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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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Serge Rivard reportedly fails to overturn his guilty pleas in recent romantic-fraud cases. The court’s decision is described; no new sentence or loss amount is supplied.
Reported caseProsecutors add a charge against Jin Guofu after repeated earlier fraud convictions. The requested increased sentence is not an imposed new sentence; dates describe several different proceedings.
Reported caseA Brazilian dating-app survey discusses willingness to date AI and concern about love scams. The 63% figure measures stated willingness, not victimization or AI-enabled crime.
Research & trendsIndore police warn about fabricated emotional or romantic investment relationships and suggest reporting channels. The warning is not an evaluation of prevention.
Prevention & supportA reality-TV listing describes Cody sending thousands of dollars to a woman under investigation by the programme. This is an attributed programme synopsis, not independent case verification.
Reported caseChina reports executing eleven people amid a wider crackdown on cryptocurrency and romance-fraud operations. The brief description does not link each charge or victim to a particular execution.
Related mentionA mother of two is reportedly left homeless after $345,000 in transfers to Instagram celebrity impersonators. Currency and identity are not inferred from another report.
Reported casePolice describe a combined online-boyfriend and intimate-image extortion scheme using a fabricated public-office purchase. The quoted 860,000 is a demand, not an established payment.
Reported caseTexas regulators discuss romance scams and pig-butchering as distinct approaches. Their overlap is not assumed for every investment scheme.
Prevention & supportOita police report a man in his sixties losing ¥15.9m after an investment approach from someone claiming Taiwanese origin. Claimed origin does not locate the perpetrator.
Reported caseAdvice warns about romantic deception around Valentine’s Day. Claims of growth, averages or effectiveness require their original scope and are not treated as population estimates.
Prevention & supportA Scottish by-election follows the jailing of a former councillor for romance fraud. The election is a later political development, not another scam incident.
Related mentionThai cyber police report arresting two Chinese nationals at a Pattaya communications operation linked to romance fraud, with OTP-related devices seized. The suspects deny knowledge of the equipment.
Reported caseAn Oita headline reports a man in his sixties losing ¥15.9m after contact with a woman claiming Taiwanese origin. The generic site description supplies no further case evidence.
Reported caseMatsusaka police report a Meiwa man losing ¥40,000 for claimed travel to Japan through SNS romance fraud.
Reported caseTwo men from Bitterfeld-Wolfen reportedly lose almost €10,000 in total through love scamming. The combined amount is not assigned to each man.
Reported caseA study story labels Nevada highly deceptive and mentions a romance-fraud case. The excerpt provides no reproducible ranking method or valid population-risk estimate.
Research & trendsA Vienna dentist reportedly loses €200,000 to a marriage impostor. The ORF programme presents the case alongside warning advice.
Reported casePolice report a Happo man in his fifties losing ¥1.62m after charges were presented as a condition of dating.
Reported caseTwo men from Bitterfeld-Wolfen reportedly lose almost €10,000 in total through love scamming. The combined amount is not assigned to each man.
Reported caseA headline reports five Nigerian nationals arrested in love scams involving women described as American and Indian. The stated nationalities do not establish victim residence.
Reported caseA report says Abu Trica was rearrested after the district court discharged him and others. Discharge and later arrest are distinct procedural developments.
Reported caseA BBC investigation features a person described as a former romance scammer. The excerpt supplies no specific victim, tactic or corroboration.
CommentaryPolice report a Happo man in his fifties losing ¥1.62m after charges were presented as a condition of dating.
Reported caseAdvice warns about romantic deception around Valentine’s Day. Claims of growth, averages or effectiveness require their original scope and are not treated as population estimates.
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