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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 US report describes a guilty plea in a mixed romance and business-email-compromise organization. The headline mentions a $10m individual role and the description a $100m group total. The brief version does not name the defendant; the amounts cannot be summed.
Reported caseA digital-violence article lists romance scams among ten kinds of attacks on women. Its general AI and sextortion discussion does not establish those mechanisms in a particular romance case.
CommentaryA US court headline describes a scammer posing as a romantic partner and taking over $10m. This short version gives no plea or sentence; other versions are not silently substituted.
Reported caseReports 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 caseReports 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 caseA report alleges a romantic swindler took 60,000 from a woman described as autistic. Conflicting broad wealth language in the description is not a second loss figure or proof of targeted disability.
Reported caseA Triangle-area man reportedly lost nearly $800,000. The headline’s regional growth claim is not supported by a denominator in the retained excerpt.
Reported caseAustralia’s fusion-cell report covers July–December 2025, hundreds of suspected operations and over 1,000 transactions referred for investigation. Transactions are not victims or confirmed crimes, and referrals are not completed prosecutions.
Research & trendsFive US banks reportedly contest reimbursement of a 72-year-old dementia patient’s $337,000 romance loss. The lawyer’s claim about consumer protections remains attributed; litigation is not a settled legal violation.
Reported caseCanadian Fraud Prevention Month includes romance fraud. The $704m, $2.4bn and underreporting claims concern broader fraud, not a romance-only estimate. Awareness work is not an evaluated effect.
Prevention & supportA commentary debates bank reimbursement for romance and pig-butchering losses. The question does not establish an obligation, payment or measured growth.
CommentaryDerrick 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 caseA man reportedly allowed bank-account use in a €49,000 romance case. The supposed Saudi refugee in Texas is an alleged persona, not verified geography. French nationality does not locate the victim.
Reported caseA taskforce headline claims a joint crackdown stopped millions. The truncated text gives no exact amount, period, evaluation or individual victim count.
Research & trendsA Texas ranking discusses several types of fraud. Its ranking is not a measure of residents’ dishonesty or a verified romance-only incidence estimate.
Research & trendsA security guard reportedly allowed account use in a 49,000 romance case and received a prison sentence. Currency and nationality alone do not establish victim location.
Reported caseFukuoka reports combined SNS investment and romance fraud in January. The increase, amount and case count are aggregate mixed-scheme statistics, not romance-only losses.
Research & trendsEdward Evbagharu reportedly pleaded guilty to laundering and was jailed in a €49,000 romance case. The 2021 laundering dates are distinct from this coverage window.
Reported caseA Latvian woman allegedly followed a fake military boyfriend’s instructions to carry a Christmas gift from Kuala Lumpur to Taiwan; 3.65kg of drugs were reportedly found. Her claimed deception is attributed and does not establish guilt or consent.
Reported caseBeth Hyland describes losing $26,000 after a Tinder relationship and subsequently helping other women. Her recovery narrative does not establish an evaluated intervention effect.
Reported caseA Nantou defendant claimed a romantic partner borrowed her account; the court rejected that account. The mixed five-victim NT$410,000 allegation is not allocated to romance fraud. Claimed victimization is not established.
Reported caseA mixed cybercrime roundup distinguishes $61m seized from $327,000 sought in a dating case. The $580m aggregate is not allocated to romance fraud; sought funds are not recovered.
Reported caseEdward Evbagharu reportedly pleaded guilty to laundering and was jailed in a €49,000 romance case. The 2021 laundering dates are distinct from this coverage window.
Reported caseA US report describes $61m in cryptocurrency seized in a romance-fraud matter. Seizure does not establish that money was returned to victims.
Reported caseEdward Evbagharu reportedly pleaded guilty to laundering and was jailed in a €49,000 romance case. The 2021 laundering dates are distinct from this coverage window.
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