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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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Unverified Kenyan girlfriend allegation17millionKsh, promised divorce/marriage and threat to kill her. Reported allegation retained, threat not completed homicide/physical injury, claimed Chinese identity not operation location.
Reported caseYokote60 male7860000 romance cash loss via promised estate-share transport fees. Romance source classification not actual inheritance/delivered property, relative event dates not exact year.
Reported caseTakanezawa50 male598000 cash romance-investigation report after demanded investment to meet. Source actual payment/reporting, no net-loss recovery, exact year or guilty verdict.
Reported caseAkita20 male300000 crypto romance marriage-fund investment loss. Explicit source romantic purpose, no year inferred from11th or actual recovery. Bind I:t to actual own evidence field, not neighbouring context or generic title/description. Bind Rt:t to actual own evidence field, not neighbouring context or generic title/description.
Reported caseTakasaki39 female SNS romance705000 e-money source, headline rounded700000 not silently corrected/added. Rapport/platform only expanded own text, no verified psychiatric harm. Own reread source supports Rt:d with its stated attribution/scope. Own reread source supports T:d with its stated attribution/scope. Own explicit SNS rapport and electronic-money amount, not inferred from age/occupation.
Reported caseRadio headline claims romance scams increasing among lonely people. Attributed commentary, not empirical incidence/awareness measurement, clinical heartbreak diagnosis or three independent incidents.
CommentaryFrench Carole50 describes online relationship false Moroccan house-construction/decor payment pretexts. Property project not proven investment returns/home forfeiture, location claim not operation country.
Reported caseYurihonjoAkita60 male1184000 e-money fake Honda Tsubasa Facebook/LINE account. Not cryptocurrency, claimed celebrity not operator, last October has no inferred year. Bind R:t to actual own evidence field, not neighbouring context or generic title/description.
Reported caseCampbellScott allegedly dating-app lured, robbed1.9millionKsh and found dead MakongoForest/Makueni. Reported targeted financial ambush using dating lure; attributed killing/robbery not independently verified causality or convicted identities, method/graphic details omitted. Own reread source supports H:d with its stated attribution/scope. Source explicitly says killers/robbery and body found dead. Attributed financial dating ambush homicide, no independent clinical/court causality; no manner/graphic details in public interpretation. Current source-specific layer: All24 codes assessed. CampbellScott58 own reported financial dating ambush retains source-attributed homicide/robbery, not independently verified medical causality or guilt.1900000Ksh/12000GBP is one converted claim, not two losses. Police allegation and inconclusive autopsy/toxicology remain distinct; no graphic details. Three wanted names not equivalent to two arrests,21-day custody not imposed sentence. Scots identity not operation country, workplace agency not employer theft. Relative February16/22 no inferred year or death date. No all gang targets one incident, target sexual assault, diagnosed clinical harm, forced-work participation, threat-based demand, investment return, formal forged ID, refund or independently established network inferred.
Reported caseRomagna58 man reports almost30000EUR online relationship with nonexistent woman; source says transfers/false promises. No verified operator country, recovery or clinical diagnosis, same copies not added losses. Own sparse virtual-relationship loss has no separate trust-manipulation detail/Romagna; retain fabricated relationship and amount only.
Reported caseCheshire former care worker lost life savings in romance scam. Occupation not employer-funds theft, unknown name/amount not borrowed from other cases, copies not independent victims.
Reported caseRomance Scam Prevention Act headline led by Blackburn. Bare title does not establish enactment, committee passage or specific requirements; proposal-stage law not automatically passed.
Prevention & supportBBB2024 risk rankings romance/friendship third with6099median, investment first. Reporting/risk methodology not population incidence or romance most costly everywhere; source scopes/amount kept apart.
Research & trendsCheshire former care worker lost life savings in romance scam. Occupation not employer-funds theft, unknown name/amount not borrowed from other cases, copies not independent victims.
Reported caseCheshire former care worker lost life savings in romance scam. Occupation not employer-funds theft, unknown name/amount not borrowed from other cases, copies not independent victims.
Reported caseEastDelhi BigDaddyBar fake dating profiles/intimacy lure inflated bills and four men arrested. Police accusation not conviction, real women involved not automatically each victim of trafficking, financial amount unknown.
Reported caseIowa FTC2024 broader fraud totals50m/52m/14000 reports and investment/romance headlines. Mixed statistics not romance-only losses, unique victims or current population incidence; no normalization of source scopes.
Research & trendsExplicit love-scamming/romance-fraud safety guide or police warning. General education and attributed risk claims not verified prevention effectiveness, all targets clinical harm or source population incidence.
Prevention & supportFrench source explicitly discusses online sentimental fraud and commercial AI fiance offers. Source commentary retained; honest disclosed AI companionship not automatically criminal impersonation, offers not verified victim payments or measured increase.
CommentaryCentral Swiss police/SKP launch love-scamming warning campaign. Launch not proved crime reduction or funds returned; audience not automatically deliberate offender targeting. Bind Av:t to actual own evidence field, not neighbouring context or generic title/description.
Prevention & supportExplicit love-scamming/romance-fraud safety guide or police warning. General education and attributed risk claims not verified prevention effectiveness, all targets clinical harm or source population incidence. Own reread source supports Psy:d with its stated attribution/scope. Own police guide explicitly despair/shame. General source-attributed harm pattern, not diagnosed named individuals or incidence.
Prevention & supportEOCO and UK NCA launch romance-fraud reporting campaign. Actual launch/reporting advice, not demonstrated prevention efficacy or new victim loss. Agency nationality not operation-country proof.
Prevention & supportIowa FTC2024 broader fraud totals50m/52m/14000 reports and investment/romance headlines. Mixed statistics not romance-only losses, unique victims or current population incidence; no normalization of source scopes.
Research & trendsCentral Swiss police/SKP launch love-scamming warning campaign. Launch not proved crime reduction or funds returned; audience not automatically deliberate offender targeting.
Prevention & supportEOCO and UK NCA launch romance-fraud reporting campaign. Actual launch/reporting advice, not demonstrated prevention efficacy or new victim loss. Agency nationality not operation-country proof.
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