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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.
A Valentine’s-period warning or advice item discusses romantic financial deception. A seasonal increase asserted in a headline is not a measured trend or evidence that the advice works.
Prevention & supportToronto-area reporting describes a Mississauga man and woman arrested or charged in a dating-app romance-fraud investigation. Charges remain allegations, and offender residence does not locate every victim.
Reported caseA Fergus, Ontario woman reportedly loses $70,000 after online-dating contact. The excerpt gives no recovery or adjudication.
Reported caseBBB advice describes exploiting breakup or hardship to build connection before money requests. This does not establish that all victims have those characteristics.
Prevention & supportToronto 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 caseAdvice attributes nearly $1.2bn in 2025 losses to experts. The excerpt does not supply the underlying dataset or reconcile other sources’ periods.
Prevention & supportGerman coverage describes organized romantic-fraud factories and estimated billions in losses. The brief text supplies no reproducible global estimate or current-year incident count.
CommentaryJapanese police report provisional 2025 totals combining special, SNS investment and romance fraud. The combined losses and overall crime counts are not romance-only and cannot measure romance-scam incidence.
Research & trendsGerman coverage describes organized romantic-fraud factories and estimated billions in losses. The brief text supplies no reproducible global estimate or current-year incident count.
CommentaryArabic advice describes fictitious online relationships used to obtain money. It is a general warning, not a new incident.
Prevention & supportReporting 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 & trendsReporting 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 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 & supportReporting 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 & trendsAn explainer describes false identities and relationship-building over time. Greater sophistication is asserted, not measured.
Prevention & supportA headline describes $18,000 taken from a family, paired with an FBI seasonal warning. The short metadata gives no adjudication or precise incident date.
Reported caseGerman coverage describes organized romantic-fraud factories and estimated billions in losses. The brief text supplies no reproducible global estimate or current-year incident count.
CommentaryA Valentine’s-period warning or advice item discusses romantic financial deception. A seasonal increase asserted in a headline is not a measured trend or evidence that the advice works.
Prevention & supportTelangana advice discusses romance fraud, sextortion and stalking together. The excerpt does not establish that the sexual threats or stalking occurred within romantic financial deception.
Prevention & supportA regional news roundup mentions a Minahasa love-scam victim speaking out. The bank-teller detentions elsewhere in the roundup are not linked to that case.
Related mentionA 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 & supportReporting 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 & trendsCoverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & supportToronto 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 caseA Valentine’s-period warning or advice item discusses romantic financial deception. A seasonal increase asserted in a headline is not a measured trend or evidence that the advice works.
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