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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 | 352 | 591 | 59.6% |
| Feb 2025 | 489 | 1,629 | 30.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 209 | 561 | 37.3% |
| Apr 2025 | 162 | 390 | 41.5% |
| May 2025 | 232 | 398 | 58.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 86 | 209 | 41.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 272 | 522 | 52.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 253 | 447 | 56.6% |
| Sep 2025 | 273 | 613 | 44.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 251 | 483 | 52.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 174 | 392 | 44.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 200 | 333 | 60.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 222 | 530 | 41.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 447 | 1,106 | 40.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 175 | 360 | 48.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 239 | 491 | 48.7% |
| May 2026 | 171 | 785 | 21.8% |
| Jun 2026 | 214 | 842 | 25.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 469 | 1,143 | 41.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 319 | 640 | 49.8% |
| Sep 2026 | 373 | 638 | 58.5% |
| Oct 2026 | 17 | 30 | 56.7% |
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
Own source preventive warning/guide or announced activity. Potential harm not actual new target loss; warnings, dates, tips and planned/held events do not establish participation/effectiveness. Specific financial/intimacy/platform methods only coded where own available text states them.
Prevention & supportSource reported dating/romance losses or reports with scoped regional/survey denominators. Average, aggregate, report count, targeting, mean and selected individual example are distinct; no population prevalence or continuous surveillance inferred.
Research & trendsOwn source preventive warning/guide or announced activity. Potential harm not actual new target loss; warnings, dates, tips and planned/held events do not establish participation/effectiveness. Specific financial/intimacy/platform methods only coded where own available text states them.
Prevention & supportOrvieto false online romantic partner30k/two-year account. Police report/investigation/three formally denounced suspects where own text says so; no arrests/conviction or verified refund. Detailed false virtual partner/platform facts from other Orvieto copies are not borrowed; source financial loss is in title.
Reported caseCanada wanted military-romance suspect/11-nearly12 people275k aggregate. Wanted/failed court appearance not arrest/conviction. No personal names/actual overseas operation from military persona.
Reported caseCanada wanted military-romance suspect/11-nearly12 people275k aggregate. Wanted/failed court appearance not arrest/conviction. No personal names/actual overseas operation from military persona.
Reported caseSource reported dating/romance losses or reports with scoped regional/survey denominators. Average, aggregate, report count, targeting, mean and selected individual example are distinct; no population prevalence or continuous surveillance inferred.
Research & trendsDresden220000 falseprofiles/datingportals alleged scheme; future court appearance not convicted. Moneylaundering only if own text establishes.
Reported caseCanada wanted military-romance suspect/11-nearly12 people275k aggregate. Wanted/failed court appearance not arrest/conviction. No personal names/actual overseas operation from military persona.
Reported caseMechelen29Antwerp account mule100hcommunity work/30k jewelryrelease pretext. Repaymentorder not money returned. Country transfers not evidence every operator location. Unknown other asset outcomes retained in note while compensation order reported.
Reported caseBergaGreiz woman highfourfigures loss. Possible laundering unconfirmed role, noautomaticaccountprovision.
Reported caseDutch2024 falsecelebrity dating145000 total/30kexample/AIvoices. Celebrities personae not perpetrators. Source technology claim not forensic verification.
Reported caseSource reported dating/romance losses or reports with scoped regional/survey denominators. Average, aggregate, report count, targeting, mean and selected individual example are distinct; no population prevalence or continuous surveillance inferred.
Research & trendsCanada wanted military-romance suspect/11-nearly12 people275k aggregate. Wanted/failed court appearance not arrest/conviction. No personal names/actual overseas operation from military persona.
Reported caseAmericanwoman two-year falseHenderson375000/NZ move; currency unspecified and actual celebrity innocent persona. Distress only132 own description. No operator location inferred from victim nationality.
Reported caseMeran70female online-romance loss, clipped amount not reconstructed from counterpart.
Reported caseLaurencePang late2024 false dating persona/fakePhilippine business/1.5mPHP35kSGD. Actor targeted, persona not actual operator; attributed tears not clinical diagnosis; conversions not additive. Current geographic correction: Singaporeactor nationality does not locate the target at time of the reported Philippines online-business loss.
Reported caseSource-reported provisional or mixed fraud statistics. Special fraud/investment/romance totals, currencies, changes, complaint counts and periods retain separate denominators; not a unique romance-incident registry. No individual harm, unrelated metal theft or new programme effectiveness inferred.
Research & trendsSource reported dating/romance losses or reports with scoped regional/survey denominators. Average, aggregate, report count, targeting, mean and selected individual example are distinct; no population prevalence or continuous surveillance inferred. Named list consists of false-celebrity personae, no own AI assertion.
Reported caseOwn source preventive warning/guide or announced activity. Potential harm not actual new target loss; warnings, dates, tips and planned/held events do not establish participation/effectiveness. Specific financial/intimacy/platform methods only coded where own available text states them.
Prevention & supportSource-reported provisional or mixed fraud statistics. Special fraud/investment/romance totals, currencies, changes, complaint counts and periods retain separate denominators; not a unique romance-incident registry. No individual harm, unrelated metal theft or new programme effectiveness inferred.
Research & trendsSource reported dating/romance losses or reports with scoped regional/survey denominators. Average, aggregate, report count, targeting, mean and selected individual example are distinct; no population prevalence or continuous surveillance inferred.
Research & trendsMixed national fraud/policy commentary. Suspected fluid criminal networks and unspecified technology remain attributed; calls for public/private action not legislative passage or prevention effectiveness.
CommentaryBergaGreiz woman highfourfigures loss. Possible laundering unconfirmed role, noautomaticaccountprovision.
Reported caseAmericanwoman two-year falseHenderson375000/NZ move; currency unspecified and actual celebrity innocent persona. Distress only132 own description. No operator location inferred from victim nationality.
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