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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 | 263 | 591 | 44.5% |
| Feb 2025 | 405 | 1,629 | 24.9% |
| Mar 2025 | 291 | 561 | 51.9% |
| Apr 2025 | 121 | 390 | 31.0% |
| May 2025 | 113 | 398 | 28.4% |
| Jun 2025 | 82 | 209 | 39.2% |
| Jul 2025 | 132 | 522 | 25.3% |
| Aug 2025 | 129 | 447 | 28.9% |
| Sep 2025 | 161 | 613 | 26.3% |
| Oct 2025 | 128 | 483 | 26.5% |
| Nov 2025 | 118 | 392 | 30.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 91 | 333 | 27.3% |
| Jan 2026 | 523 | 530 | 98.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 1,101 | 1,106 | 99.5% |
| Mar 2026 | 358 | 360 | 99.4% |
| Apr 2026 | 485 | 491 | 98.8% |
| May 2026 | 779 | 785 | 99.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 594 | 842 | 70.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 658 | 1,143 | 57.6% |
| Aug 2026 | 272 | 640 | 42.5% |
| Sep 2026 | 147 | 638 | 23.0% |
| Oct 2026 | 8 | 30 | 26.7% |
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
An Oldenburg proceeding involving alleged Black Axe members ended; one man is initially free despite membership findings. The excerpt does not establish an acquittal, a sentence length or guilt on every allegation.
Reported caseTwelve convicted members are not twelve victims; conviction is explicit, sentence duration is not.
Reported caseTwelve convicted members are not twelve victims; conviction is explicit, sentence duration is not.
Reported caseGeneral blog explanation describes fabricated successful personas, online romance, trust-building and investment promotion. Promotional claims are not independently verified.
CommentaryDo not complete the truncated sentence or infer a specific conviction/sentence from other copies.
Reported caseTwelve convicted members are not twelve victims; conviction is explicit, sentence duration is not.
Reported caseGeneral commentary combines romantic and employment narratives without a verified individual outcome.
CommentaryTwelve convicted members are not twelve victims; conviction is explicit, sentence duration is not.
Reported caseTwelve convicted members are not twelve victims; conviction is explicit, sentence duration is not.
Reported caseTwelve convicted members are not twelve victims; conviction is explicit, sentence duration is not.
Reported caseGeneral blog explanation describes fabricated successful personas, online romance, trust-building and investment promotion. Promotional claims are not independently verified.
CommentaryA first-person blog claims US$43,000 lost through a romance-investment trap; the claim is not independently verified.
Reported caseThe blog claims savings lost in dating fraud while rejecting the stereotype that only foolish or greedy people are deceived.
Reported caseThe first-person blog explicitly labels the experience online romance stock-investment fraud. The recovery claim does not establish a completed return or amount.
Reported caseGeneral blog explanation describes false successful personas, online romance, trust-building and investment. Its claims are not verified.
CommentaryGeneral blog explanation describes false successful personas, online romance, trust-building and investment. Its claims are not verified.
CommentaryGeneral blog explanation describes fabricated successful personas, online romance, trust-building and investment promotion. Promotional claims are not independently verified.
CommentaryGeneral report describes manipulation of lonely people through false dates and romance fraud in Britain and Ukraine. This is a warning, not a verified individual case.
Prevention & supportAn Atami woman in her sixties reportedly lost cash and crypto worth approximately JPY115m after a dating-app contact proposed investment and a shared future.
Reported caseGeneral blog explanation describes fabricated successful personas, online romance, trust-building and investment promotion. Promotional claims are not independently verified.
CommentaryThe blog claims infatuation, cryptocurrency and lost millions. The story remains unverified; no specific impersonated identity or victim location is established.
Reported caseThe source links an AI Tom Selleck impersonation scam with an elderly California couple’s murder-suicide. The excerpt does not identify which person died by each mechanism; association is not an independent causal finding.
Reported caseThe blog claims savings lost in dating fraud while rejecting the stereotype that only foolish or greedy people are deceived.
Reported caseGeneral blog explanation describes fabricated successful personas, online romance, trust-building and investment promotion. Promotional claims are not independently verified.
CommentaryA first-person blog claims financial depletion in a perfect-love narrative and uses self-blaming language. The account is not independently verified.
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