Man pleads not guilty to federal wire fraud
VermontWashingtonCountywoman100000+ federal case/Alabama suspect. Notguilty plea only171;180charge title used separately. Source career-criminal characterization not independently verified.
Reported caseData from The GDELT Project · Reviewed and interpreted by RSRC
Search the research collection
Explore the coverage
Find reporting by topic, place or language. Open a record to see why it was included and what the available evidence supports.
Matching coverage over time
The chart uses every search filter above and all matching records, across every results page. The percentage denominator is all included URLs in the same dates, before theme, language, country or text filters.
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.
Read the graph as a table
| 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% |
5,536 matching media records
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
Hampshire among worst affected areas for dating scams
Source 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 & trendsCatfish: Investigation Tactics
MTVJoeyMarissaS8E98 source financial-romantic deception programme description. Episode not heard; broadcasting date not incident date.
Reported caseDon’t fall for a romance scam this Valentine’s Day
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 & supportTruffe amorose e catfishing abbondano in Italia: vittime di incontri, persi in media 4580 euro - Noi Notizie.
Source 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 & trendsScammed, then scammed again: Lehigh County man loses life savings in wire transfer schemes
Lehigh target reports wire scam and romance scam and advocacy. Different deception events not proved same operator; seeking protections not enacted law.
Reported case「牡丹花」翹臀爆乳照攻心！男暈船險墜投資陷阱 北投警揭詐局 | ETtoday社會新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲
BeitouAjin/MudanHua Tiktok sexy photos/30000 ginseng investment intercepted before remittance. Photos notAI/sexualviolence; police help not completed financial loss.
Reported caseCALL CENTER SCAM BUSTED: Whistle-blower reveals dark secrets of Dubai’s massive call center stealing private info from dating app victims talking to CATFISH girls – NaturalNews.com
NaturalNews attributed Chinese-runDubai call centre/Beard21 Syrian source allegations. Source quality/claims not independently verified; hacked private information not help-seeking disclosure, nationality not operation location.
Reported caseVictims fall for online love scams losing HK$30mn in two weeks, police say
Source 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. Same-agent source-field check: Unlocated police word is not by itself geographic jurisdiction support.
Reported caseBank fraud and romance scams are on the rise in Arizona. How experts say you can protect yourself.
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 & support【速報】30代国家公務員男性、マッチングアプリ通じ570万円被害 「結婚のための貯金」投資名目で
Takashima30s public servant570万円crypto loss via marriage-savings investment pretext. Occupation not employer-funds theft; month/day lacks explicit year.
Reported caseAlerta de la Policía Nacional sobre la estafa romántica que en la que está cayendo mucha gente
Own preventiveguide/authoritywarning. Potentialfinancial/intimate harms notactualnewcase ormeasuredprevention effect; precise methods codedonlyinownavailabletext.
Prevention & supportRomance scams increase during Valentine’s Day
BBBregional885000Feb/Maraverage126000sourceaggregate. Relativelastyearunknown, average notpopulationprevalence.
Research & trendsFormer romance scammer reveals his secrets, showing how he conned thousands of dollars
UnnamedAfricanman saysformerRomancefinancialoffender toUStargets. Publicrevelation fromallegedoffender nottargetedpersonhelp-seeking; sourceconfession notlegaltruth.
Reported caseWatch: ‘I Helped My Flatmate—Then Discovered He Was Scamming a Maltese Woman as a Fake US Soldier’
AyubKhan flatmate financial-romance report allegesunwittingassistancerole; metadata does not specifyaccountprovision or conviction. Fullbody separatelyrequirescurrentqualified actor/legal revision. Current source-specific layer: All24 codes assessed. Own reported laundering conviction and suspended sentence coexist with AyubKhan denial and appeal; disputed knowing participation is not independent innocence or guilt verification. Keep27000 aggregate versus2400/2450 route conflicts and target/source scopes rather than subtracting ordered repayment from loss. Account provision/withdrawals and false soldier/commander are different persons/roles; no military nationality as operation country. ID retention/job barriers are his attributed harms, not every target's. Legal detention not evidence of coerced scam work; no new clinical/physical/self-harm, housing, family, investment, extortion or formal document forgery. Temporary custody not all sentence served, appeal not new completed trial, repayment not refund. Exact legal dates unknown.
Reported caseThe FBI says crypto fraud cost Americans $5.6 billion a year. Here’s how you can stay safe
FBI5.6b mixedcryptofraud total includes romancecategory; total notromanceonly. Crypto fraud mention alone not transfer orinvestment promise.
Research & trendsOver 5,000 Australians warned about romance scam linked to the Philippines - Neos Kosmos
GreekAustralians datingapp/trust/moneytheft preventivewarning; audience not actuallyvictimized, linkedPhilippines sourcecountry notalloperatorsverified.
Prevention & supportTop 10 des arnaques les plus dangereuses. Love scam, l'escroquerie amoureuse qui piège des milliers de victimes (4/10)
Own preventiveguide/authoritywarning. Potentialfinancial/intimate harms notactualnewcase ormeasuredprevention effect; precise methods codedonlyinownavailabletext.
Prevention & supportSNS型ロマンス詐欺で350万円被害 周南市の30代男性
Shunan30male350万Romance source, policeannouncement notitselfexplicitinvestigation orcourt outcome.
Reported caseLiebesbetrug im Internet: Seniorin verliert fünfstelligen Betrag
Seniorfivefigure internetLoveScam headline. Tirolpublishergeography nottargetlocation orInnsbruck70identity.
Reported case被害額69億円、福岡県の24年度SNS型詐欺 中高年の投資意欲つけ込まれ | 西日本新聞me
Fukuoka69b mixedSNSinvestment/Romance aggregate. Headline24fiscalversusdescription2024calendar retained, notuniformeventinterval.
Research & trendsZigtausende Euro Schaden bei Internetbetrug
Innsbruck70female falseonline-love repeatedtransfers versusseparate47maleordinaryinvestment. Articlemixed, do notsumorattach nonromanticcase toRomance family.
Reported caseKZN elderly women duped: R120k lost to fake UK doctor in romance scam | The Citizen
EthekwiniKZNelder women120kfalseBritishdoctor. GBpersona notoperatorlocation, sourceaggregate notonewomanloss.
Reported caseLove Scamming: Mann aus Wolmirstedt um 230.000 Euro betrogen | MDR.DE
Wolmirstedt44male230000LoveScam report, Bitcoininvestmentnotborrowedfromdifferentarticle.
Reported caseO perfil era falso! O perigo do catfishing nas aplicações de encontros
Portuguese amor/seductivefalsepersona andfinancialfraud/blackmailwarning; prospectiveharms notallsexualabuse oractualnewcase.
Prevention & support