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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.
Anne Deneuchatel reportedly complained against two banks after sending over €800,000 to a false Brad Pitt persona. The alleged failure of vigilance is a complaint, not a judicial finding.
Reported casePolice reporting describes eight people in a network and an Almería woman’s loss exceeding €216,000 after a false relationship. Network size is not a victim count.
Reported caseA workplace-risk article says an employee’s victimization may affect an organization. It does not report employer-fund theft or a quantified business loss.
Prevention & supportA retrospective source associates a woman’s death after an overdose with alleged romantic deception and debt. The family attributes blame; the source association is not independent proof of causation. The emergency occurred on 27 November 2024, not in the 2026 observation window.
Reported caseToronto police describe fake dating profiles used to obtain $250,000, ending communication after payments. The excerpt gives no exact victim count or recovered amount.
Reported caseA Canary Islands report says nine people were investigated and describes false relationships and unfulfilled repayment promises. No conviction or actual repayment is established.
Reported caseAichi police discuss provisional 2025 combined investment and romance-fraud statistics and warn against trusting online-only contacts. The largest-count claim covers both schemes, not romance alone.
Research & trendsAichi police describe 1,542 combined SNS-fraud reports and about ¥17.1bn in 2025 losses, approximately 75% investment fraud, with a victim speaking. The data and featured person are not all romance cases.
Research & trendsAn Isle of Wight man reportedly admitted romance fraud and received two years for taking more than £11,000. The promise of marriage was described as false.
Reported caseAdam Mowle reportedly admitted taking £9,000 from a Suffolk dating-app user by posing as a woman with an illness. The illness is an alleged payment pretext, not an observed health outcome.
Reported caseAichi police discuss provisional 2025 combined investment and romance-fraud statistics and warn against trusting online-only contacts. The largest-count claim covers both schemes, not romance alone.
Research & trendsGuardia Civil says nine people of different nationalities were investigated in Gran Canaria. Their nationality does not locate victims or prove guilt.
Reported caseA Valentine’s-period article promotes warning signs for online romantic deception. It does not provide evaluated outcomes.
Prevention & supportGuardia Civil describes a Gran Canaria investigation beginning with a complaint in Gáldar. Alleged network involvement is not conviction.
Reported caseOperation Guimaraes reporting identifies 57 bank accounts and 30 telephone lines. Accounts and lines are investigative items, not victims or convictions.
Reported caseAn Almería woman reportedly lost €216,839 to a false relationship established on social media. The truncated reference to four people supplies no completed arrest or conviction.
Reported caseA Gran Canaria report describes a dismantled network building false steady romantic relationships. The excerpt supplies no conviction or victim count.
Reported caseAichi police discuss provisional 2025 combined investment and romance-fraud statistics and warn against trusting online-only contacts. The largest-count claim covers both schemes, not romance alone.
Research & trendsCommentary describes AI-assisted romance fraud. Its dramatic language and broad financial claims are attributed, not measured comparisons in the retained excerpt.
CommentaryFukui police describe a man in his sixties losing about ¥4.76m in cryptocurrency after SNS contact and an introduced investment teacher. Advice is separate from the reported loss.
Reported caseA journalist challenges the idea that victims are naive and discusses organized predation. This is a stated interpretation and blame challenge, not a measured victim profile.
CommentaryEditorial commentary discusses combined special, investment and romance-fraud losses. The total cannot be assigned wholly to romance fraud or treated as a new incident.
CommentaryA report says an Isle of Wight man used his sister’s account to take money while promising repayment from a supposedly frozen account. The short jailed headline does not by itself distinguish sentence from custody.
Reported caseA brief report describes a man manipulating a woman into sending thousands of pounds. No precise total or court outcome is provided.
Reported caseThai Customs warns of romantic impostors claiming gifts are detained at customs, including a celebrity persona. This is a warning about a payment pretext, not a verified customs charge.
Prevention & support