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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 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 caseA documentary schedule advertises a romance-scam episode. It is evidence of programme coverage, not a newly occurring case or proof of trafficking despite the series title.
Related mentionA Texas ranking discusses several types of fraud. Its ranking is not a measure of residents’ dishonesty or a verified romance-only incidence estimate.
Research & trendsAomori police report a woman’s ¥9.29m crypto loss after a contact proposed saving for a shared home. The first profitable withdrawal is an inducement, not recovery of the final reported loss.
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 caseThe National Anti-Scam Centre released a report on a coordinated romance-fraud crackdown. The excerpt supplies no effect size or evaluated comparison.
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 casePolice reportedly stopped a NT$50,000 transfer in a Taichung online-romance case. The intercepted amount is not completed victim loss.
Reported caseFukui police investigate a woman’s ¥15.55m crypto loss following social-media contact. An initial ¥120,000 payment after a ¥100,000 investment is described as inducement, not recovery of the final loss.
Reported caseA court report describes manipulative romance fraud against a woman met online. It supplies no exact loss or imposed sentence.
Reported caseA promotional crypto article cites a $580m mixed-operation freeze/seizure and a separate $10bn annual romance-investment estimate. These are different reported quantities, not additive verified losses.
Reported caseJames O’Connor reportedly received a suspended sentence after deceiving a Canadian woman into a €2,000 loan. Canadian nationality is not proof of where the victim was living.
Reported casePolice plan a special-investigation unit addressing mixed organized and cybercrime, including romance fraud. Planned capacity is not a completed enforcement outcome.
Prevention & supportA judge describes James O’Connor sending emotionally manipulative messages, including threats to kill himself. Threats are not evidence that a suicide occurred; no clinical diagnosis is inferred. Manipulative messages alone do not establish a separately reported psychological outcome.
Reported casePolice plan a special-investigation unit addressing mixed organized and cybercrime, including romance fraud. Planned capacity is not a completed enforcement outcome.
Prevention & supportSamuel Kwame Adomako comments that reputation alone is insufficient for prosecution and warns about online romantic approaches. This is an attributed legal view, not a finding about named suspects.
CommentaryA Taichung man twice attempted transfers after an online romantic contact claimed her mother needed accident treatment. Both were stopped. The claimed illness is a pretext, not a verified harm.
Reported caseA Marburg marriage swindler reportedly received a prison sentence after an alleged €97,000 loss to a former partner. The source language tag says Latin although the retained text is German; original metadata is preserved.
Reported caseA Taichung man twice attempted transfers after an online romantic contact claimed her mother needed accident treatment. Both were stopped. The claimed illness is a pretext, not a verified harm.
Reported caseA Taichung man twice attempted transfers after an online romantic contact claimed her mother needed accident treatment. Both were stopped. The claimed illness is a pretext, not a verified harm.
Reported caseKagawa issued a regional alert about mixed special, investment and romance fraud. Its time window and counts cannot be converted into a romance-only trend.
Prevention & supportLeslie Mba reportedly received 19 years, also expressed as 228 months, in a $4m romance-fraud case. These descriptions should not be added as separate losses.
Reported caseA sponsored warning discusses romance scams aimed at older people. Its commercial format and advice do not establish comparative risk or effectiveness.
Prevention & supportA DC-area man says scammers have repeatedly misused his identity. The identity owner is a harmed third party; repeated impersonation is not proof that one financial victim was retargeted.
Reported caseA DC-area man says scammers have repeatedly misused his identity. The identity owner is a harmed third party; repeated impersonation is not proof that one financial victim was retargeted.
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