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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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A warning, advice item or prevention notice discusses romantic deception. Brief claims of growth, vulnerability or comparative ranking are attributed and do not establish a measured population rate or effectiveness.
Prevention & supportCoverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & supportTwo Chinese nationals are reported convicted in a case connected to 792 arrests for mixed cryptocurrency, investment and romance fraud in Lagos on 19 December 2024. The 792 are not all convictions or romance-only cases.
Reported caseCoverage describes attempts to induce home-equity borrowing. Threatened housing loss is not completed homelessness; the 761 suspicious identity-related applications in one report are not all proven romance fraud.
Research & trendsCoverage discusses AI-assisted romantic deception and prevention. Its claims of scale or persuasion are not independently measured in the retained text.
Prevention & supportCoverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & supportA New Mexico warning cites $3.8m in losses last year. The brief text provides no denominator or complete case count.
Prevention & supportCoverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & supportCoverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & supportReporting describes African migrants confined and beaten in Myanmar scam camps while working long hours on cryptocurrency and romance schemes. Their reported coercion does not establish willing criminal participation.
Reported caseReporting combines romance and confidence scams in Texas and states $20m in 2025 losses, with 60% attributed to people over 50. These are reported monetary shares, not an age-specific risk rate.
Research & trendsA prevention item, warning or educational event discusses romantic deception. Seasonal or growth claims in brief metadata are attributed and do not establish incidence or effectiveness.
Prevention & supportCoverage discusses AI-assisted romantic deception and prevention. Claims of increasing sophistication or scale are not evaluated causal effects in the saved text.
Prevention & supportWestern Australian official reporting describes increased recorded romance losses in 2025; one version gives 63 people and $3.8m. These are reported cases, not total victimization.
Research & trendsGendarmes reportedly arrest Frédérick Q near Jonzac in Charente-Maritime. Labels such as serial scammer are source characterizations; the excerpt supplies no current conviction.
Reported caseA warning, advice item or prevention notice discusses romantic deception. Brief claims of growth, vulnerability or comparative ranking are attributed and do not establish a measured population rate or effectiveness.
Prevention & supportA Canadian explainer describes pig-butchering as romantic deception and asserts more sophisticated tactics. The brief text supplies no measured trend.
CommentaryAn Ontario lifestyle roundup mentions a pig-butchering romance-scam explainer. Its beauty and dating topics are not separate incidents.
Related mentionGendarmes reportedly arrest Frédérick Q near Jonzac in Charente-Maritime. Labels such as serial scammer are source characterizations; the excerpt supplies no current conviction.
Reported caseToronto police report two Mississauga residents charged after dating-app contacts with people in Canada and the United States. Charges remain allegations and offender residence does not locate all victims.
Reported caseBrandenburg consumer advice discusses examples from several districts. The excerpt supplies no case details or evaluated prevention effect.
Prevention & supportA Canadian explainer describes pig-butchering as romantic deception and asserts more sophisticated tactics. The brief text supplies no measured trend.
CommentaryA tax newsletter lists romance scams among unrelated topics. The other topics are not romance-scam events.
Related mentionAn Italian Valentine’s-economy article includes romantic scams among flowers and dating-app topics. High flower prices alone are not coded as fraud.
Related mentionState officials warn about false romantic profiles and emotional trust used to promote investments. The warning is not an effectiveness study.
Prevention & support