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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 & supportA Greek headline describes the securities regulator joining a global romance-scam awareness campaign. The generic outlet description provides no evaluated results.
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 & supportA French study-based item concerns dating-app romantic scams. Sampling and findings are not available in the short excerpt.
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 & supportA 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 & supportCommentary describes organized romantic deception and potentially large financial and emotional harms. The generalized distress is not a clinical diagnosis or measured prevalence.
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 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 & 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 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 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 & 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 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.
CommentaryKagoshima police surveyed victims and people seeking advice across telephone, investment and romance fraud. The reported non-disclosure and confidence percentages apply to that mixed sample, not all romance-scam victims.
Research & trendsA warning, educational notice or advice item discusses romantic financial deception. The excerpt does not independently establish seasonal incidence or prevention 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 & 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.
CommentaryGerman coverage describes organized romantic-fraud factories and estimated billions in losses. The brief text supplies no reproducible global estimate or current-year incident count.
CommentaryToronto-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 warning, educational notice or advice item discusses romantic financial deception. The excerpt does not independently establish seasonal incidence or prevention 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 & 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.
CommentaryReporting 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 & trendsKagoshima police surveyed victims and people seeking advice across telephone, investment and romance fraud. The reported non-disclosure and confidence percentages apply to that mixed sample, not all romance-scam victims.
Research & trends