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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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GhanaCID twofemales romanticlureNigeria/kidnap/rescue; ownnamedEvelynSerwaaKonadu/Anastasia(orAnatasia)Baidoo onlywhereexplicit. OperationNigeria/sourceAccrareturn not victimnationality-as-location; sparseversionsno500000ransom/ninearrests/assaultinheritedfromGraphicfullbody. Repatriation/practicalrescue notinterceptedmoney/crypto/guiltyverdict.
Reported caseErzgebirge62female125000EUR Romance loss/entiresavings thenfraudchargesagainstsamewoman. Currentcharge notconviction/knowingmulingtype oractualoffenceagainstbusinessestablished, claimgreatestvictim notresearcherblame.
Reported caseTaipeiWanhua72female140000NTDRomancepaidforforeignloverTaiwanarrival; noarrival/nextdemand/courierarrestandfourromancegiftitems. Foreignpersonanotoperatornation, actualmoneylossnotinterceptedpastfunds/crypto. Ownheadlineexplicitrequestsmoremoneyafter140000paid supports repeatrequest; no allnewrequestedmoney paid.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported casePhoenixmale sentencedlaunderingRomance millions sparseheadline. No17monthKingsleynameborrowed/currency/netvictimloss/thirdpartyguiltfilled, deeperpossiblebridge byoriginalsource.
Reported caseLinkou twofemale45Liu2550000NTD+69Wang17000000NTD mixedRomancecryptoinvestment losses19550000total. HiSong/Tiktok respectivecontactsnotalloneperson, ninecashface-to-face paymentsnotactualcryptoalreadytransferred. Twoarrestedcouriers nottargetconvictions, sourcefamilyreporthelpsLiu.
Reported caseColumbusGeorgia policeJaneEdenfield interview dangersRomancefraud. Textdescribesprogramme notfullinterview/video/transcriptwatched/newstudyorquantifiedsurge.
Prevention & supportCarolinevanEck47 NetherlandsBergenopZoom allegedfakeDiCaprio5000EURaftereightmonths. Dutch47vsFrench45/46 sourceprecisionnotagedonecaseautomatically; shameexplicit118reportedemotionalharmnotdiagnosis. GeneralFraudehelpdeskvulnerabilitystatementnotclinicaltargetcondition.
Reported caseHoogeveen manonline nonexistentwoman allegedlyPolishcolleague niece/tensofthousandseuros. Bankwarned aftertransfer notactualallfundsprevented/recovered, Polandpersona notoperatorPoland. Metadata insertedtimestampnotincidentday; source variants no name borrowed. Online relationshipexplicitbody only, not title; insertednews timestamp not incidentdate.
Reported caseNebraskaAG Hilgers alertRomance andcryptoinvestment reports. GeneralwarningnotallcryptoRomance/actualpaidlossorquantifiedsurge, ownUSjurisdictionNebraska.
Prevention & supportChiayiGuoDingWei mockAIpolicechiefvoice/datingbeautiesfalseconfessions publicwarning/demandeducation. Demonstrationnotactualcriminalvoiceartifact orindividualmoneyloss; personalcontactharvestingnotallvictimclinicalisolation. Reformeducationrequestednotpassedlaw.
Prevention & supportGhanaCID twofemales romanticlureNigeria/kidnap/rescue; ownnamedEvelynSerwaaKonadu/Anastasia(orAnatasia)Baidoo onlywhereexplicit. OperationNigeria/sourceAccrareturn not victimnationality-as-location; sparseversionsno500000ransom/ninearrests/assaultinheritedfromGraphicfullbody. Repatriation/practicalrescue notinterceptedmoney/crypto/guiltyverdict.
Reported caseErzgebirge62female125000EURall-savingsLoveScammerloss thenfraudcharges. Allegedcurrentcriminaloffendingnotautoaccountmule/knowingguilt/courtsentence, greatestvictimsourceframingnotresearcherblame.
Reported caseCarolinevanEck47 NetherlandsBergenopZoom allegedfakeDiCaprio5000EURaftereightmonths. Dutch47vsFrench45/46 sourceprecisionnotagedonecaseautomatically; shameexplicit118reportedemotionalharmnotdiagnosis. GeneralFraudehelpdeskvulnerabilitystatementnotclinicaltargetcondition. Ownspecialcontact/fraud source notexplicitwholefabricatedrelationship; do notinherit detailedrelatie fromotherCarolineversion.
