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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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Chinese19yearoldmanreportedly betrayed/soldbysweethearttoMyanmarscamgangandbrutallyenslaved. Retain attributedcoercion/relationshipbetrayal, notpaymentamount, clinicalinjury, perpetratornationality ororiginalcourtoutcome.
Reported caseIndonesian digital financial-fraud feature explicitly includes love scams alongside jobs/crypto. FullerOJKvariant reportsRp4.6trillion across tenmonths/multiplefrauds, not romance-only losses; category boilerplates supply no further substantive evidence. Preserve own relevance and shared work without new cases, technology subtype or financial sum where absent. Financial totals combine fraud types; retain attributed scope and separate denominators, not romance-only aggregate.
Research & trendsTitle allegesman soldbylover forGBP10000 andtortured/forced20hourdayfraudwork. Descriptionreportssubstantialweightandhearingloss andfamilyransom. Keepattributedcoercion/physicalharm andrelativefinancialransom, notsellerpriceasvictimnetloss, verifiedclinicalcause,voluntaryperpetration ororiginaljudgment.
Reported caseTracyHall first-personfeaturetitleclaimsGBP150000romancescamloss; ownexcerptexplicitJuly11,2017 day andseven-year-oldchildmorningbeforeavideo. Preserve reportedloss/title anddateprecision, notinferredactualtransfer/date, childasscamtarget, causeofclinicalharm or a current2025incident. NamedAcklom/Humphreys cannotbeassumedfromthisexcerpt.
Reported caseYaitaman55 allegedlylostJPY17.41million afteraccountclaimingSingaporeanwomanintroducedcryptoinvestment; policeclassifySNSromance. Explicit2024December5firstmessagecanbecontactdate, notlossdate. Claimednationalitynotoperatorcountry; noactualcrypto-returnorcharge.
Reported casePadova report says two Nigerian residents were reported to authorities over web-lured women/400000EUR and complaints from several countries. Denunciati is reported/charged investigation, not necessarily arrested or convicted; nationality not operator residence, extorted colloquial financial loss not automatically sexual blackmail.
Reported caseFactualCatfishScammedCody/Brittany episode describesCody sendingthousands toawoman andhosts investigating. Retain reportedfinancialcase/mediawork, notprovenfraudmechanism beyondsynopsis, exactloss/netrecoveries or anewcaseperairtime.
Reported caseFTC-attributed Florida romance-loss overview says tens of millions lastyear. Broad aggregate and attribution retained, not a fixed counted population, incident date from lastyear, clinical outcome or dollar total independently verified.
Research & trendsMatsue convenience-store employee39 Nishimura received police thanks for preventing romance fraud through staff information sharing. Headline describes previous two stops involving a returning man; these are repeated interception attempts, not two confirmed different perpetrator incidents. June14time has no year; employee age is not target age.
Prevention & supportNamed DavidCruz70 ofPascoCounty describes online romance lossUSD47000 and emotional devastation. Retain attributed financial/psychological harm and self-reported account across threeURLcopies; fear of losing everything not completed housing loss, diagnosis or repayment.
Reported caseWidowednurseLi60s claims romancevictimizationafterfakeUSdoctor/secret-packagefeesover1million andcouriercollections; court reportedlyconvictedattemptedlaunderingwith5monthimprisonmentconvertible150000fineplus30000fine. Keepparticipant-victimclaim/ownloss andattemptedoffending distinct, preexistingbereavementnotfrauddeath; courtknowledgefindingnotallvictimsblame. Three-yearsago notinferredincidentyear. Preserve distinct actors, case populations, realized versus proposed funds, laundering roles, requested versus imposed terms and mixed crime totals. Source allegations/participant accounts are not original judgment findings.
Reported caseCourt preview describes alleged romance fraud with Belize financial-strife/heart-surgery/canal-boat pretexts. Court appearance is future, not completed conviction; no verified illness, actor name, precise loss or incident date supplied. Retain attributed financial allegations and pretexts, not real surgery/harm.
