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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% |
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German reporting describes loss of savings and heartbreak through love scams in the southwest. Distress is not a clinical diagnosis, and the excerpt supplies no rate or AI effect estimate.
Research & trendsGerman reporting describes loss of savings and heartbreak through love scams in the southwest. Distress is not a clinical diagnosis, and the excerpt supplies no rate or AI effect estimate.
Research & trendsHachinohe police report a woman’s approximately ¥36m romance-fraud loss after marriage promises, investment proposals and multiple purported professional roles. The ¥4.23m transfer excerpt is a partial amount, not an additional independent loss. Multiple claimed identities do not prove separate cooperating offenders.
Reported caseHachinohe police report an Aomori woman in her fifties losing about ¥36m following social-video contact. Versions use rounded and more precise amounts; they are not separate losses.
Reported caseA headline discusses AI-assisted love scams; the description is generic website text and supplies no further evidence.
CommentaryAkita police report a teenage male losing ¥785,000 in electronic-money vouchers through SNS romance fraud. The age category does not establish a precise age.
Reported caseGerman reporting describes loss of savings and heartbreak through love scams in the southwest. Distress is not a clinical diagnosis, and the excerpt supplies no rate or AI effect estimate.
Research & trendsGerman reporting describes loss of savings and heartbreak through love scams in the southwest. Distress is not a clinical diagnosis, and the excerpt supplies no rate or AI effect estimate.
Research & trendsEditorial commentary discusses combined special, investment and romance-fraud losses. The total cannot be assigned wholly to romance fraud or treated as a new incident.
CommentaryAn opinion piece explains how a desire to be wanted may be exploited. It is an interpretation rather than evidence that victims share one vulnerability.
CommentaryGerman reporting describes loss of savings and heartbreak through love scams in the southwest. Distress is not a clinical diagnosis, and the excerpt supplies no rate or AI effect estimate.
Research & trendsGerman reporting describes loss of savings and heartbreak through love scams in the southwest. Distress is not a clinical diagnosis, and the excerpt supplies no rate or AI effect estimate.
Research & trendsGerman reporting describes loss of savings and heartbreak through love scams in the southwest. Distress is not a clinical diagnosis, and the excerpt supplies no rate or AI effect estimate.
Research & trendsA woman from North Rhine-Westphalia reportedly paid a five-figure sum over several years to a fake Nico Santos profile. The excerpt does not give a precise total.
Reported caseA German article argues AI facilitates love scams. Its metadata contains encoding damage; no numerical effectiveness or prevalence estimate is established.
CommentaryTwo defendants reportedly received prison terms exceeding three decades in a $10m scheme targeting widows and seniors. The excerpt does not identify defendants or separate individual losses.
Reported caseA Halver woman reportedly lost more than €10,000 during three years believing she was communicating with Nico Santos. Impersonation does not implicate the real singer.
Reported caseA San Francisco retiree reportedly sent over $500,000 believing he would begin a life with a woman, despite family warnings. The text describes a victim account, not an independently verified loss.
Reported caseA warning about fake procurement requests mentions broad 2025 special, investment and romance-fraud totals. The featured contractor scam is not itself identified as romantic.
Related mentionAndrew Cosham reportedly received a two-year sentence after taking £11,000 from a Portslade woman in a long-running romance scam.
Reported caseA podcast listing includes separate real-life topics such as suicide, fame and romantic scams. It does not link suicide to a scam or establish a new incident.
Related mentionGuardia Civil describes a Gran Canaria network using accounts at multiple institutions, investigated following a Gáldar complaint. The alleged sophistication does not prove guilt.
Reported caseGuardia Civil describes Operation Guimaraes in Gran Canaria and nine people investigated. Investigation and dismantling claims do not establish convictions.
Reported caseA regional warning draws on FBI confidence and romance-scam data. These are combined categories and the excerpt does not establish a local change in incidence.
Prevention & supportFBI Omaha offers online-dating safety advice before Valentine’s Day. The source language label does not match the saved English text and is retained as supplied.
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