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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% |
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Gemma Kingsley reportedly received seven years and seven months for stealing from men who formed relationships with her. The headline does not identify each victim or individual loss.
Reported caseHyogo police use a baseball player in posters warning about special fraud and SNS investment and romance fraud. Planned display and educational content do not show an evaluated effect.
Prevention & supportAn FBI-related account discusses cryptocurrency crime including investment and romance scams and difficulty tracing money. The trend and recovery barriers cover mixed offences, not romance alone.
Research & trendsThe Financial Ombudsman Service reports more than 500 romance-scam complaints and describes fraud as potentially distressing. Complaint volume is not victim prevalence; the emotional-harm statement is general.
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 & trendsGemma Kingsley reportedly claimed an £80m inheritance to induce spending and also used false bank-card details. The £150,000-plus reported loss is distinct from the fictitious inheritance; the account concerns several victims.
Reported casePolice reportedly prevented an additional loss of over 50,000 yuan after an online romantic contact promoted an internal investment opportunity. Prevented money is not completed loss.
Reported caseKaohsiung police and a bank reportedly stopped an online-romance scam involving 30,000 dollars. This is an intercepted transfer, not a proven completed loss.
Reported caseA student seeking a Tinder date was threatened with a gun image and sought NT$50,000 in prepaid points. Staff and police reportedly stopped the purchase and reassured her. The threat is not evidence of physical assault, and the stopped amount is not a completed loss.
Reported caseThe Financial Ombudsman Service received more than 500 complaints between January 2025 and March 2026. These are service complaints over a stated interval, not new incidents in this observation week.
Research & trendsThe Financial Ombudsman Service reports more than 500 romance-scam complaints and describes fraud as potentially distressing. Complaint volume is not victim prevalence; the emotional-harm statement is general.
Research & trendsThe Financial Ombudsman Service reports more than 500 romance-scam complaints and describes fraud as potentially distressing. Complaint volume is not victim prevalence; the emotional-harm statement is general.
Research & trendsA student seeking a Tinder date was threatened with a gun image and sought NT$50,000 in prepaid points. Staff and police reportedly stopped the purchase and reassured her. The threat is not evidence of physical assault, and the stopped amount is not a completed loss.
Reported caseGemma Kingsley reportedly received a sentence after pleading guilty at Swindon Crown Court in February. The month lacks an explicit year in this excerpt.
Reported caseA woman was reportedly jailed for 15 months after blackmailing a former lover with a false pregnancy claim and obtaining over £6,000. This involves an existing relationship, not proof of online impersonation.
Reported caseA Kilkenny garda warns about online romance fraud. This is advice, not a new established case.
Prevention & supportTahina Leach describes her grandmother sending thousands of dollars to a person presented as a famous Ecuadorian musician. The persona’s claimed nationality is not the offender’s verified location.
Reported caseJapan’s cabinet approved a bill extending identity checks for mobile contracts and allowing rejection of excessive subscriptions. Submission to parliament is not enactment or evidence of prevention effectiveness.
Research & trendsJapan’s cabinet approved a bill extending identity checks for mobile contracts and allowing rejection of excessive subscriptions. Submission to parliament is not enactment or evidence of prevention effectiveness.
Research & trendsKagoshima statistics combine SNS investment and romance fraud. The two individual investment losses do not independently establish romantic involvement, and the aggregate must not be read as romance-only.
Research & trendsA Dortmund report describes a €60,000 payment for a false Brad Pitt persona. A claim that the tactic is increasing is not a measured trend in this excerpt.
Reported caseA newsroom asks readers for romance-scam experiences. The 80% increase refers to fraud generally at one agency and is not a romance-only trend or evidence that readers responded.
CommentaryJapan’s cabinet approved a bill extending identity checks for mobile contracts and allowing rejection of excessive subscriptions. Submission to parliament is not enactment or evidence of prevention effectiveness.
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 Dortmund report describes a €60,000 payment for a false Brad Pitt persona. A claim that the tactic is increasing is not a measured trend in this excerpt.
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