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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 | 352 | 591 | 59.6% |
| Feb 2025 | 489 | 1,629 | 30.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 209 | 561 | 37.3% |
| Apr 2025 | 162 | 390 | 41.5% |
| May 2025 | 232 | 398 | 58.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 86 | 209 | 41.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 272 | 522 | 52.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 253 | 447 | 56.6% |
| Sep 2025 | 273 | 613 | 44.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 251 | 483 | 52.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 174 | 392 | 44.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 200 | 333 | 60.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 222 | 530 | 41.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 447 | 1,106 | 40.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 175 | 360 | 48.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 239 | 491 | 48.7% |
| May 2026 | 171 | 785 | 21.8% |
| Jun 2026 | 214 | 842 | 25.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 469 | 1,143 | 41.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 319 | 640 | 49.8% |
| Sep 2026 | 373 | 638 | 58.5% |
| Oct 2026 | 17 | 30 | 56.7% |
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HongKongteenfacesromanticscamdemandforHKD110,000giftcards. SeparateparagraphaboutChatGPTvirtualrelationshipchangesisnotitselffraud orclinicalharmcausedbythescam. Keeprequestedfinancialclaim,notpaidloss,actualtechnicallyverifiedAIinthiscaseoraggregatevirtualheartbreak.
Reported caseFukushimapolice thankJAbranch forpreventingfurtherromancefraud after400,000yenhadalreadybeentransferredacrossseveralpersonalaccounts. Keep ownpriorfinancialloss andinterception; preventingfuturelossnotreturnedcash orprovenfullrecovery, no exactyear fromJuly25.
Prevention & supportEchizen man30s reportedly lostJPY11.25millioncrypto plus100,000cash afteranapp woman offeredcryptoinvestment. Police explicitly classifyromancefraud. Preserve separate sums/paymentmethods/platform/investment/investigation, not complete11.35millionnetlosscomputed or verifiedfemaleoperatoridentity.
Reported caseChina17yearoldgirl allegedly sold19yearoldboyfriendtoMyanmarscamhub for100000RMB/USD14000;titlefamilypaidUSD48000forrelease. Courtwillhearcase isfuture. Sellerproceedsseparatefromfamilyransom, nooriginaljudgmentorverifiedoperatingnationality; selectivepriorHuang/Zhoureceipt mayresolvequalifiedidentity. Preserve distinct actors, case populations, realized versus proposed funds, laundering roles, requested versus imposed terms and mixed crime totals. Source allegations/participant accounts are not original judgment findings.
Reported caseNoshiro woman70s reportedly lostJPY3.35million-equivalent crypto in police-classified SNS romance fraud. Longer source mentions Facebook and a proposed crypto investment, shorter does not. No source-relativeJuly inferred year, persona nationality or new arrest.
Reported caseNoshiro woman70s reportedly lostJPY3.35million-equivalent crypto in police-classified SNS romance fraud. Longer source mentions Facebook and a proposed crypto investment, shorter does not. No source-relativeJuly inferred year, persona nationality or new arrest.
Reported caseEssex police warning reports one woman losing nearlyGBP100000 after online emotional and financial exploitation. Ten station/headline variants are not ten targets or independent corroborations. Retain own loss/trust/platform; emotional exploitation alone is not clinical injury or an arrest.
Reported caseEssex police warning reports one woman losing nearlyGBP100000 after online emotional and financial exploitation. Ten station/headline variants are not ten targets or independent corroborations. Retain own loss/trust/platform; emotional exploitation alone is not clinical injury or an arrest.
Reported caseChattanooga headline describes quitting job/selling home before airport discovery of romance deception. Description refers to two separate HamiltonCounty cases with all/some money returned; cannot assign both recoveries or aggregate sum to this target. Home sale alone not deprivation, quitting not quantified lost income; preserve practical reported harm context and uncertainty. Two separately mentioned cases had all/some funds returned. Own excerpt does not identify whose amount was returned; tag preserves uncertainty and multiple-case scope, not summing or assigning both to the named romance headline.
Reported caseEssex police warning reports one woman losing nearlyGBP100000 after online emotional and financial exploitation. Ten station/headline variants are not ten targets or independent corroborations. Retain own loss/trust/platform; emotional exploitation alone is not clinical injury or an arrest.
