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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 | 591 | 591 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2025 | 1,629 | 1,629 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 561 | 561 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2025 | 390 | 390 | 100.0% |
| May 2025 | 398 | 398 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2025 | 209 | 209 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2025 | 522 | 522 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2025 | 447 | 447 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 613 | 613 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2025 | 483 | 483 | 100.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 392 | 392 | 100.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 333 | 333 | 100.0% |
| Jan 2026 | 530 | 530 | 100.0% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,106 | 1,106 | 100.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 360 | 360 | 100.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 491 | 491 | 100.0% |
| May 2026 | 785 | 785 | 100.0% |
| Jun 2026 | 842 | 842 | 100.0% |
| Jul 2026 | 1,143 | 1,143 | 100.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 640 | 640 | 100.0% |
| Sep 2026 | 638 | 638 | 100.0% |
| Oct 2026 | 30 | 30 | 100.0% |
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
A Potsdam man reportedly transferred a six-figure sum after receiving false expressions of love. Multiple reports may describe the same event and must not be counted as independent victims.
Reported caseAn estate agent reportedly interrupted a scheme using actor Jay Harrington’s persona. Prevention of a property transaction is not a completed loss.
Reported caseA vendor’s discussion of fraud includes romance scams and deepfakes alongside other schemes. Its 73% figure is not a prevalence estimate for romance victimization.
Research & trendsPolice report arresting a female cash courier after a planned relationship-scam withdrawal. The withdrawal figure is an attempted payment, not necessarily a loss.
Reported caseA Potsdam man reportedly transferred a six-figure sum after receiving false expressions of love. Multiple reports may describe the same event and must not be counted as independent victims.
Reported caseThe headline reports a conviction in a marriage-related fraud involving an older businessman’s property. No sentence length or employer-fund theft is established.
Reported caseAn estate agent reportedly interrupted a scheme using actor Jay Harrington’s persona. Prevention of a property transaction is not a completed loss.
Reported caseA Potsdam man reportedly transferred a six-figure sum after receiving false expressions of love. Multiple reports may describe the same event and must not be counted as independent victims.
Reported caseAn adult performer describes stolen images used to deceive men over a decade. The person whose identity was copied is not identified as the perpetrator.
Research & trendsA court reportedly cancelled €65,000 of debt following romance fraud. Debt relief is distinct from a refund by the perpetrator, and the law’s suicide-related name does not establish self-harm.
Reported caseA boy reportedly helped prevent an older woman from paying a supposed actor. The prevented amount is not money lost.
Reported caseEva Henger says someone used her identity in romantic deception and a man sent money believing it was for her. Daily payments do not by themselves establish repeated requests.
Reported casePolice reportedly suspect a dating-app user of targeting older tourists to steal valuables. The account links an 84-year-old tourist’s death to an alleged killer; this remains an allegation, not a proven causal finding. Targeting people to steal valuables does not establish a completed property loss in this particular death.
Reported casePolice and a civilian reportedly prevented a payment in an online relationship scheme. No completed loss is stated.
Reported caseEva Henger says someone used her identity in romantic deception and a man sent money believing it was for her. Daily payments do not by themselves establish repeated requests.
Reported caseThe report describes a jailed man who abused a woman and separately defrauded people through dating apps. It does not establish that all harms occurred to the same scam victims.
Reported caseThe report combines a store manager’s prevention activity with wider fraud statistics. Neither the ten prevented incidents nor the overall losses are all established as romance fraud.
Reported caseThe report describes a jailed man who abused a woman and separately defrauded people through dating apps. It does not establish that all harms occurred to the same scam victims.
Reported caseGardaí report arrests and an investigation into a Black Axe-linked scheme affecting an older woman. Arrest is not conviction; the six-figure amount remains attributed.
Reported caseA Tyrolean woman reportedly lost tens of thousands through a relationship scam. Do not endorse commentary that characterizes victims as gullible.
Reported caseThe FBI describes musicians impersonated in schemes with reported losses exceeding $12m. The aggregate is attributed to the report, not independently verified.
Reported caseBACS warns about AI-assisted romance deception. The warning does not demonstrate the effectiveness of any proposed protection.
Prevention & supportA British Columbia woman held in South Korea is preparing for trial in a reported romance-scam case. The trial is prospective; no final sentence is established by these titles. Fuller descriptions are coded separately. The full description alleges that she was used as a drug mule. The allegation and anticipated trial are separate from any later verdict.
Reported caseA Munich pensioner reportedly sent money over ten years until bank staff noticed. Notice alone does not establish that losses were recovered.
Reported caseEva Henger says someone used her identity in romantic deception and a man sent money believing it was for her. Daily payments do not by themselves establish repeated requests.
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