Valentine's warning as AI fuels 'insidious' love scams
Coverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
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| Observation month | Matching URLs | All included URLs | Share |
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| 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% |
12,949 matching media records
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Romance scams surge ahead of Valentine’s Day
A 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 & support詐欺被害額、最悪の３千億円超 | 岩手日報ONLINE
Japanese 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 & trendsPa. AG’s office: Look out for romance scams, as Valentine’s Day gets closer
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 & supportValentine's warning as AI fuels 'insidious' love scams
Coverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & support詐欺被害最悪、３千億円超
Japanese 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 & trendsBeware of romance fraud in the countdown to Valentine's Day, warn officers
A warning, educational notice or advice item discusses romantic financial deception. The excerpt does not independently establish seasonal incidence or prevention effectiveness.
Prevention & supportAlertan por fraudes o 'estafas amorosas' en redes
A warning, educational notice or advice item discusses romantic financial deception. The excerpt does not independently establish seasonal incidence or prevention effectiveness.
Prevention & supportValentine's warning as AI fuels 'insidious' love scams
Coverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & supportBBB warns of Valentine’s Day shopping, romance scams
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 & support"Ça n'aurait jamais dû passer le contrôle minimal" : pourquoi Anne, escroquée par un faux "Brad Pitt", attaque deux banques en justice
Anne Deneuchatel seeks redress from two banks after about €830,000 lost to a fake Brad Pitt persona. Alleged negligence is not a judicial finding.
Reported caseValentine's warning as AI fuels 'insidious' love scams
Coverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & support詐欺被害額、最悪の3千億円超 25年、特殊・SNS型
Japanese police provisional 2025 figures combine special, SNS investment and romance fraud. The ¥324.1bn total is not romance-only and cannot be added to regional subsets.
Research & trendsValentine's warning as AI fuels 'insidious' love scams
Coverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & support50代女性ロマンス詐欺で141万円被害｜青森県｜青森ニュース｜Web東奥
Mutsu police report an Aomori woman losing ¥1.41m after a supposed doctor named Akio in Ukraine and a supposed courier requested customs fees. The foreign persona and promised $3m reward are not an offender location or actual delivered funds.
Reported caseIllinois Just Lost $36 Million to Romance Scams
Reporting combines an Illinois $36m figure with a Chicago victim’s $70,000 loss and AI claims. The individual amount must not be added to an overlapping aggregate.
Research & trendsLa UNED advierte de las estafas amorosas
A warning, educational notice or advice item discusses romantic financial deception. The excerpt does not independently establish seasonal incidence or prevention effectiveness.
Prevention & support‘Cruel’ romance scams cost Northern Irish victims almost €1 million – PSNI - National News - Carlow Nationalist
PSNI reporting describes roughly £866,000 over about ten months and around 100 reports since April. Euro and rounded pound versions refer to overlapping reporting, not additional losses.
Research & trends詐欺被害額、最悪の３千億円超 ２５年、特殊・ＳＮＳ型
Japanese 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 & trendsValentine's warning as AI fuels 'insidious' love scams
Coverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & supportValentine's warning as AI fuels 'insidious' love scams
Coverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & supportValentine's warning as AI fuels 'insidious' love scams
Coverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & supportState officials warn of relationship investment scams
State officials warn about false romantic profiles and emotional trust used to promote investments. The warning is not an effectiveness study.
Prevention & supportValentine's warning as AI fuels 'insidious' love scams
Coverage describes AI-assisted romantic deception and warning signs. Repeated coverage and claims of greater persuasion do not independently measure AI effectiveness.
Prevention & supportDon't Fund a Fraud. Your Valentine Shouldn’t Need a Wire Transfer.
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.
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