AI Is Going to Super-Charge Online Dating Scams. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
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| 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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POL-HAM: 56-Jährige wird Opfer von Love Scamming-Masche
A Hamm police headline describes a 56-year-old love-scamming victim. No amount, recovery or court outcome is supplied.
Reported caseTeurer Flirt: Betrügerin lässt verknallten Bielefelder gefälschte Werkstattrechnung zahlen
A Bielefeld report describes a false workshop bill paid in a romantic approach; police warn about the tactic. It gives no loss amount or recovery.
Reported casePrince George RCMP warns of AI-driven romance scams and sextortion - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Prince George RCMP warn about AI-assisted romance fraud and sextortion. Requests and threats are generic mechanisms, not a count of completed cases.
Prevention & supportRomance scams are on the rise: Tips to help protect yourself
KeyBank offers tips and cites $1.14bn in 2023 romance-scam losses. The short excerpt does not establish the statistical denominator or prove the advice works.
Prevention & support特殊詐欺とSNS詐欺、2カ月間で被害申告額が10億円超に 北海道 | 毎日新聞
Hokkaido reporting gives over ¥1bn in combined special, investment and romance fraud losses through February. Police-impersonation fraud is a substantial part, so the total cannot be allocated to romance scams.
Research & trendsKatie Price's husband branded 'Tinder swindler' as fresh scamming claims emerge
An ex-fiancée alleges further scamming by Lee Andrews, who is labelled a Tinder swindler in the headline. These allegations are not independently substantiated; no loss or court result is given.
Reported casePrince George RCMP warns of AI-driven romance scams and sextortion - Quesnel Cariboo Observer
Prince George RCMP warn about AI-assisted romance fraud and sextortion. Requests and threats are generic mechanisms, not a count of completed cases.
Prevention & support‘Fraud Boy’ Pleads Guilty To $10m Romance Scam In US - Ghanamma.com
Derrick Van Yeboah reportedly pleaded guilty to a romantic-fraud role involving over $10m. The incomplete March reference supplies no full procedural date.
Reported caseGhanaian Man Derrick Van Yeboah Faces Up to 20 Years in U.S. Prison Over $100M Fraud Scheme - Ghanamma.com
Reports describe Van Yeboah’s guilty plea in a $100m organization involving romance fraud and business-email compromise. The combined figure cannot be assigned entirely to romance cases.
Reported caseGhanaian National Derrick Van Yeboah Pleads Guilty in $100 Million International Romance Scam - DailyGuide Network
Derrick Van Yeboah reportedly pleaded guilty in a $100m organization case. This is not a sentence or a new scam incident on the observation date.
Reported caseNapoli accoltella 32enne sul bus e viene arrestato | Volevo vendicarmi di una truffa amorosa
A Naples report says a man was arrested after stabbing a stranger and claimed revenge for an earlier romance scam. The victim’s sex differs across brief versions, so it is not reconciled by guessing; motive remains attributed.
Reported caseTexas Just Landed on America’s Biggest Liars List
A Texas ranking discusses several types of fraud. Its ranking is not a measure of residents’ dishonesty or a verified romance-only incidence estimate.
Research & trendsIrish court jails Nigerian over €49,000 romance scam
A Dublin report describes a one-year sentence for allowing an account to be used in a €49,000 romance case. Nationality does not locate the financial victim.
Reported caseGhanaian National Derrick Van Yeboah Pleads Guilty in $100 Million International Romance Scam - Ghanamma.com
Reports describe Van Yeboah’s guilty plea in a $100m organization involving romance fraud and business-email compromise. The combined figure cannot be assigned entirely to romance cases.
Reported caseGhanaian national Derrick Van Yeboah pleads guilty in $100million international romance scam - Ghanamma.com
Reports describe Van Yeboah’s guilty plea in a $100m organization involving romance fraud and business-email compromise. The combined figure cannot be assigned entirely to romance cases.
Reported case独家．揭青松园区内幕（上篇）｜打粉聊手切客 三大流水线 | 中國報 China Press
A named woman describes romance-investment scam workflows, specialized roles and pressure to obtain nude images. She says targets include financially secure adults over 35 and older people with limited online knowledge. This is an attributed account, not prevalence data or proof of coercion of every participant. The excerpt mentions inducing nude images but does not explicitly describe a threat to publish them, so sexual extortion is withheld.
Reported caseGhanaian faces 20 years in US prison after $100m global romance scam bust - Ghanamma.com
Derrick Van Yeboah reportedly pleaded guilty to a role in an organization taking over $100m. Facing up to 20 years is not an imposed sentence.
Reported caseGhanaian faces 20 years in US prison after $100m romance scam bust - Ghanamma.com
Derrick Van Yeboah reportedly pleaded guilty to a role in an organization taking over $100m. Facing up to 20 years is not an imposed sentence.
Reported caseIl movente della truffa amorosa | il racconto dell'uomo che ha aggredito una sconosciuta sul bus a Napoli
A Naples attacker claims frustration over a romantic scam motivated stabbing an unrelated woman. The claimed fraud and motive are unverified; the attack does not justify violence or establish fraud causation.
Reported case1月の福岡県内のSNS型詐欺 被害額8億3000万円
Fukuoka reports 78 recognized cases and about ¥830m in combined SNS investment and romance fraud in January. The mixed-scheme total is not romance-only.
Research & trendsGhanaian Sakawa Leader Pleads Guilty in US$100m US Scam Case
Derrick Van Yeboah reportedly pleaded guilty in New York in an organization case exceeding $100m. Coverage does not show a new fraud event on the observation date.
Reported caseUS court hears how Ghanaian scammer made over $10m posing as fake romantic partner - Ghanamma.com
Reports separate Van Yeboah’s $10m role from a wider $100m romance and business-email-compromise scheme. Those amounts overlap and cannot be summed.
Reported caseFBI arrests another Ghanaian business man n $100m romance scam
The headline says FBI arrest while the description reports Derrick Van Yeboah’s guilty plea. Preserve the source’s procedural mismatch rather than treating them as simultaneous events.
Reported caseGhanaian faces 20 years in US prison after $100m romance scam bust - MyJoyOnline
Derrick Van Yeboah reportedly pleaded guilty to a role in an organization taking over $100m. Facing up to 20 years is not an imposed sentence.
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