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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% |
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
The headline reports a guilty plea; the excerpt describes women personas used by conspirators to swindle sailors. Virginia in the headline labels the person; the plea venue is not explicit.
Reported caseThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportThe police aggregate combines investment, romance and other special fraud. Its total cannot be interpreted as romance-only victimization.
Research & trendsThe excerpt reports a controlled AI-deception study, not a completed real-world scam.
Research & trendsThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportGeneral discussion explicitly includes romantic bait alongside paid-task fraud and criminal networks. Do not attribute the wider industry scale or all harms to romance scams.
Related mentionThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportThe metadata explicitly labels international romance fraud and alleges a 5-million-yen loss involving a matching site. Promotional-looking allegations remain unverified. Japanese nationality alone does not locate the victim; vague criticism of police does not establish a specific institutional failure.
Reported caseThe metadata explicitly explains online romantic contact combined with foreign-exchange platform fraud. General prevention discussion, not a verified individual case or an endorsement of recovery advertising.
Prevention & supportThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportThe headline concerns celebrity-romance scams; the excerpt reports a domestic complaint to deputies but stops before the family outcome.
Reported caseThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportA regional police-statistics commentary distinguishes romance from investment victims and offers a warning about relationship-building. Speculation about wealth is not a demonstrated cause.
Research & trendsThe metadata explicitly explains online romantic contact combined with foreign-exchange platform fraud. General prevention discussion, not a verified individual case or an endorsement of recovery advertising.
Prevention & supportThe statistical report gives both combined special-fraud losses and a separate romance amount. Figures remain quoted source claims, not a sum of case losses.
Research & trendsThe excerpt reports a study comparing AI chatbots with people in romance fraud, not a documented completed scam.
Research & trendsPromotional description links online dating/pig-butchering to a dropshipping e-commerce trap; do not infer a specific victim or recovered funds.
Prevention & supportA marriage promise and supposed transfer fees led to an attempted 500,000 Taiwan-dollar payment that police and bank intervention stopped; this is not a completed loss.
Reported caseThe excerpt explicitly describes simulated romance-scam research across four universities. University countries are not incident locations.
Research & trendsThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportA widow in Tainan was targeted through a false executive persona and a promise to live together. Shop and police intervention reportedly prevented a loss.
Reported caseThe commentary explicitly contrasts a supposed elite boyfriend with travel-master personas in online romance scams. The excerpt stops before details of the parallel work scheme.
Prevention & supportA shop manager, police and family prevented a proposed 100,000 Taiwan-dollar gift-card payment prompted by a female online contact. Family assistance is not evidence of family harm.
Reported caseA Shenzhen man alleges losses after responding to a staged romantic persona selling wine. This is a consumer-sale allegation, not an investment-return scheme.
Reported case