Reported caseSaga source reports two different SNSromance cases: Fukuokawoman40sabout20million andSagawoman60s4.2million inheadline. Fullerdescription explainsChinese-malepersona/side-work/shoppingfreeze demands inonecase; notsamevictim or verifiedChinesenationality. Falseaccountrelease notautomaticallysexualextortion; noaccumulatedsumacrosssources. Preserve distinct actors, case populations, realized versus proposed funds, laundering roles, requested versus imposed terms and mixed crime totals. Source allegations/participant accounts are not original judgment findings.
Reported caseEssex police warning reports one woman losing nearlyGBP100000 after online emotional and financial exploitation. Ten station/headline variants are not ten targets or independent corroborations. Retain own loss/trust/platform; emotional exploitation alone is not clinical injury or an arrest.
Reported caseEssex police warning reports one woman losing nearlyGBP100000 after online emotional and financial exploitation. Ten station/headline variants are not ten targets or independent corroborations. Retain own loss/trust/platform; emotional exploitation alone is not clinical injury or an arrest.
Reported caseEssex police warning reports one woman losing nearlyGBP100000 after online emotional and financial exploitation. Ten station/headline variants are not ten targets or independent corroborations. Retain own loss/trust/platform; emotional exploitation alone is not clinical injury or an arrest.
Reported caseEssex police warning reports one woman losing nearlyGBP100000 after online emotional and financial exploitation. Ten station/headline variants are not ten targets or independent corroborations. Retain own loss/trust/platform; emotional exploitation alone is not clinical injury or an arrest.
Reported caseTaiwan two named gangs allegedly combined fabricated assistant intimacy through Facebook/Tantan then false investment, Tether and offshore wallets. Police report17arrests, at leastfive targets and over73millionNTD, plus seizures. These are distinct populations/financial scopes; seized cars/cash not necessarily recovered to victims. RelativeJune–February supplies no inferred calendar year. Preserve distinct actors, case populations, realized versus proposed funds, laundering roles, requested versus imposed terms and mixed crime totals. Source allegations/participant accounts are not original judgment findings.
Reported caseTitle alone reports Kasumigaura male romance target with JPY5.45million-equivalent loss. No payment method, suspect/persona, age, arrest or date supplied; do not merge other Ibaraki cases by prefecture alone.
Reported caseTitle explicitly reports SNS romance fraud using a false side-work pitch and overJPY20million taken. Broadcaster boilerplate gives no own target, payment method, exact place or arrest. Fukuoka/Saga broadcast area is not case location.
Reported caseMatsusaka police excerpt reports male60s lostJPY9.7million in SNS-classified romance fraud; title describes gold-trading investment. No named persona, future/cumulative date year or arrest; preserve source attributed loss, investment and digital context.
Reported caseEssex police warning reports one woman losing nearlyGBP100000 after online emotional and financial exploitation. Ten station/headline variants are not ten targets or independent corroborations. Retain own loss/trust/platform; emotional exploitation alone is not clinical injury or an arrest.
Reported caseEssex police warning reports one woman losing nearlyGBP100000 after online emotional and financial exploitation. Ten station/headline variants are not ten targets or independent corroborations. Retain own loss/trust/platform; emotional exploitation alone is not clinical injury or an arrest.
Reported caseFukui official mixed SNS investment/romance statistics compare2025January–July22reports/aboutJPY482million with prior annual21/about433million;8investmentcases/about104.6million separately stated. Woman40s240million highest case not automatically all romance, totals not summed or causal prevention measure. Preserve periods/populations without deriving missing romance count by subtraction.
Research & trendsEssex police warning reports one woman losing nearlyGBP100000 after online emotional and financial exploitation. Ten station/headline variants are not ten targets or independent corroborations. Retain own loss/trust/platform; emotional exploitation alone is not clinical injury or an arrest.
Reported caseAkitaman40s lostJPY19million cash inpolice-classifiedSNSromance fraud aftermatching-appwomanrecommendedsidework. No suppliedfalsenationality orcrypto; numbernotmergedwithFukuokasideworkcase.
Reported caseGera/Thuringia woman71 reportedly lost hundreds of thousands to false love; fuller local variants say over300000. Preserve wording/amount precision and source context, not summed losses. WELTshortvariant repeatedly requested/transferred larger sums but lacks own town/age, so case bridge requires separate deeper comparison. No money-return prediction treated as proven future outcome.
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