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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 | 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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Own source preventive warning/guide or announced activity. Potential harm not actual new target loss; warnings, dates, tips and planned/held events do not establish participation/effectiveness. Specific financial/intimacy/platform methods only coded where own available text states them.
Prevention & supportOwn source preventive warning/guide or announced activity. Potential harm not actual new target loss; warnings, dates, tips and planned/held events do not establish participation/effectiveness. Specific financial/intimacy/platform methods only coded where own available text states them.
Prevention & supportOwn preventiveguide/authoritywarning. Potentialfinancial/intimate harms notactualnewcase ormeasuredprevention effect; precise methods codedonlyinownavailabletext.
Prevention & supportAFP generalAI text/image/livevideo methods commentary withFrench830000romanceexample. Formats notallassignedtotargetcase, notforensic verification.
CommentaryOwn preventiveguide/authoritywarning. Potentialfinancial/intimate harms notactualnewcase ormeasuredprevention effect; precise methods codedonlyinownavailabletext.
Prevention & supportAustralia5000potentialtargets/PhilippinesbasedRomanceapps andcrypto scheme. Locationclaim sourceattributed; crypto scheme notactualcompletedtransfer perperson.
Prevention & supportGreekAustralians datingapp/trust/moneytheft preventivewarning; audience not actuallyvictimized, linkedPhilippines sourcecountry notalloperatorsverified.
Prevention & supportYokkaichiHyakugo actualRomanceinterception/recognition. Namedbankstaff nottargets; no moneyrefund oramount.
Reported caseShunan30male350万Romance source, policeannouncement notitselfexplicitinvestigation orcourt outcome.
Reported caseFukuoka69b mixedSNSinvestment/Romance aggregate. Headline24fiscalversusdescription2024calendar retained, notuniformeventinterval.
Research & trendsInnsbruck70female falseonline-love repeatedtransfers versusseparate47maleordinaryinvestment. Articlemixed, do notsumorattach nonromanticcase toRomance family.
Reported caseEthekwiniKZNelder women120kfalseBritishdoctor. GBpersona notoperatorlocation, sourceaggregate notonewomanloss.
Reported caseJakarta false-love/fictitiousinvestment arrests. Countclipped0 not reconstructed20fromanothernews; no summedvictims.
Reported caseJonMulder priorconviction/currentprison andallegednewdatingprofile. No completednewvictimloss or repeatrequests fromprofileclaim; sourceprogrammenotheard.
Reported caseMito official video/appromance investmentwarning, publishedYouTube and plannedtouristbusbroadcasts. Producedmedia not attendance/effectiveness; mixedinvestment context distinct.
Prevention & supportJonMulder priorconviction/currentprison andallegednewdatingprofile. No completednewvictimloss or repeatrequests fromprofileclaim; sourceprogrammenotheard.
Reported caseJonMulder priorconviction/currentprison andallegednewdatingprofile. No completednewvictimloss or repeatrequests fromprofileclaim; sourceprogrammenotheard.
Reported caseNiihama40female1560万 investmentRomance sourcecomplaint. Explicit2024Novemberprefix retained atmonthprecision; clipped28 notdaynormalized. Same-agent actual-boundary check withheld clipped date instead of inventing a complete marker or weakening guard.
Reported caseBrodieBrooks Crown dating conversations/relationships andguiltyplea. Financialamount notborrowedfromothercopies; plea notsentence.
Reported caseJakpus20 datingapp LoveScamfakeinvestment context, arrestnotownexplicitdescription; nofinancialamount.
Reported caseBrodieLyleBrooks nearly200000/morethandozendatingappvictims guiltyplea. No imposedsentence/missing relativeMondaydate inferred.
Reported caseBrodieLyleBrooks nearly200000/morethandozendatingappvictims guiltyplea. No imposedsentence/missing relativeMondaydate inferred.
Reported caseJakpus20 allegedfakeinvestmentdating arrests Jan22,2025, not20guilty/victims orfinancialamount. Romance label notdetailedfakepersona.
Reported caseAkita50male770万explicitcash false-returneeinvestmentRomance. Sourceannouncementnotexplicitinvestigation; personacountryunknown.
Reported caseBrodieLyleBrooks nearly200000/morethandozendatingappvictims guiltyplea. No imposedsentence/missing relativeMondaydate inferred.
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