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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 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 & supportGerman coverage describes organized romantic-fraud operations and estimated billions in losses. The excerpt supplies no reproducible global estimate or period.
CommentaryToronto 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 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 & trendsJapanese provisional statistics combine special, SNS investment and romance fraud in 2025. Combined and regional totals are not romance-only, and observations in this week do not date the crimes.
Research & trendsToronto-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 BBC programme announcement describes an undercover romance-fraud investigation. The excerpt does not identify the subject or establish an adjudicated outcome.
CommentaryA 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 & supportA Minahasa man reportedly loses millions of rupiah over two months through online romantic deception. The headline does not establish an exact sum.
Reported caseAn FBI-attributed warning cites $1.12bn in 2023 losses and a $2,000 median. It is not a new 2026 total and median must not be confused with average.
Prevention & supportAn Australian expert cites $28m in romance-scam losses in 2022 and offers advice. This is an older reported total, not a new 2026 loss.
Prevention & supportToyama police report a woman in her sixties losing ¥60.84m after suggestions of a shared future. The short cash/crypto-account wording does not establish the payment breakdown.
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 & trendsState officials warn about false romantic profiles and emotional trust used to promote investments. The warning is not an effectiveness study.
Prevention & supportA 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 & supportCommercially attributed advice lists rapid declarations of love and avoided video calls as warning signs. These are suggestions, not validated diagnostic rules.
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 & trendsCommercially attributed advice lists rapid declarations of love and avoided video calls as warning signs. These are suggestions, not validated diagnostic rules.
Prevention & supportA 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 & supportWakayama reports 322 combined special and SNS investment/romance cases and about ¥2.29bn in 2025 losses. The total is not romance-only.
Research & trendsAn Australian expert cites $28m in romance-scam losses in 2022 and offers advice. This is an older reported total, not a new 2026 loss.
Prevention & supportA 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 & 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 caseCoverage discusses AI-assisted romantic deception and prevention. Its claims of scale or persuasion are not independently measured in the retained text.
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.
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