OPP warn of romance and investment scams
OPP romanceandinvestmentwarning topiconly; adjacent labelsnotexplicit intimateinvestment mechanism.
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| 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% |
12,949 matching media records
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Looking for love this Valentine’s Day? Don’t fall for Instagram romance scams - Sunny 95
Station tagline and Instagram warning title.
Prevention & supportLooking for love this Valentine’s Day? Don’t fall for Instagram romance scams | STAR 102.5
Meta unsolicited-message warning across apps and texts. Every station title read; publisher geography and repetition do not establish cases or audience.
Prevention & supportHomeland Security Warns New Jerseyans About New Romance Scam
Homeland Security New Jersey warning headline; clipped unrelated month description supplies no case facts.
Prevention & supportTDCI: Romance Scammers Give Love A Bad Name
Tennessee regulatorinvestorwarning; wordinvestor doesn'testablishspecificromanceinvestmentcase.
Prevention & supportLooking for love this Valentine’s Day? Don’t fall for Instagram romance scams | Classic Rock 92.9 KISM
Meta unsolicited-message warning across apps and texts. Every station title read; publisher geography and repetition do not establish cases or audience.
Prevention & supportLooking for love this Valentine's Day? Don't fall for Instagram romance scams
Meta unsolicitedappmessage warning, exactsharedcontext notnewcases.
Prevention & supportExposing online romance scams
Research opening about intimate online platforms; no individual loss or case. Same-agent contextual correction: General explanatory/research method claim is commentary, not an actual individual occurrence or an expressly delivered warning.
CommentaryEstafa Romántica Online: $25 Millones en Pérdidas en Nueva York
New York25million romance-loss title; no incident-year or individual amount in clipped description.
Research & trendsSie hat ihr Vermögen einem Internet-Betrüger geschickt: Trotzdem erhält eine Aargauerin keine AHV-Ergänzungsleistungen - Zofinger Tagblatt
Aargauwoman250000sent/noAHVsupplementbenefits sourceobstacletoassistance. Noindependentfindingrefusalwrongful/legaloutcomeorrefund.
Reported caseInvestment-related swindles are new twist on romance scams: VERIFY Fast Facts
Ohio2023confidence-plus-Romance15.3m andinvestment-relatedromancetwist. Mixedaggregate notRomance-only/personalamount.
Research & trends5 Red Flags That Mean You're Involved In A "Romance Scam"
Idaho warning; financial gain and metaphorical heartbreak are not observed harms. Monsters evaluates offenders, not victims.
Prevention & supportRomance Scams Cost Americans $697.3M Last Year
US697.3m2024 reportedaggregate, crypto-schemessurge notnecessarilycryptotransfer.
Research & trendsLooking for love this Valentine's Day? Don't fall for Instagram romance scams
Meta unsolicited app/text message warning; no case occurrence.
Prevention & supportRoses are Red, Violets are Blue–Romance Scams Happen, but the BBB Can Help You - WHIZ - Fox 5 / Marquee Broadcasting
BBB prevention/morecommonRomanceclaim, televisionseriesnotwatchedorindividualcasefacts.
Prevention & supportLooking for love this Valentine’s Day? Don’t fall for Instagram romance scams | WQNY QCountry 103.7
Meta unsolicited-message warning across apps and texts. Every station title read; publisher geography and repetition do not establish cases or audience.
Prevention & supportLooking for love this Valentine’s Day? Don’t fall for Instagram romance scams | 105.9 The Mountain
Meta unsolicited-message warning across apps and texts. Every station title read; publisher geography and repetition do not establish cases or audience.
Prevention & supportLooking for love this Valentine’s Day? Don’t fall for Instagram romance scams | KMIT 105.9 FM
Meta unsolicited-message warning across apps and texts. Every station title read; publisher geography and repetition do not establish cases or audience.
Prevention & supportOPP warn of romance and investment scams
OPP romanceandinvestmentwarning topiconly; adjacent labelsnotexplicit intimateinvestment mechanism.
Prevention & support‘What are you doing tonight, baby?’: Romance scams are big business
US>1b2023/generaloverseasnetworksandmanipulation. Vagueoverseasnotcountrycode; potentialruin/heartbrokennotparticularclinicalinjury.
Research & trendsRoses are red, wallets are blue: Fake florists and online Casanovas aim for you, BBB warns
BBB mixed florist/romance warning; fake florists and dateline are not romance harms or jurisdiction facts.
Prevention & supportLooking for love this Valentine’s Day? Don’t fall for Instagram romance scams | Mix 106.3 – Jonesboro, AR
Meta unsolicited-message warning across apps and texts. Every station title read; publisher geography and repetition do not establish cases or audience.
Prevention & supportLooking for love this Valentine's Day? Don't fall for Instagram romance scams
Meta unsolicited-messagewarning, noactualindividualloss.
Prevention & supportLooking for love this Valentine’s Day? Don’t fall for Instagram romance scams | Coast 93.1
Meta unsolicited-message warning across apps and texts. Every station title read; publisher geography and repetition do not establish cases or audience.
Prevention & supportLooking for love this Valentine’s Day? Don’t fall for Instagram romance scams - 106.9 The Fox
Station tagline and Instagram warning title; platform presence does not describe a particular method.
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