Reported caseNamedMarcColeJones versus anonymousTelford reports22fraudcounts/sixwomen/GBP595000 rounded600k and actualmagistratesappearance. Preserve allegations and exact/roundedquantities; sixwomen not22victims, appearance nottrialconviction. OtherBelizesurgerycase short source mayconnectbutnamebridge needed; August18withoutyearnotstructured incidentdate.
Reported caseFactualdocumentarylistingnamesAnja/Visnja/Uschi anddescribesfalseloveformoneywithpsychologicalconsequences. Retainattributedgeneralfinancial/psychological/trust themes, notnewcasesperairtime, independentlyverifiedclinicalfindings or allmillionsbelongingtoonetarget. A general feature/opinion/programme classification is not research statistics. New adapter uses only explicitly source-reviewed statistical tags; earlier category-derived assertions remain pending cumulative correction.
Research & trendsNamedMarcColeJones versus anonymousTelford reports22fraudcounts/sixwomen/GBP595000 rounded600k and actualmagistratesappearance. Preserve allegations and exact/roundedquantities; sixwomen not22victims, appearance nottrialconviction. OtherBelizesurgerycase short source mayconnectbutnamebridge needed; August18withoutyearnotstructured incidentdate.
Reported caseMatsue convenience-store employee39 Nishimura received police thanks for preventing romance fraud through staff information sharing. Headline describes previous two stops involving a returning man; these are repeated interception attempts, not two confirmed different perpetrator incidents. June14time has no year; employee age is not target age.
Prevention & supportNamed DavidCruz70 ofPascoCounty describes online romance lossUSD47000 and emotional devastation. Retain attributed financial/psychological harm and self-reported account across threeURLcopies; fear of losing everything not completed housing loss, diagnosis or repayment.
Reported caseItalianreport explicitly describesGhana discoveredcriminalorganization involvingonline sentimental fraud andbusiness-email compromise. Preserve mixedscope andorganizationclaim, notallBECromance, specificarrestorconviction or quantifiedvictims. A general feature/opinion/programme classification is not research statistics. New adapter uses only explicitly source-reviewed statistical tags; earlier category-derived assertions remain pending cumulative correction.
Reported caseNamedMarcColeJones versus anonymousTelford reports22fraudcounts/sixwomen/GBP595000 rounded600k and actualmagistratesappearance. Preserve allegations and exact/roundedquantities; sixwomen not22victims, appearance nottrialconviction. OtherBelizesurgerycase short source mayconnectbutnamebridge needed; August18withoutyearnotstructured incidentdate.
Reported caseNamed DavidCruz70 ofPascoCounty describes online romance lossUSD47000 and emotional devastation. Retain attributed financial/psychological harm and self-reported account across threeURLcopies; fear of losing everything not completed housing loss, diagnosis or repayment.
Reported caseSpanish opinion says women targeted by amorous fraud are treated with mockery. Retain critical reporting of victim-blaming, not researcher-endorsed ridicule, causal clinical harm or measured populationrate. A general feature/opinion/programme classification is not research statistics. New adapter uses only explicitly source-reviewed statistical tags; earlier category-derived assertions remain pending cumulative correction.
Research & trendsAkita male30s police-classifiedSNSromance case involving23000JPY electronic-money rights andmatching-app loanrequest. Loan notactualrepayment, currencyrights not crypto; no suspectidentity/datefrom17th.
Reported caseDouala report names CezarinePeka, single mother30s, and false entrepreneur in an alleged amorous fraud with serpent headline. Retain claimed persona/location/romantic deception; no supplied money, physical snake injury or causal clinical outcome.
Reported caseMixedZhubeipolicereport describes aninvestmentcase whoseheadline300萬means3million, sixrepeatedlosses ininvestmentcase, plusaseparateromanticdating-fraudinterception. Retainromanceinterceptiononly; do notapplyinvestment3million/sixarrests/courierstoitsromancecase.
Prevention & supportNoida man alleges Tinderdate/restaurant jointly attemptedRs7000extortion andcatfishing. Retain allegation/digitaldating/attempted financialdemand, notdeliveredloss, sexualblackmail, conviction orrestaurantincomeindependentverification.
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