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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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Bankresponsibilityfeature explicitlydescribesromance/pigbutchering losses. Generalfinancialrisk/accountabilityquestion is not passedlaw, actualcompensationorder, diagnosedtargetor evaluatedpolicy.
CommentarySeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseSaxon woman reportedly continued paying a fraud network after police warning. Continued payments not a second recovery scam or clinical diagnosis. Unbelehrbare is reporter stigma in this source, coded as endorsed source framing, not researcher agreement or clinical diagnosis.
Reported caseMalayalamreport saysTamilNadufugitiveKarthikRaj arrestedThodupuzha/Idukki aftermarriagepromises,gold/moneytheft andmatrimonyprofile. FalseDoctor/falsenameexplicitonly114title, notinheritedby112jewelleryheadline. Fakegold replacement notactualgiftrepayment, nooriginaljudgment,currentcalendaractdate orallmatrimonyusersfraudsters.
Reported caseSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseEssexwoman reportedlysentenced fordefraudingthreemen ofalmostGBP12000. Sourcegroupcount isnot eighttargets orindependentconvictions; noexactsentencelength, date, originaljudgment orfundsreturned. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseTaipeiChen proposedUSD200000/aboutNTD5.84million forHKfurniture company recommendedby purportedonlinehusbandclaiming20yearrelationship. Bank/policeinterceptedbeforepayment; preservecurrencyconversion/sameamount, relationshipclaim notverified20years, HongKongpersona/companynotoperatorcountry.
Prevention & supportEssexwoman reportedlysentenced fordefraudingthreemen ofalmostGBP12000. Sourcegroupcount isnot eighttargets orindependentconvictions; noexactsentencelength, date, originaljudgment orfundsreturned. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseKagoshima article includes mixedphone/SNS investment-romance statistics259reports/aboutJPY1.27billion throughJune, andinvestment advice. Its individual70sman/JPY27million/stockad case is investment-only, not romance-derived. Retain backgroundmixed aggregate and warning only; total/individual/increase notsummed, relativeyear/month dates unstructured. Own background police totals:259mixed-fraudreports, JPY12億7000万=1.27billion, not12.7billion. Separate2700万individualstockcase is not established romance; themes refer background aggregate, not its headline target.
Research & trendsEssexwoman reportedlysentenced fordefraudingthreemen ofalmostGBP12000. Sourcegroupcount isnot eighttargets orindependentconvictions; noexactsentencelength, date, originaljudgment orfundsreturned. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseEssexwoman reportedlysentenced fordefraudingthreemen ofalmostGBP12000. Sourcegroupcount isnot eighttargets orindependentconvictions; noexactsentencelength, date, originaljudgment orfundsreturned. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseKerala police reportedly disrupt gang extorting LGBTQ+ targets through Grindr for lakhs. No own specific arrest count, explicit sexual-image blackmail or bodily assault. Dating context not identity-as-cause.
Reported caseEssexwoman reportedlysentenced fordefraudingthreemen ofalmostGBP12000. Sourcegroupcount isnot eighttargets orindependentconvictions; noexactsentencelength, date, originaljudgment orfundsreturned. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseSeparateFrenchseries interviews:Olivia44 EUR9000,Laure69 EUR22000,andAdelinefather EUR269000. Sharedseries/outlets arenotsamecaseorindependentvictimsperURL. Retaineachownfinancialtestimony; victimisfatherinAdelineitem, notdaughter, andcommonsense/harassmentquotationsnotclinicaladdiction ornewperpetratortotals. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseBadKreuznach woman50 reportedly lostEUR200000 in love scam. Anonymous relationship and internet contact vary by source; shared amount alone not linkage to another anonymous EUR200000 account. No arrest or returns.
Reported caseEssexwoman reportedlysentenced fordefraudingthreemen ofalmostGBP12000. Sourcegroupcount isnot eighttargets orindependentconvictions; noexactsentencelength, date, originaljudgment orfundsreturned. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
Reported caseTelford/Shropshire52-year-oldromancefraudreports590k/22charges/sixpeople/15years, namedMarcColeJonesinthefullersource. Preserve own allegations/countscope; source121explicit2009–2024yearsnotcurrent2025incident. Sameprecisecourtcontextneedsqualifiedstorycomparison; no automaticnamefromURLslug, conviction or fundsreturned.
Reported caseYeovilserialromancefraudster reportedlyjailedalmostthreeyears afterstealingthousandsfromwomen. Retainattributedsentence/financialclaim, notexact36months, actualtime served, numberofvictims ornewcasepercoppy. Programme/feature/guide classification does not become research statistics or independent case/awareness count. Own-source detail only; deeper findings remain a separate layer.
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