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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 report describes a Laos scam network and an Indian man allegedly held captive after a false job offer. Captivity concerns an operation participant; it is not a claim that all online victims were confined.
Reported caseA Pasing man reportedly lost around €50,000 after appeals from a supposed romantic partner.
Reported caseMohammed Muzahir describes forced work in a Laos scam operation. This concerns an operation participant, not a claim about every financially targeted person.
Reported caseA television reconstruction concerns a previously reported scam using Gottfried Würcher’s identity. The programme is not a newly occurring fraud.
CommentaryA television reconstruction concerns a previously reported scam using Gottfried Würcher’s identity. The programme is not a newly occurring fraud.
CommentaryA police interview recounts an earlier arrest and recruitment via a supposed woman’s donation request. Recruitment is described, but the excerpt does not establish a particular laundering transaction.
Reported caseCambodian authorities report arrests in an operation mixing fake Japanese police, romance and investment schemes. The 218 arrests and nationalities cannot be treated as romance-only cases.
Reported caseA 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 GeoGuessr player is described exposing romance scammers using location skills. The title supplies no number of cases or independently verified outcome.
CommentaryThe headline describes interception of a fake relationship-investment payment. The available text does not establish a completed loss.
Reported caseLori Ann Kimball was reportedly imprisoned and ordered to pay restitution after participating in a scheme following her own claimed romance victimization. Ordered restitution is not money already returned.
Reported caseKiryu police describe a man losing money through a romance-linked whisky-resale investment. The amount and relationship mechanism are attributed to the report.
Reported caseA 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 caseThe headline reports a federal indictment concerning a Frederick man. An indictment is an allegation, not a conviction.
Reported caseA man was reportedly jailed for impersonating a friend’s ex-girlfriend and taking $7,600. His gambling debt is distinct from the victim’s loss.
Reported caseDadang Gumbira describes involvement in a Cambodia love-scamming syndicate. The short excerpt does not establish coercion or forced labour.
Reported caseA bankruptcy practitioner describes about ten romance-fraud files while also discussing gambling among retirees. These are service observations, not population prevalence, and gambling losses are separate.
Research & trendsA legal-profession account discusses misleading debt-relief and romance-fraud recovery advertisements, high retainers and revised guidelines. It does not identify all lawyers as fraudulent or promise recovery.
Research & trendsA Rimouski bankruptcy practitioner discusses about ten romance-fraud files alongside gambling among retirees. Service observations and mixed losses do not establish population prevalence.
Research & trendsA legal-profession account discusses misleading debt-relief and romance-fraud recovery advertisements, high retainers and revised guidelines. It does not identify all lawyers as fraudulent or promise recovery.
Research & trendsPolice reportedly stopped a scam using a false military-officer romantic persona. No completed financial loss is established.
Reported caseShimane police investigate a possible romance-investment scheme involving gold and cash worth about ¥324m. This is a rounded account, not a separate confirmed loss.
Reported caseJapan’s cabinet approved a bill for submission to parliament concerning account sales and paid transfers. Cabinet approval is not enactment. The aggregate losses and enforcement totals cover several scam types.
Research & trendsNakatsu police report a ¥6.27m loss after romance-linked cryptocurrency promises and issue a warning. The loss remains attributed to police.
Reported caseCambodia’s parliament reportedly passed an anti-scam law in a mixed romance and crypto-fraud context. Some participants are described as trafficking victims. Passage, potential penalties and enacted implementation are distinct; the regional revenue estimate is not romance-only.
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