. The aggregate losses and enforcement totals cover several scam types.
Research & trendsThe FBI Omaha office warns about romance scams before Valentine’s Day. The weekday does not establish the year or a new 2026 event.
Prevention & supportThe headline describes a man using a divorced-woman persona to obtain more than 520,000 yuan. It supplies no court outcome.
Reported caseThe FBI alleges that a widow laundered $2.3m for an online boyfriend and a nonprofit was defrauded. The amount is not established as her personal loss; knowing participation is not independently verified.
Reported caseA Saga man reportedly sent about ¥5.4m after romantic messages and an auction-profit proposal. Nine transfers do not establish nine separate victims or repeated demands.
Reported caseA Shimane report describes the same type of combined gold and cash loss, with differently rounded amounts. Keep this source’s wording and units.
Reported caseA brief Japanese headline reports a Kasama woman’s ¥8.4m loss as a possible romance scam. The relationship attribution remains tentative.
Reported caseAn influencer says misuse of her photos in dating scams has left her afraid. Her distress is an identity-misuse harm, not evidence that she took victims’ money.
Reported caseThe report concerns a TikTok user’s arrest over allegedly false claims involving EFCC officers and romance fraud. It does not establish that the officers committed a romance scam or that the arrest was a conviction.
Related mentionPolice describe three suspects with different roles in a mixed cyber-fraud network including romance scams. The claim that they admitted roles is attributed to police.
Reported caseShimane police describe a record loss within their local statistical series since 2020. This does not establish a global record or wider incidence trend.
Reported caseNigerian police report arrests on fraud, forgery and romance-scam allegations. The short text does not establish a verdict or what documents were forged.
Reported casePolice report a Shimane man’s combined gold and cash loss. Sato is the claimed contact’s name, not an independently identified offender.
Reported casePolice describe a Shimane man handing over gold bars, coins and cash after investment promises from a supposed woman. Components remain separate from the combined total.
Reported caseShimane police report gold bars, coins and cash totalling about ¥324.48m. The property and cash components must not be added again to the total.
Reported caseA report discusses the Shimane gold loss and direct handover without banks. The linked romance-scam description provides context; bypassing a bank does not alone prove why the loss grew.
Reported caseShimane police report a man in his seventies losing more than ¥320m. The headline does not independently establish the event’s date.
Reported caseSaheed Owolabi was reportedly sentenced to 15 years for a $1.5m romance-fraud and laundering scheme. The amount is a scheme figure, not an additional loss for each article.
Reported caseA community fraud-prevention session explains romance scams. The event is educational and does not demonstrate a measured prevention effect.
Prevention & supportA headline reports a US 15-year sentence involving a $1.5m romance scam. Generic blogger-template text does not establish the defendant’s identity.
Reported caseAlberta RCMP discuss multiple fraud types in a prevention campaign. This warning does not supply individual romance-scam cases.
Prevention & supportThe report concerns a TikTok user’s arrest over allegedly false claims involving EFCC officers and romance fraud. It does not establish that the officers committed a romance scam or that the arrest was a conviction.
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