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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 or advice item concerns romantic deception. Seasonal increases and survey-based targeting claims are attributed, not measurements of all victimization or prevention effectiveness.
Prevention & supportCoverage warns of AI-assisted love scams or an awareness campaign. A broad statement about possible sexual exploitation is not a verified individual sexual-harm case.
Prevention & supportCoverage discusses AI-assisted romantic deception and awareness activity. Claimed sophistication is not an evaluated effect; proposed training or equipment upgrades are not completed outcomes.
Prevention & supportBBB advice discusses impersonation and blackmail in romantic scams. It describes mechanisms, not a verified incident or completed loss.
Prevention & supportA reading roundup or local-news blog briefly lists romance fraud among other topics. The other items do not establish additional scam events.
Related mentionA warning or advice item concerns romantic deception. Seasonal increases and survey-based targeting claims are attributed, not measurements of all victimization or prevention effectiveness.
Prevention & supportReport Fraud is cited for more than 9,000 victims and £90.9m in the first ten months of 2025. Recorded reports do not equal complete population incidence.
Research & trendsA Geneva woman reportedly lost CHF25,000 to a Tinder contact who married several women. The subject’s description as a pathological liar is not a diagnosis.
Reported caseNigerian police say they recovered and returned $23,000 in an international romance-scam case. This is an attributed return claim; it is not evidence that all losses were reimbursed.
Reported caseAn advice-column headline describes an old flame believed to be in a romance scam. The generic description provides no evidence of payment or adjudication.
CommentaryA warning or advice item concerns romantic deception. Seasonal increases and survey-based targeting claims are attributed, not measurements of all victimization or prevention effectiveness.
Prevention & supportA warning or advice item concerns romantic deception. Seasonal increases and survey-based targeting claims are attributed, not measurements of all victimization or prevention effectiveness.
Prevention & supportA warning or advice item concerns romantic deception. Seasonal increases and survey-based targeting claims are attributed, not measurements of all victimization or prevention effectiveness.
Prevention & supportNigeria’s INTERPOL bureau says $23,000 was recovered and repatriated to a victim in the Cayman Islands. The reported return is not proof that all losses were reimbursed.
Reported caseA Geneva woman reportedly lost CHF25,000 to a Tinder contact who married several women. The subject’s description as a pathological liar is not a diagnosis.
Reported caseA Geneva woman reportedly lost CHF25,000 to a Tinder contact who married several women. The subject’s description as a pathological liar is not a diagnosis.
Reported caseA Geneva woman reportedly lost CHF25,000 to a Tinder contact who married several women. The subject’s description as a pathological liar is not a diagnosis.
Reported caseNigeria Police say they will investigate allegations involving Nzube Henry Ikeji and $2.5m. The announced investigation is planned, not a conviction or completed inquiry.
Reported caseAn Australian explainer introduces online romance fraud. The short description supplies no incidence estimate.
CommentaryCoverage discusses AI-assisted romantic deception and awareness activity. Claimed sophistication is not an evaluated effect; proposed training or equipment upgrades are not completed outcomes.
Prevention & supportNigerian police say they recovered and returned $23,000 in an international romance-scam case. This is an attributed return claim; it is not evidence that all losses were reimbursed.
Reported caseA headline describes model Gemma taking tens of thousands from boyfriends. The brief text gives no adjudication or precise period.
Reported caseCoverage discusses AI-assisted romantic deception and awareness activity. Claimed sophistication is not an evaluated effect; proposed training or equipment upgrades are not completed outcomes.
Prevention & supportA headline describes a £42m inheritance lie used by a romance scammer. The figure is a claimed inheritance, not money actually lost or recovered.
Reported caseNigeria Police report handing $23,000 recovered from an alleged scammer to the British High Commission for a Cayman Islands victim. This intermediary handover does not itself prove final receipt by the victim.
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