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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 Florida woman is reported transferred to North Carolina and charged in a romance-fraud matter. The title’s $100k is not silently reconciled with aggregate amounts in other reports.
Reported caseAbu Trica is reportedly rearrested after a High Court application is struck out. The US has requested extradition; no completed transfer or acquittal is established.
Reported caseWürzburg police warn after a retiree reportedly loses almost €200,000 over several years. The repeated story is not another incident and observation time is not onset.
Reported caseA Chieti woman aged 34 reportedly loses €50,000 over two years to a younger romantic partner. No adjudication or recovery is supplied.
Reported caseSpanish coverage reports conviction of a lender for killing three elderly siblings in a matter tied to romantic fraud. The excerpt does not establish the complete causal chain.
Reported caseCraven County authorities report a Florida woman arrested and transferred in an alleged six-year $3m romantic scheme. Alleged receipts are not independently verified loss totals.
Reported caseCraven County deputies name Christina Julian as jailed on allegations of taking an elderly woman’s money. Pretrial custody is not a prison sentence.
Reported caseHirosaki court reports a suspended sentence with probation for concealment of proceeds from SNS romance fraud. The sentence is not immediate imprisonment; the longer version distinguishes the prosecution’s request from the judgment.
Reported caseKoga police report a 32-year-old man losing cryptocurrency worth about ¥10.88m through SNS romance fraud. A claimed Japanese female identity does not establish offender nationality.
Reported caseWürzburg police warn after a retiree reportedly loses almost €200,000 over several years. The repeated story is not another incident and observation time is not onset.
Reported caseGbese District Court reportedly releases Abu Trica and two associates while US extradition is possible. Neither acquittal nor completed extradition is established.
Reported caseA Stadthagen man reportedly loses €10,000 through love scamming. The general claim of high fraud levels has no denominator in the excerpt.
Reported caseAn Oyama woman in her forties describes lost money and grief after a promised shared life and investment romance fraud. A claimed Taiwanese residence does not locate the offender.
Reported caseTaichung police stop a 24-year-old man buying payment cards for a supposed online girlfriend. Intended spending is not a completed reported loss.
Reported caseFederal prosecutors report Felix Clark received sixty months in prison and supervised release for a romance scheme targeting older people. The precise year of the January 15 sentencing is not guessed.
Reported caseOdai police report a man in his seventies losing about ¥2.6m through SNS romance fraud. Missing years are not inferred from the observation date.
Reported caseA Korean reference entry describes affection-building followed by financial deception. Its terminology is a source description, not evidence of prevalence.
CommentaryA ranking combines romance swindles with unrelated fraud, identity theft and search activity. It does not establish comparable population risk.
Research & trendsA Chembur woman reportedly loses ₹16.34 lakh to someone claiming to be Elon Musk and offering romance.
Reported caseTainan police and a shop worker interrupt a 63-year-old woman’s intended NT$9,800 payment for a supposed romantic gift. The requested parcel fee is not an established completed loss.
Reported caseReports describe Thai arrests of eleven Nigerians, sometimes also two Ivorians, in an alleged romance-scam network. These are overlapping reports, not additional independent groups of arrests.
Reported caseOdai police report a man in his seventies losing about ¥2.6m through SNS romance fraud. Missing years are not inferred from the observation date.
Reported caseReports describe a Spanish sentence of 36 years for killing three elderly siblings in a debt matter associated with romance fraud. The full causal chain is not independently established; allegations about a cellmate are separate.
Reported caseReports describe a Spanish sentence of 36 years for killing three elderly siblings in a debt matter associated with romance fraud. The full causal chain is not independently established; allegations about a cellmate are separate.
Reported caseCoverage mentions romance fraud within wider fraud or policing totals. Combined statistics and proposed priorities do not isolate romance-fraud incidence or completed enforcement.
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