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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 | 263 | 591 | 44.5% |
| Feb 2025 | 405 | 1,629 | 24.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 291 | 561 | 51.9% |
| Apr 2025 | 121 | 390 | 31.0% |
| May 2025 | 113 | 398 | 28.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 82 | 209 | 39.2% |
| Jul 2025 | 132 | 522 | 25.3% |
| Aug 2025 | 129 | 447 | 28.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 161 | 613 | 26.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 128 | 483 | 26.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 118 | 392 | 30.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 91 | 333 | 27.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 523 | 530 | 98.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,101 | 1,106 | 99.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 358 | 360 | 99.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 485 | 491 | 98.8% |
| May 2026 | 779 | 785 | 99.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 594 | 842 | 70.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 658 | 1,143 | 57.6% |
| Aug 2026 | 272 | 640 | 42.5% |
| Sep 2026 | 147 | 638 | 23.0% |
| Oct 2026 | 8 | 30 | 26.7% |
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
A 67-year-old woman reportedly loses approximately €69,000 and retirement savings to an online romantic impostor. Repeated coverage is not additional victims.
Reported caseA Texas man and girlfriend reportedly receive prison sentences after guilty pleas in a scheme targeting older people, including a New Jersey resident.
Reported caseA Texas man and girlfriend reportedly receive prison sentences after guilty pleas in a scheme targeting older people, including a New Jersey resident.
Reported caseCoverage mentions romance fraud within wider fraud or policing totals. Combined statistics and proposed priorities do not isolate romance-fraud incidence or completed enforcement.
Research & trendsA 67-year-old woman reportedly loses approximately €69,000 and retirement savings to an online romantic impostor. Repeated coverage is not additional victims.
Reported caseA Texas man and girlfriend reportedly receive prison sentences after guilty pleas in a scheme targeting older people, including a New Jersey resident.
Reported caseAn explanatory warning describes romantic deception used to obtain money or personal information. Advice and claims of growth are not an evaluation of effectiveness or a prevalence estimate.
Prevention & supportReports describe an alleged international romance-fraud operation in Tangerang. Statements about nationality or targeted nationals do not establish residence; document possession is not proof of forgery.
Reported caseAccounts describe a 67-year-old woman losing around €69,000 to an online romantic partner and expecting to work into old age. The future employment burden is attributed, not an observed life-course outcome.
Reported caseAuthorities describe a 27-person love-scam operation allegedly using AI and threats to distribute intimate videos. The allegation does not establish that each suspect performed every act.
Reported caseReporting discusses identity documents held by alleged love-scam participants. Whether those documents were false is explicitly unsettled.
Reported caseAccounts describe a 67-year-old woman losing around €69,000 to an online romantic partner and expecting to work into old age. The future employment burden is attributed, not an observed life-course outcome.
Reported caseReports describe people deceived by online partners who were supposedly waiting at Mont-Joli airport. The excerpt supplies no quantified loss or victim residence.
Reported caseReports describe an alleged international romance-fraud operation in Tangerang. Statements about nationality or targeted nationals do not establish residence; document possession is not proof of forgery.
Reported caseIndonesian immigration authorities report uncovering a love-scam operation involving foreign nationals. Nationality and claimed financing do not by themselves locate every participant or victim.
Reported caseTwo Nigerians are reportedly on trial over alleged romance-fraud losses near €400,000. Allegations are not convictions.
Reported caseReports describe an alleged international romance-fraud operation in Tangerang. Statements about nationality or targeted nationals do not establish residence; document possession is not proof of forgery.
Reported caseInvestigators report resolving a romance-fraud matter affecting older people in Vienna and Purkersdorf with €133,000 damage. The excerpt does not establish a judgment.
Reported caseCommentary describes organized romance scamming. Claims of global growth lack a reproducible denominator in the retained excerpt.
CommentaryThe family of an 83-year-old Goodyear man reports a loss over $200,000 and asks police to investigate. A request for investigation is not confirmation of completed enforcement.
Reported caseA headline describes a supposedly perfect boyfriend as a financial-deception trap. No individual case details or measured effectiveness are supplied.
Prevention & supportKoriyama police report arresting a 48-year-old woman suspected of a celebrity-impersonation romance scam involving ¥2.3m.
Reported caseReporting discusses identity documents held by alleged love-scam participants. Whether those documents were false is explicitly unsettled.
Reported caseReports describe an alleged international romance-fraud operation in Tangerang. Statements about nationality or targeted nationals do not establish residence; document possession is not proof of forgery.
Reported caseIndonesian immigration reporting describes an alleged AI-assisted romance-fraud network. Detention and threatened penalties are not convictions.
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