FBI in Omaha warns of romance scams as Valentine's Day approaches
FBI Omaha offers online-dating safety advice before Valentine’s Day. The source language label does not match the saved English text and is retained as supplied.
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| Observation month | Matching URLs | All included URLs | Share |
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| 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% |
6,854 matching media records
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Arnaque au "faux Brad Pitt" : les banques ont-elles failli à leur devoir de vigilance ?
Anne Deneuchatel reportedly complained against two banks after sending over €800,000 to a false Brad Pitt persona. The alleged failure of vigilance is a complaint, not a judicial finding.
Reported caseLa Policía Nacional destapa una estafa amorosa de más de 216.000 euros a una mujer de Almería
Police reporting describes eight people in a network and an Almería woman’s loss exceeding €216,000 after a false relationship. Network size is not a victim count.
Reported caseRomance Scams: Minimizing Risks To Organizations And Employees
A workplace-risk article says an employee’s victimization may affect an organization. It does not report employer-fund theft or a quantified business loss.
Prevention & support獨／北市單親媽腦死拔管 家屬痛批渣男師害她背400萬卡債 | ETtoday社會新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲
A retrospective source associates a woman’s death after an overdose with alleged romantic deception and debt. The family attributes blame; the source association is not independent proof of causation. The emergency occurred on 27 November 2024, not in the 2026 observation window.
Reported caseScammers used fake profile on dating app to get $250K from victims: Toronto police
Toronto police describe fake dating profiles used to obtain $250,000, ending communication after payments. The excerpt gives no exact victim count or recovered amount.
Reported caseInvestigadas nueve personas en Canarias por estafas románticas y blanqueo de capitales
A Canary Islands report says nine people were investigated and describes false relationships and unfulfilled repayment promises. No conviction or actual repayment is established.
Reported caseSNSだけの相手信用しないで 25年詐欺被害、最多の愛知県警
Aichi police discuss provisional 2025 combined investment and romance-fraud statistics and warn against trusting online-only contacts. The largest-count claim covers both schemes, not romance alone.
Research & trendsＳＮＳだけの相手信用しないで ２５年詐欺被害、最多の愛知県警｜全国のニュース｜Web東奥
Aichi police describe 1,542 combined SNS-fraud reports and about ¥17.1bn in 2025 losses, approximately 75% investment fraud, with a victim speaking. The data and featured person are not all romance cases.
Research & trendsMan JAILED for 'cruel' romance fraud on trusting victim after marriage lie
An Isle of Wight man reportedly admitted romance fraud and received two years for taking more than £11,000. The promise of marriage was described as false.
Reported caseEssex man admits scamming Suffolk dating app user out of £9,000
Adam Mowle reportedly admitted taking £9,000 from a Suffolk dating-app user by posing as a woman with an illness. The illness is an alleged payment pretext, not an observed health outcome.
Reported caseＳＮＳだけの相手信用しないで／２５年詐欺被害、最多の愛知県警 | 四国新聞社
Aichi police discuss provisional 2025 combined investment and romance-fraud statistics and warn against trusting online-only contacts. The largest-count claim covers both schemes, not romance alone.
Research & trendsInvestigadas nueve personas por conformar una red de estafas románticas y blanqueo de capitales en Gran Canaria
Guardia Civil says nine people of different nationalities were investigated in Gran Canaria. Their nationality does not locate victims or prove guilt.
Reported caseDon't Fund a Fraud. Your Valentine Shouldn’t Need a Wire Transfer.
A Valentine’s-period article promotes warning signs for online romantic deception. It does not provide evaluated outcomes.
Prevention & supportLa Guardia Civil investiga en Gran Canaria una red de estafas románticas y blanqueo de capitales
Guardia Civil describes a Gran Canaria investigation beginning with a complaint in Gáldar. Alleged network involvement is not conviction.
Reported caseDesarticulada una trama de estafas románticas y blanqueo de capitales en Gran Canaria | Canarias7
Operation Guimaraes reporting identifies 57 bank accounts and 30 telephone lines. Accounts and lines are investigative items, not victims or convictions.
Reported caseFacebook 'love scam' gang in Spain cons woman into paying out €216k - Olive Press News Spain
An Almería woman reportedly lost €216,839 to a false relationship established on social media. The truncated reference to four people supplies no completed arrest or conviction.
Reported caseDesarticulada una red de estafas románticas con víctimas en Gran Canaria
A Gran Canaria report describes a dismantled network building false steady romantic relationships. The excerpt supplies no conviction or victim count.
Reported caseSNSだけの相手信用しないで 25年詐欺被害、最多の愛知県警
Aichi police discuss provisional 2025 combined investment and romance-fraud statistics and warn against trusting online-only contacts. The largest-count claim covers both schemes, not romance alone.
Research & trendsSurviving a ‘dark age’
Commentary describes AI-assisted romance fraud. Its dramatic language and broad financial claims are attributed, not measured comparisons in the retained excerpt.
Commentary【#特殊詐欺情報】SNS型ロマンス詐欺、男性が暗号資産476万円相当の被害 福井県警2月18日配信 | 社会 | 福井のニュース | 福井新聞ONLINE
Fukui police describe a man in his sixties losing about ¥4.76m in cryptocurrency after SNS contact and an introduced investment teacher. Advice is separate from the reported loss.
Reported case« Les arnaques amoureuses en ligne ne s’appuient pas sur la naïveté des victimes, mais sur un système rodé de prédation »
A journalist challenges the idea that victims are naive and discusses organized predation. This is a stated interpretation and blame challenge, not a measured victim profile.
Commentary〈社説〉やまぬ詐欺被害巧妙な手口､用心を重ねて
Editorial commentary discusses combined special, investment and romance-fraud losses. The total cannot be assigned wholly to romance fraud or treated as a new incident.
CommentaryIsle of Wight Man Jailed For £11,000 Romance Fraud
A report says an Isle of Wight man used his sister’s account to take money while promising repayment from a supposedly frozen account. The short jailed headline does not by itself distinguish sentence from custody.
Reported caseMan scammed woman out of thousands of pounds in 'cruel' romance fraud
A brief report describes a man manipulating a woman into sending thousands of pounds. No precise total or court outcome is provided.
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