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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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Prefecturalpolice/28financialinstitutions firstagreement to preventspecial/SNSinvestmentRomance. Ownclippedtext noprefecture name, noYamagatalocationborrowedfromotherarticle or28actualarrests; sharedinitiative comparison remains separate.
Prevention & supportBromley nearlyone-millionGBP romance losses January2025. Attributed local total notallUK losses/percapita risk/eachvictimloss; duplicateURL versions not independentstudy.
Research & trendsTainan mall security/police prevent100000NTD request from supposed American officer/online lover. Attempted transfer distinct from municipal132interceptions/9936万元/177staff aggregate. US persona not operating country.
Reported caseFraudPreventionMonth specific romance-scam warnings across three title variants. Educational publicity, not empirical awareness increase, named incident or clinical heartbreak diagnosis.
Prevention & supportRadioMarch25agenda specifically Teds online-romance scam alongsidegroceries/tariffs. Recording notheard and sparse programme description not actualpaidloss/personidentity/clinical result.
Related mentionSandySelvan/NCISMarkHarmon imposter and indescribable loss testimony. Exact loss amount or house/car sale not supplied in this saved version; source emotional distress/titlelife-savings supports attributed harm without diagnosis. Indescribableloss maydescribe financialseverity and ruinedlifehead doesnot establish a distinct explicit mentalstate; preserve distress unknown rather than inferclinical harm from large loss.
Reported caseHairdresser53 buys romance fraudster Porsche; man46takes almost90000EUR from plural women through falselove/wealth. Property transfer versus other cash aggregate not summed twice; no conviction, actualhousingloss or sourceclinicaldiagnosis.
Reported caseBromley nearlyone-millionGBP romance losses January2025. Attributed local total notallUK losses/percapita risk/eachvictimloss; duplicateURL versions not independentstudy.
Research & trendsYamanashiPolice publishes SNSinvestment/romance-methodguide basedonlocalcases. Sourcepreventiontool not independentpaper/allscamstudies or establishednationwidefirst/effectiveness; actuallossdenominators unavailable.
Prevention & supportNorthGermany mixedlove/property/fakeshop/WhatsAppphishing fraud overview andpoliceconsumeradvice. Mixed schemes notonecase, noallphysical/psychological harm orindividualamount.
Prevention & supportFraudPreventionMonth specific romance-scam warnings across three title variants. Educational publicity, not empirical awareness increase, named incident or clinical heartbreak diagnosis.
Prevention & supportChiayiChen online courtship lost910000plus, nanny-courier arrested after cooperation. OtherLai10000000 investment victim and138arrest/17groups regional totals distinct; not138romance arrests or all cash recovered.
Reported casePingtungHuang20 asked40000NTDpointcards as meeting deposit, shop worker/police prevent purchase. Attempt/request not completed cash loss, no actual meeting/sexual assault.
Reported caseTainan mall security/police prevent100000NTD request from supposed American officer/online lover. Attempted transfer distinct from municipal132interceptions/9936万元/177staff aggregate. US persona not operating country.
Reported casePiedmont unanimous anti-online-romance-fraud law headline. Legislative passage not enactment date inferred from URL or victim compensation completed; publisher general description not evidence.
Prevention & supportOwn Provo186000romance-loss headline with clipped description. Supports loss only, no investigation/age/womanMaryland or platform borrowed from fullneighbor. Own headline explicitlyframes seniors targeted; supports populationtargeting without borrowing exact70s age or investigation detail.
Reported caseTokyoBar discipline for misleading romance-scam recovery advertising, six-month professional suspension. Administrative action not six-month prison sentence, promised recovery not actual return. Specific name Takada46 only own versions; all supporting fields/source outcomes retained. Bar association attribution retained narratively; existing speaker enum has no generic authority, so do not invent a police/court/prosecutor speaker. Professional misconduct/suspension not criminal prison sentence.
Reported caseVirginiaBeach man convicted19charges afterdeceivingwomen withromanticrelationships forfinancialadvantage andbankfraud. Chargescount not19uniquevictims/convictionsof19Romancecounts; unspecifiedamountpaid/recovered andpunishmentnotintext. Own headline explicitly hundreds-of-thousands defrauded in romance/bankmixedscheme. Retain attributedaggregate financialharm, not entirely romance-only precise loss or all19charges19victims.
Reported caseXuchang69 bachelorChang reportedly loses house to woman17younger claiming shared life. Deliberate romantic financial deception can occur offline; purchased home/prior300000 savings not cash fraud total, property loss not proven homelessness.
Reported caseIzumi police commend bank employees for preventing SNS romance transfer. No amount/actual loss from sparse description, employee names not alleged offenders or victims;21st not complete date.
Reported caseIzumi police commend bank employees for preventing SNS romance transfer. No amount/actual loss from sparse description, employee names not alleged offenders or victims;21st not complete date.
Reported caseYamanashiHokuto40female likesgentlemanclaimTaiwan gymowner, crypto11320000JPY(~2500000NTDconversion) lost. Currencyconversion notsecondloss; Taiwanpersona notoperatororigin, titleemotionalcollapse sourceattributed distressnotclinical.
Reported caseTokyoBar discipline for misleading romance-scam recovery advertising, six-month professional suspension. Administrative action not six-month prison sentence, promised recovery not actual return. Specific name Takada46 only own versions; all supporting fields/source outcomes retained. Bar association attribution retained narratively; existing speaker enum has no generic authority, so do not invent a police/court/prosecutor speaker. Professional misconduct/suspension not criminal prison sentence. Fullwidth2023year belongs to published ads, not inferredMarchdisciplinaryday or each victims scamstart.
Reported casePellezzano elderly target137000 romance loss to two women of same organization. Source age/amount/org allegation not two independently verified incidents, imposed penalty or clinical impairment.
Reported caseTexas34 Desiree source18,000-loss headline and own description of false MorganWallen romantic relationship. Loss does not itself establish that cash was sent, its payment route, loan/clinical outcome or AI generation. Catfished episode not watched; separate actually read body qualification remains pending.
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