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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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The police-attributed complaint describes an online romantic relationship, an impersonated military officer and a MOP460,000 investment loss. Allegations are preserved as such; report relative May/June references without inventing exact occurrence dates. Geographic role left unknown: a publisher masthead, local-relative wording or US descriptor alone does not explicitly locate the victim.
Reported caseThis issue summary includes a Macau romance-fraud report involving a fake military officer, cryptocurrency investment and MOP460,000. It is another coverage item, not another victim. Geographic role left unknown: a publisher masthead, local-relative wording or US descriptor alone does not explicitly locate the victim.
Related mentionRomance fraud is explicitly one of several fraud types in a report of aggregate payment-fraud losses. The mixed-scam amount must not be represented as a romance-only total.
Related mentionThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportThe first-person description explicitly links a packaged romance and promised security with taking all assets. Promotional-looking allegation, not a verified event; no precise loss, jurisdiction or investment mechanism is inferred.
Reported caseThe personal-style promotional account explicitly describes dating fraud and an alleged loss of savings, and challenges the idea that only foolish or greedy people are deceived. The loss and platform accusation remain unverified.
Reported caseThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportPolice describe Telegram grooming, a completed 180,000 payment and a separate blocked 480,000 demand using a sexual-services pretext. The latter is attempted loss, not completed loss or sexual violence; toy-investment pretence does not establish theft from a business.
Reported caseA book/reporting discussion explicitly concerns online romance scammers in Nigeria. Poverty and loneliness are contextual themes, not demonstrated victim harms or criminal-case totals.
CommentaryThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportThe metadata explicitly connects romance with an alleged fraudulent exchange and claimed loss/debt. This templated promotional-looking blog is topically relevant, but does not verify a victim, an accusation against the named platform or any recovery promise.
Reported caseA Malaysian retired man allegedly made 44 transfers during an online romance, then reported it after a missed meeting. The ringgit and Taiwan-dollar figures are equivalents, not separate losses.
Reported casePolice describe Telegram grooming, a completed 180,000 payment and a separate blocked 480,000 demand using a sexual-services pretext. The latter is attempted loss, not completed loss or sexual violence; toy-investment pretence does not establish theft from a business.
Reported caseThe description warns of a fabricated online romance and an antique-collecting investment trap. General warning, not a verified loss or recovery endorsement; sunk-cost language does not establish a specific continued payment.
Prevention & supportRomance fraud is explicitly one of several fraud types in a report of aggregate payment-fraud losses. The mixed-scam amount must not be represented as a romance-only total.
Related mentionAuthorities report 21 arrests in a syndicate alleged to facilitate entry and conduct online scams including love scams. Chinese nationality does not establish the location of victims or scam operations in China.
Reported caseThe headline identifies a love-scam syndicate; immigration authorities detained 21 people in operations near KLIA and Nilai targeting an online network with overseas victims. Their individual roles and victim countries are unspecified.
Reported caseThe metadata explicitly describes an alleged cross-border love-scamming network transferred to Surabaya prosecutors. Detention/referral or a forthcoming trial is not conviction or sentence.
Reported caseThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportThe metadata explicitly describes an alleged cross-border love-scamming network transferred to Surabaya prosecutors. Detention/referral or a forthcoming trial is not conviction or sentence.
Reported caseThe metadata explicitly connects romance with an alleged fraudulent exchange and claimed loss/debt. This templated promotional-looking blog is topically relevant, but does not verify a victim, an accusation against the named platform or any recovery promise.
Reported caseRomance fraud is explicitly one of several fraud types in a report of aggregate payment-fraud losses. The mixed-scam amount must not be represented as a romance-only total.
Related mentionThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
Prevention & supportThe description explicitly explains romance-investment deception through a false successful-person persona, sustained chats and trust. General mechanism discussion in promotional-looking material; no distinct victim or actual loss verified.
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