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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 Cologne woman reportedly lost €74,000 after a Tinder contact promised love and financial freedom. That promise does not establish a specific investment product or recovery.
Reported caseLeonnie Robson reportedly used false cancer and daughter-suicide claims to obtain money from lonely men. The alleged suicide is a deceptive pretext, not evidence of an actual death.
Reported caseA Guardia Civil spokesperson describes arrests connected to the Barcelona romantic/property-investment scheme. The excerpt gives no conviction or loss figure.
Reported caseBrazilian police seek Luís Felipe de Oliveira, alleged to have posed as a female cancer patient to obtain money from an online boyfriend. The cancer story is an alleged pretext, not verified illness.
Reported caseBarcelona reports describe three arrests and alleged losses around €500,000 from romantic and false-property investment deception. These remain allegations.
Reported caseBarcelona reports describe three arrests, approximately €760,000 moved and 500 transactions in a romantic/property-investment scheme. Moved funds are not necessarily net victim loss.
Reported caseA Connecticut man reportedly received nine years in a nationwide romance case. The description discusses several victims selling assets, borrowing and returning to work; separate FBI 2024 figures are attributed national statistics, not this case’s losses.
Reported caseA short Barcelona operation headline identifies a romance-fraud network. It does not establish the number of arrests or losses.
Reported caseA short Barcelona operation headline identifies a romance-fraud network. It does not establish the number of arrests or losses.
Reported caseA short Barcelona operation headline identifies a romance-fraud network. It does not establish the number of arrests or losses.
Reported caseA short Barcelona operation headline identifies a romance-fraud network. It does not establish the number of arrests or losses.
Reported caseBarcelona reports describe three arrests, approximately €760,000 moved and 500 transactions in a romantic/property-investment scheme. Moved funds are not necessarily net victim loss.
Reported caseGuardia Civil report three arrests in a romantic and false-property investment scheme after a woman described pressure from a man with whom she had a relationship. Arrests do not establish conviction.
Reported caseA short Barcelona operation headline identifies a romance-fraud network. It does not establish the number of arrests or losses.
Reported caseThree suspects allegedly moved €760,000 through over 500 transactions, while possible loss was €500,000. These figures describe different quantities and must not be summed.
Reported caseA short Barcelona operation headline identifies a romance-fraud network. It does not establish the number of arrests or losses.
Reported caseA Barcelona report describes three arrests, 500 banking operations and half a million euros of alleged benefit. Transactions are not victims, and the benefit figure is not necessarily net victim loss.
Reported caseBarcelona reports describe three arrests and alleged losses around €500,000 from romantic and false-property investment deception. These remain allegations.
Reported caseA short Barcelona operation headline identifies a romance-fraud network. It does not establish the number of arrests or losses.
Reported caseA short Barcelona operation headline identifies a romance-fraud network. It does not establish the number of arrests or losses.
Reported caseFuyang police reportedly received multiple romantic investment complaints involving a supposed divorced military officer. No amount or completed enforcement outcome is given.
Reported casePolice and postal staff stopped a 59-year-old man’s transfer after a romantic contact described family hardship. The headline mocks his relationship inexperience; retain that framing without endorsing it. The contact’s illness claims are unverified.
Reported caseA family says a British Columbia woman jailed in South Korea was a romance-scam victim. Her claimed victimization remains attributed, and the brief excerpt does not say what offence caused imprisonment. The headline does not distinguish detention from an imposed sentence.
Reported caseA matchmaking membership scam requested NT$1m in a cash parcel. Police arrested two collectors and the court sentenced them for attempted group fraud. Mailing the parcel does not establish a completed loss.
Reported caseThe report separates Van Yeboah’s over-$10m role from a wider organization’s over-$100m total spanning romance fraud and business-email compromise. Neither figure should be added to the other.
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