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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.
Hachinohe police report a woman losing ¥1m after a purported musician requested instrument-delivery expenses. The account describes renewed requests after an initial refusal; claimed musician identity is not independently established.
Reported caseMatsuura police report a Nagasaki man’s ¥8.9m loss under a combined SNS investment/romance label. The brief relationship description does not isolate the romantic mechanism.
Reported caseA relative alleges that the woman killed in Taichung had extracted NT$27m from the killer. These are unverified allegations, not proof that the deceased committed fraud; the reported association does not establish causation or justify the homicide.
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.
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.
Reported caseA headline reports the arrest in Nigeria of a suspected fake Dubai-prince scammer and another claimed victim. It supplies no personal name or amount.
Reported caseFormer Bucks County police officer Carlito Cortez was reportedly sentenced after attempting to take an estate through a relationship. Attempted theft is not a completed loss; former employment does not establish abuse of official powers.
Reported caseA lawyer describes warning a taxi driver that a romantic relationship and joint investment may be fraudulent. Suspicion is not proof of a loss; the woman’s claimed Vietnamese background is not verified.
CommentaryHenry Nimo and James Ashong are reported to have used AI deepfakes and a Danish-entrepreneur persona to launder over £120,000. Claimed persona nationality is not offender location.
Reported caseAn account of Interpol’s Synergia III includes romance fraud alongside phishing, malware and ransomware. Its 94 arrests, 45,000 IP disruptions and 212 devices span the operation and cannot be allocated to romance fraud alone.
Research & trendsAn account of a Cambodia–Thailand border complex describes several scam types and exploitation of Latin American workers. Brazilian nationality alone does not establish victim residence.
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 television investigation discusses reported romance-scam losses of ¥55.2bn in the previous year. The source’s relative year is not converted from observation time, and the director’s earlier unrelated loss is not allocated to romance fraud.
Research & trendsA Berlin report gives 64,000 fraud cases per year across several types. This is a case count, not euros, and is not romance-only. The excerpt does not specify older victims.
Research & trendsAuthorities report Nzube Ikeji’s arrest over alleged Dubai-prince impersonation and a $2.5m loss to a Romanian woman. An accusation is not conviction and nationality is not residence.
Reported caseAn article explains love-scamming and protective steps. It supplies no evaluation of whether the advice works.
Prevention & supportAn article claims Germany is a main target and cites €380m in 2025 losses across love scams and financial fraud. The excerpt supplies no study methods; do not treat it as a verified romance-only total.
Research & trendsLeonnie Robson reportedly obtained £8,176 from nine men with false claims of cancer and a daughter’s suicide. The suicide is a reported lie used in the scheme, not an observed suicide outcome.
Reported caseA commentary attributes susceptibility to greed, love and fear. The generalizing evaluation is the writer’s framing, not an established trait of victims.
CommentaryBeijing police reportedly intercepted gold sent by a woman in a matchmaking scam. The parcel was recovered in transit; it is not a completed loss.
Reported caseA headline describes a San Francisco retiree losing $500,000. The excerpt provides no recovery or procedural result.
Reported caseA Berlin report gives 64,000 fraud cases per year across several types. This is a case count, not money, and is not romance-only.
Research & trendsA headline describes a San Francisco retiree losing $500,000. The excerpt provides no recovery or procedural result.
Reported caseNiigata police produce an awareness video with a professional wrestler about mixed fraud, including romance fraud. Production is not evidence of prevention effectiveness.
Prevention & supportA New Mexico warning describes friendship and romantic approaches through hobbies and social media. Advice and claimed targeting do not establish prevalence.
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