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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 man is expected in court over a reported R1m romantic-deception loss. The court appearance is prospective. “Love is blind” is the headline’s framing, not an explanation endorsed by this collection.
Reported caseA report describes romantic manipulation of a Southern California Chinese woman through a purported Kuwait-general persona. The 800 tonnes of gold are a scam claim, not an established asset or victim loss.
Reported caseDelhi police reportedly arrested five people after a dating-app lure led to abduction, assault and a ₹700,000 loss. Reported allegations do not establish conviction.
Reported casePolice used writing and a phone to communicate with a woman who could not speak after a supposed overseas athlete repeatedly requested $1,000 charity transfers. Earlier payments and the newly stopped transfer are distinct; the number of earlier payments is unspecified.
Reported caseNara police established a research group to consider prevention approaches involving psychology, including romance fraud. Meetings and possible measures are prospective; no tested intervention is established.
Research & trendsAn explanatory article discusses cross-border sextortion of Nigerian women and legal remedies. It does not establish the frequency, completed case outcomes or the residence of each target.
Research & trendsAdva Lavie is charged with six felonies in an alleged dating-app scam; arraignment is scheduled for April 6. The scheduled appearance is not completed and the excerpt provides no explicit year.
Reported caseA Neubrandenburg woman reportedly lost €11,500 before her bank stopped further harm. Interception does not establish recovery of money already paid.
Reported caseThe headline reports four Chinese nationals arrested in an online-romance fraud and detention case. Nationality does not locate the offence; detention is alleged and no verdict is supplied.
Reported caseFinancial institutions describe AI-assisted transaction and ATM monitoring in a mixed-fraud prevention context. These are defensive tools, not proof that offenders used synthetic media or that the tools work.
Research & trendsAn account reports a Connecticut man receiving nine years for a romance-fraud and laundering scheme affecting an Iowa resident who lost over $400,000. A repeated report is not a separate victim.
Reported caseA Besançon workshop offers older people advice about sentimental fraud. No measured effectiveness or new victim count is supplied.
Prevention & supportA Donau-Ries woman reportedly lost €1.5m and an offender was convicted in Augsburg. Conviction is not evidence that money was returned.
Reported caseAn unnamed man was arrested and charged in an alleged multimillion-dollar romance-fraud scheme. The short description is insufficient to match him to another case.
Reported caseAn article discusses Tinder’s product changes and claims that romance scams and misogyny deter young women. The description supplies no evidence isolating either cause of falling revenue.
CommentaryAn editorial discusses combined special-fraud and SNS investment/romance losses and unreported harm. The totals are not romance-only; possible underreporting is an attributed concern, not a quantified estimate.
CommentaryA brief headline reports Gemma’s imprisonment over romance fraud. Appearance-focused wording is the source’s framing, not an explanation endorsed by this research.
Reported caseThe account describes Gemma Kingsley’s dating-app fraud, sentencing and financial and emotional effects on men. The brief summary supplies no measured psychological outcome.
Reported caseA news roundup’s title mentions a love-scamming victim; its description concerns a fire and missing person. Those other events must not be coded as romance-scam harms.
Related mentionA report describes a 39-year-old Rhauderfehn woman deceived by a Facebook contact who feigned love. Another account gives age 53, so these are not silently merged.
Reported caseA report says a 53-year-old Rhauderfehn woman transferred a five-figure sum after Facebook contact, and police give advice. Another account names a different age, so common location alone does not establish a shared case.
Reported caseJapan’s police announce that SNS investment and romance fraud will be included in a different statistical category from April 1. This planned classification change affects comparisons; aggregate special-fraud losses are not romance-only.
Research & trendsJapan’s police announce that SNS investment and romance fraud will be included in a different statistical category from April 1. This planned classification change affects comparisons; aggregate special-fraud losses are not romance-only.
Research & trendsJapan’s police announce that SNS investment and romance fraud will be included in a different statistical category from April 1. This planned classification change affects comparisons; aggregate special-fraud losses are not romance-only.
Research & trendsA Penang woman reportedly sent over RM1m to a supposed Singaporean engineer in Britain and sought a further RM1,100 loan. The loan was refused, so the requested borrowing is not established debt. The contact’s claimed locations are not verified.
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