Reported caseChiayiShuishangpolicewarn falseonlinepartners/military-doctor-financepersonas/affection andmoney. Generalprevention notrealindividualdiagnosis/loss orprovenefficacy.
Prevention & supportGhanaCID twofemales romanticlureNigeria/kidnap/rescue; ownnamedEvelynSerwaaKonadu/Anastasia(orAnatasia)Baidoo onlywhereexplicit. OperationNigeria/sourceAccrareturn not victimnationality-as-location; sparseversionsno500000ransom/ninearrests/assaultinheritedfromGraphicfullbody. Repatriation/practicalrescue notinterceptedmoney/crypto/guiltyverdict. Abducted/kidnapped actuallystateddescription, notplainromance-lureheadline.
Reported caseHamburgpolice warns fake-soldierJohn longings/HeiratLoveScamming. Generalwarningnotverifiednewvictimloss/militaryoperator/everysoldierfake.
Prevention & supportGhanaCID twofemales romanticlureNigeria/kidnap/rescue; ownnamedEvelynSerwaaKonadu/Anastasia(orAnatasia)Baidoo onlywhereexplicit. OperationNigeria/sourceAccrareturn not victimnationality-as-location; sparseversionsno500000ransom/ninearrests/assaultinheritedfromGraphicfullbody. Repatriation/practicalrescue notinterceptedmoney/crypto/guiltyverdict. Ownmetadataimagecaption actuallystatesarrestedkidnappers. Reportedcustodynotnine-count/dateorconvictionfromotherbody.
Reported caseChiayiGuoDingWei mockAIpolicechiefvoice/datingbeautiesfalseconfessions publicwarning/demandeducation. Demonstrationnotactualcriminalvoiceartifact orindividualmoneyloss; personalcontactharvestingnotallvictimclinicalisolation. Reformeducationrequestednotpassedlaw.
Prevention & supportGhanaCID twofemales romanticlureNigeria/kidnap/rescue; ownnamedEvelynSerwaaKonadu/Anastasia(orAnatasia)Baidoo onlywhereexplicit. OperationNigeria/sourceAccrareturn not victimnationality-as-location; sparseversionsno500000ransom/ninearrests/assaultinheritedfromGraphicfullbody. Repatriation/practicalrescue notinterceptedmoney/crypto/guiltyverdict.
Reported casePhoenixmale sentencedlaunderingRomance millions sparseheadline. No17monthKingsleynameborrowed/currency/netvictimloss/thirdpartyguiltfilled, deeperpossiblebridge byoriginalsource. Current source-specific layer: All24 states/country/date roles assessed. Own original fuller context24 accounts/openings2018–2019/almost3million received separate from original DOJ July2019–March2020 >500000 withdrawn scope; never add these scopes or infer target losses/refund. Existing source sentence/laundering claims retained; last-May plea lacks explicit year and is not normalized. Foreign destinations not operator nationality/location and no completed crypto payment from transfer labels. No knowing facts in another URL borrowed, original court judgment not read. Current own-source name match remains a contextual bridge, no independent case/guilt verification. Other serious harms, service efficacy/recovery unreported. Current qualification: Own account openings2018-2019/almost3m received differ DOJJuly2019-March2020/>500000 withdrawn. Statutory case/source quantities not added or target net losses, original judgment unseen and no destination-nationality operator proxy. NewKVOA inclusion independently reviewed; own lastMay lacks year.
Reported caseChiayiGuoDingWei mockAIpolicechiefvoice/datingbeautiesfalseconfessions publicwarning/demandeducation. Demonstrationnotactualcriminalvoiceartifact orindividualmoneyloss; personalcontactharvestingnotallvictimclinicalisolation. Reformeducationrequestednotpassedlaw.
Prevention & supportChanghua50sZhang romantic620000NTD paid afterclaimsTaiwanwomanSingaporebusiness/debt/flight30000.71ownadditional290000demand afterpriorloss/complaint/courierarrest. Requestedmoneyrepeatnotactualpaid910000/foreignSingaporeoperator orfinancialdebtbelongingvictim.
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