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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 | 263 | 591 | 44.5% |
| Feb 2025 | 405 | 1,629 | 24.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 291 | 561 | 51.9% |
| Apr 2025 | 121 | 390 | 31.0% |
| May 2025 | 113 | 398 | 28.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 82 | 209 | 39.2% |
| Jul 2025 | 132 | 522 | 25.3% |
| Aug 2025 | 129 | 447 | 28.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 161 | 613 | 26.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 128 | 483 | 26.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 118 | 392 | 30.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 91 | 333 | 27.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 523 | 530 | 98.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,101 | 1,106 | 99.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 358 | 360 | 99.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 485 | 491 | 98.8% |
| May 2026 | 779 | 785 | 99.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 594 | 842 | 70.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 658 | 1,143 | 57.6% |
| Aug 2026 | 272 | 640 | 42.5% |
| Sep 2026 | 147 | 638 | 23.0% |
| Oct 2026 | 8 | 30 | 26.7% |
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
Account reports an Australian older man losing wealth and home after a three-year online deception, with quoted distress. Nationality alone does not establish location; distress is not a diagnosis.
Reported caseBlog frames purported romantic attachment as financial exploitation. Named platform allegations and promotional recovery promises are unverified; this does not establish a distinct case.
CommentaryRepeated blog descriptions allege a fabricated shared future and investment loss. Promotional-looking accusations are not independently verified; repeated URLs do not demonstrate multiple victims.
Reported caseBlog alleges dating-platform romance-investment fraud and a five-million-yen loss. Nationality does not establish victim location; unspecified police criticism does not establish institutional refusal.
Reported caseBlog describes house plans, wedding music and a vanished partner in an alleged digital scam. The available excerpt does not establish a specific financial loss or psychiatric outcome.
Reported casePerth resident Lyle Lambie reportedly lost his home through a romance scam. His age and home-loss report do not substantiate a monetary total.
Reported caseRepeated blog descriptions explicitly frame a romantic relationship as a scheme taking all assets. Claims and named platform allegations are unverified.
Reported caseGranada trial coverage concerns 17 defendants and an alleged fake-Brad-Pitt scheme. Alleged loss and organization remain source claims; trial does not mean conviction.
Reported caseGranada trial report concerns 17 defendants in an alleged fake-Brad-Pitt romance scheme. A trial is not a conviction and defendant nationality does not establish operation location.
Reported caseA 70-year-old woman was reportedly jailed after acting as a money mule for a person she regarded as a romantic partner. Money from a separate love-scam victim is not her own loss.
Reported caseRepeated blog describes romantic attachment and an alleged 12.7-million-yen loss. Disillusionment with Japanese police does not establish what services were sought or refused.
Reported caseRepeated blog describes romantic attachment and an alleged 12.7-million-yen loss. Disillusionment with Japanese police does not establish what services were sought or refused.
Reported caseBlog frames purported romantic attachment as financial exploitation. Named platform allegations and promotional recovery promises are unverified; this does not establish a distinct case.
CommentaryCoverage of Carlos Barragan investigating fraud against his mother. The short metadata does not establish a loss amount or clinical outcome.
CommentaryGranada trial coverage concerns 17 defendants and an alleged fake-Brad-Pitt scheme. Alleged loss and organization remain source claims; trial does not mean conviction.
Reported caseBlog alleges romantic deception and a twelve-million-yen investment loss. Disillusionment with Japanese police does not establish a particular service failure.
Reported caseGranada trial coverage concerns 17 defendants and an alleged fake-Brad-Pitt scheme. Alleged loss and organization remain source claims; trial does not mean conviction.
Reported caseGranada trial coverage concerns 17 defendants and an alleged fake-Brad-Pitt scheme. Alleged loss and organization remain source claims; trial does not mean conviction.
Reported caseRepeated blog descriptions explicitly frame a romantic relationship as a scheme taking all assets. Claims and named platform allegations are unverified.
Reported caseBlog discusses a sexualized trap and a fabricated pure-love persona. This does not establish sexual assault, sexual-image extortion or a verified individual incident.
CommentaryTaxi driver and Kaohsiung police identified a romance-deceived woman courier and stopped a separate persons 100000 payment. She was referred over attempted fraud; cooperation may mitigate punishment but no sentence is reported.
Reported caseBlog alleges dating-platform romance-investment fraud and a five-million-yen loss. Nationality does not establish victim location; unspecified police criticism does not establish institutional refusal.
Reported caseGranada trial coverage concerns 17 defendants and an alleged fake-Brad-Pitt scheme. Alleged loss and organization remain source claims; trial does not mean conviction.
Reported caseBlog warning explicitly describes false marriage promises and investment fraud. Its promotional claim of rapid full recovery is not evidence of an actual recovery.
Prevention & supportGranada trial coverage concerns 17 defendants and an alleged fake-Brad-Pitt scheme. Alleged loss and organization remain source claims; trial does not mean conviction.
Reported case