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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.
Abu Trica reportedly appeared at Gbese High Court in an extradition case linked to US charges. Appearance for a ruling is not completed extradition or conviction.
Reported caseA headline combines 21 investment/romance cases while the description gives different impersonation-fraud figures. Keep those denominators separate.
Research & trendsBeigang police and bank staff reportedly stopped an online-romance transfer. A prevented transfer does not establish a completed loss.
Reported caseTottori police describe a Kotoura woman’s ¥2.97m romance-scam loss within a three-fraud roundup. The case amount does not describe all three incidents.
Reported caseAdam Mowle reportedly received a noncustodial sentence after obtaining £9,165 through the Jenna Smith persona. A sentence need not mean imprisonment.
Reported caseInvestigators describe a false-female-persona dating network, eleven charged members and eight remanded suspects. Recruiting minors does not alone establish coercion. Multiple searches and seizures are distinct from convictions.
Reported caseAuthorities say Richard Fasanella and John Intoci pleaded guilty over laundering nearly $9m through Connecticut accounts. Maximum possible sentences are not imposed terms. Reported targeting concerns middle-aged and older victims.
Reported caseMumbai police reportedly arrested thirteen people after dating-app contacts led to inflated café bills that targets were forced to pay. Judicial custody is not conviction; an NGO reportedly assisted.
Reported caseAn explanatory piece describes fabricated relationships used to obtain money and says anyone may be vulnerable. Its claim of increasing cases lacks a sampling basis in the excerpt.
CommentaryAdam Mowle reportedly received a noncustodial sentence after obtaining £9,165 through the Jenna Smith persona. A sentence need not mean imprisonment.
Reported caseJessica Neser appeals for help for her widowed mother over a suspected online love scam. No financial amount or completed loss is established.
Reported caseAdam Mowle reportedly received a noncustodial sentence after obtaining £9,165 through the Jenna Smith persona. A sentence need not mean imprisonment.
Reported caseInvestigators describe a false-female-persona dating network, eleven charged members and eight remanded suspects. Recruiting minors does not alone establish coercion. Multiple searches and seizures are distinct from convictions.
Reported casePolice reportedly intercepted gold hidden in bean sauce for a matchmaking contact. Interception is not a completed property loss.
Reported caseA Beijing woman bought gold for a site introduced by a supposed boyfriend. Police intercepted the parcel en route to Shenzhen. Purchase and attempted transfer do not establish loss of the recovered gold.
Reported caseReports link a Nigerian arrest to a documentary about Dubai-prince impersonation and another woman’s allegation. The additional allegation is not independently corroborated; a Romanian nationality does not establish residence.
Reported caseA 69-year-old German retiree was reportedly sentenced to four years for transporting heroin from Asia to Europe; the headline raises possible romance-scam victimization. That victimization remains uncertain.
Reported caseA man reportedly lost about €1m in sentimental fraud and was then approached by another scammer posing as a lawyer. The later approach is alleged recovery fraud, not established further payment.
Reported caseA Sapporo seminar addresses police impersonation, investment and romance fraud. Holding a seminar does not establish prevention effectiveness.
Prevention & supportA prevention article describes gaining trust before money requests and shame-related nonreporting. These are general statements, not measured prevalence or victim-blaming endorsed here.
Prevention & supportOkinawa police and six financial institutions reportedly signed an information-sharing agreement to prevent mixed fraud. An agreement is not evidence of effectiveness.
Prevention & supportReports describe lawyers disciplined for exaggerated recovery advertisements and inadequate explanations or action in investment/romance matters. This does not mean all recovery lawyers are fraudulent or all victims recovered funds.
Research & trendsKagoshima police describe two women’s separate cryptocurrency losses of ¥32m and ¥18m after marriage approaches. Their sum is a combined figure; the two male persona names are not verified identities.
Reported caseA headline reports EFCC’s arrest of Nzube Henry Ikeji over an alleged $2.5m romance scam. Arrest is not a conviction.
Reported caseKagoshima police describe two women’s separate cryptocurrency losses of ¥32m and ¥18m after marriage approaches. Their sum is a combined figure; the two male persona names are not verified identities.
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