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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 | 264 | 591 | 44.7% |
| Feb 2025 | 554 | 1,629 | 34.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 141 | 561 | 25.1% |
| Apr 2025 | 116 | 390 | 29.7% |
| May 2025 | 193 | 398 | 48.5% |
| Jun 2025 | 53 | 209 | 25.4% |
| Jul 2025 | 151 | 522 | 28.9% |
| Aug 2025 | 129 | 447 | 28.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 164 | 613 | 26.8% |
| Oct 2025 | 201 | 483 | 41.6% |
| Nov 2025 | 164 | 392 | 41.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 124 | 333 | 37.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 67 | 530 | 12.6% |
| Feb 2026 | 224 | 1,106 | 20.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 90 | 360 | 25.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 145 | 491 | 29.5% |
| May 2026 | 200 | 785 | 25.5% |
| Jun 2026 | 121 | 842 | 14.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 191 | 1,143 | 16.7% |
| Aug 2026 | 224 | 640 | 35.0% |
| Sep 2026 | 139 | 638 | 21.8% |
| Oct 2026 | 6 | 30 | 20.0% |
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
Delhi police reportedly arrested five people after a dating-app lure led to abduction, assault and a ₹700,000 loss. Reported allegations do not establish conviction.
Reported caseAdva Lavie is charged with six felonies in an alleged dating-app scam; arraignment is scheduled for April 6. The scheduled appearance is not completed and the excerpt provides no explicit year.
Reported caseFinancial institutions describe AI-assisted transaction and ATM monitoring in a mixed-fraud prevention context. These are defensive tools, not proof that offenders used synthetic media or that the tools work.
Research & trendsAn article discusses Tinder’s product changes and claims that romance scams and misogyny deter young women. The description supplies no evidence isolating either cause of falling revenue.
CommentaryThe account describes Gemma Kingsley’s dating-app fraud, sentencing and financial and emotional effects on men. The brief summary supplies no measured psychological outcome.
Reported caseA report describes a 39-year-old Rhauderfehn woman deceived by a Facebook contact who feigned love. Another account gives age 53, so these are not silently merged.
Reported caseA report says a 53-year-old Rhauderfehn woman transferred a five-figure sum after Facebook contact, and police give advice. Another account names a different age, so common location alone does not establish a shared case.
Reported caseAn FBI-related account discusses cryptocurrency crime including investment and romance scams and difficulty tracing money. The trend and recovery barriers cover mixed offences, not romance alone.
Research & trendsA student seeking a Tinder date was threatened with a gun image and sought NT$50,000 in prepaid points. Staff and police reportedly stopped the purchase and reassured her. The threat is not evidence of physical assault, and the stopped amount is not a completed loss.
Reported caseA student seeking a Tinder date was threatened with a gun image and sought NT$50,000 in prepaid points. Staff and police reportedly stopped the purchase and reassured her. The threat is not evidence of physical assault, and the stopped amount is not a completed loss.
Reported caseInvestigators describe four arrests and seizure of 65 phones at a Taichung dating-investment fraud operation. The scripts, targeting and division of labour are reported allegations; remand is not conviction. One account says the search occurred last October, which cannot be assigned a year from observation alone.
Reported caseA Fukuoka headline discusses over ¥8bn in combined SNS investment and romance losses and AI prevention. Broadcaster boilerplate supplies no further detail; neither the loss nor AI claim is romance-specific.
Research & trendsInvestigators describe four arrests and seizure of 65 phones at a Taichung dating-investment fraud operation. The scripts, targeting and division of labour are reported allegations; remand is not conviction. One account says the search occurred last October, which cannot be assigned a year from observation alone.
Reported caseAn alleged Hyderabad dating-app pub scam reportedly cost a man ₹28,000. The allegation is not a court finding.
Reported caseInvestigators report disrupting a dating-investment operation targeting single overseas Chinese people through dating apps. Targeting does not establish that all targets lost money.
Reported caseInvestigators describe four arrests and seizure of 65 phones at a Taichung dating-investment fraud operation. The scripts, targeting and division of labour are reported allegations; remand is not conviction. One account says the search occurred last October, which cannot be assigned a year from observation alone.
Reported caseA 72-year-old reportedly lost over €15,000 in chat-based romantic deception; his personal details were then reportedly used against another person. This is identity misuse, not evidence that he knowingly participated.
Reported caseVicky Pattison calls for stronger action on romance fraud and says women use social-media sites for protection. A demand for action is not an implemented intervention.
CommentaryAn article claims one in four Italian dating-app users experienced sentimental fraud and that 53% cannot distinguish real and AI-generated photos. The excerpt supplies no survey methods, so these are attributed claims, not validated prevalence.
Research & trendsAn explanatory report discusses AI-assisted romantic deception and simulated video calls. This does not measure how often these tools are used.
Research & trendsAn Armenian report describes disruption of a romantic-fraud group that converted overseas cash receipts into cryptocurrency. Disruption does not establish arrests, conviction or returned funds.
Reported caseAdam Mowle reportedly received a noncustodial sentence after obtaining £9,165 through the Jenna Smith persona. A sentence need not mean imprisonment.
Reported caseLouise recounts a relationship with Sébastien D. through TikTok and distress after alleged losses; the title reports conviction. Generic loss of health does not establish a specific physical injury or diagnosis.
Reported caseA man in Vaud describes recognizing attempted sentimental fraud on a dating app. No completed financial loss is established. The claim of a local increase is not quantified in this excerpt.
Reported caseA report describes a Fujieda man’s cryptocurrency loss of approximately ¥35m after an SNS investment approach. The March 19 reference is not assigned a year from observation time.
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