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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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Ireland8millionEURRomancefraudlost since2019 Crimecallcoverage with falseonlineprofiles/pretendedromanticinterest definition. Cumulative startyear not one2025annualrate, programme copies not uniquevictims.
Research & trendsTainanWang proposed50000NTD leave fee for claimed UNmilitary officer meeting; bank/police prevented transfer. Separate Fu800000investment loss/1000000newcash/courier case not Romance victim money or same target. Own April28 no year filled.
Reported caseTainanWang proposed50000NTD leave fee for claimed UNmilitary officer meeting; bank/police prevented transfer. Separate Fu800000investment loss/1000000newcash/courier case not Romance victim money or same target. Own April28 no year filled.
Reported caseIreland8millionEURRomancefraudlost since2019 Crimecallcoverage with falseonlineprofiles/pretendedromanticinterest definition. Cumulative startyear not one2025annualrate, programme copies not uniquevictims.
Research & trendsMalaysia38deliveryworker150000MYR fake-tradingRomance loss afterfatherdeath; ownlovebomb/dailymessages. Bereavement context not clinicaldiagnosis or all vulnerablepeople actualvictims.
Reported caseIreland8millionEURRomancefraudlost since2019 Crimecallcoverage with falseonlineprofiles/pretendedromanticinterest definition. Cumulative startyear not one2025annualrate, programme copies not uniquevictims.
Research & trendsIreland8millionEURRomancefraudlost since2019 Crimecallcoverage with falseonlineprofiles/pretendedromanticinterest definition. Cumulative startyear not one2025annualrate, programme copies not uniquevictims.
Research & trendsKOMINDO UKWMS andKaritasIII Surabaya digital-literacy campaign aboutLoveScam/toxicbehavior. Actual publiceducationinitiative not measuredsuccess/newlaw/currentfinancialcase.
Prevention & supportLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona.
Reported caseLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona. Current source-specific layer: Complete source text was actually read through search, not through the unavailable Capital body. Loans and paid loss have distinct scopes; a possible future house sale is not completed homelessness. No unseen recordings, exact event year, actual persona identity or clinical diagnosis inferred.
Reported caseLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona.
Reported caseAltena61male significantcashlost to purportedbeloved LoveScammerin police report. No exactsum/actualoffendersex/location/conviction filled; reportwarning not clinicaldiagnosis.
Reported caseLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona.
Reported caseLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona.
Reported caseLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona.
Reported caseLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona.
Reported caseLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona.
Reported caseMeghnaAlam model romance-scam-case bail headline, body truncated. Bail not conviction, actual financial loss/blackmail/coercion absent from own metadata and not supplied from other reports. Own bail title reports legal development, but court appearance subtype is not explicit in truncated owntext. Preserve bail narrative; stronger accessible other-source hearing/prosecution/defense layer remains qualified, not silentlycoded as actual appearance. Current source-specific layer: Current body update postdates collection. Bail hearing and revoked detention differ from expected versus completed release. No bail bond as victim loss, guilt, fabricated event year, coercive-work harm or external defense allegation copied into own facts. Current qualification: Own updated2026 body after collection remains separate from April28,2025 bail and April29 external reported actual release. Bond/two guarantors not victim loss, prosecution/defense contested allegations not guilt. Magistrate spelling/target uncertainty retained, exact original order uninspected and no new corpus follow-up invented.
Reported caseLens/PasdeCalais73male falseNicole dating-site70000EUR romance loss, may need sell house. Possible future propertysale not completed housing loss; no actual diagnosis/offendername from persona.
Reported caseAkita40s male634440JPY SNS Romance cash-loss report. Own headline explicitly states affection and investment solicitation, supporting trust-manipulation and investment codes in that title only. No false-face/AI format, promised realized return or inferred year.
Reported caseBarclaysRomancewarning/reportclaims: onein10UK adults targetedORknowsomeone,61+19000warning,8k reportingloss-risk andQ12025reports20percentup. Compositeexposure notvictimprevalence, figuresnotallindividualloss/finereportingpenalty or independent44studies.
Prevention & supportNigeria/Lagos792mixedRomance-crypto fraud suspects/192foreigners148Chinese/73interimpropertyorders/laptopsseized. Differentdenominators, nationalitynotChinaoperation; oldarrestsnotnewraid/guilt and orderedpropertyforfeiture notfundsreturned. OwnDecember10 versusother19 contradictionretained. Codebook stage isunclear for interimorderedforfeiture; no claimofphysicalexecution orreturnedcash. Originalinvalid unspecificstage retainedin draft, no schema widened.
Reported caseBarclaysRomancewarning/reportclaims: onein10UK adults targetedORknowsomeone,61+19000warning,8k reportingloss-risk andQ12025reports20percentup. Compositeexposure notvictimprevalence, figuresnotallindividualloss/finereportingpenalty or independent44studies.
Prevention & supportBarclaysRomancewarning/reportclaims: onein10UK adults targetedORknowsomeone,61+19000warning,8k reportingloss-risk andQ12025reports20percentup. Compositeexposure notvictimprevalence, figuresnotallindividualloss/finereportingpenalty or independent44studies.
Prevention & supportBarclaysRomancewarning/reportclaims: onein10UK adults targetedORknowsomeone,61+19000warning,8k reportingloss-risk andQ12025reports20percentup. Compositeexposure notvictimprevalence, figuresnotallindividualloss/finereportingpenalty or independent44studies.
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