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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 daughter reports that an elderly woman lost $81,000 and her home after celebrity impersonation involving an AI video. The real actor is not implicated and the account is not independent verification.
Reported caseA married couple reportedly receives over S$1m in love-scam proceeds and converts funds to Bitcoin; the wife is jailed for over six years. Currency conversions and differing sentence wording are retained, and the wife’s sentence is not assigned to both spouses.
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 caseA warning or advice item discusses romantic deception. Claims of growth or targeting are attributed and do not establish prevalence or evaluated prevention effectiveness.
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 mentionAustralian finance coverage cites $28.6m lost and disrupted borrowing plans. The excerpt lacks the period and underlying denominator.
Research & trendsCoverage 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 & supportReporting names Nzube Henry Ikeji in allegations of a $2.5m fake-Dubai-prince scheme. Nationality and the impersonated title do not establish victim residence or offender location.
Reported caseTaichung police describe a free interactive simulator covering romance, ticket, shopping and customer-service scams. Positive audience comments are not evidence of 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 daughter reports that an elderly woman lost $81,000 and her home after celebrity impersonation involving an AI video. The real actor is not implicated and the account is not independent verification.
Reported caseTaichung police describe a free interactive simulator covering romance, ticket, shopping and customer-service scams. Positive audience comments are not evidence of effectiveness.
Prevention & supportA warning or advice item discusses romantic deception. Claims of growth or targeting are attributed and do not establish prevalence or evaluated 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 & supportA warning or advice item discusses romantic deception. Claims of growth or targeting are attributed and do not establish prevalence or evaluated prevention effectiveness.
Prevention & supportTaipei reporting describes a woman deceived through online contact and crypto investment, then robbed during a NT$7.05m cash handover. Police report six arrests and NT$7m recovered; recovery does not prove return to the victim.
Reported caseA Lampung teacher reportedly loses Rp70.5m after Facebook contact; police arrest the alleged perpetrator. Recovery is not reported.
Reported caseTaipei reporting describes a woman deceived through online contact and crypto investment, then robbed during a NT$7.05m cash handover. Police report six arrests and NT$7m recovered; recovery does not prove return to the victim.
Reported caseA Basel-region tourist reportedly lost CHF20,500 after a German bartender in Mallorca feigned a relationship. The holiday location is not inferred to be the victim’s home.
Reported caseFukui reports provisional 2025 totals for special fraud and combined SNS investment/romance fraud. The two groups’ totals do not establish romance-only losses.
Research & trendsA 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 & supportFBI advice combines romance and confidence fraud before Valentine’s Day. The mixed scope must remain explicit.
Prevention & supportCoverage alleges a Nigerian socialite impersonated Dubai’s crown prince in a $2.5m romance scheme. The persona is not the real prince and nationality does not locate the victim.
Reported caseA 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 & supportFBI Kansas City warns with a $672m 2024 figure. The national total is not a Kansas City loss estimate.
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