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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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Anne daughter manipulation headline/romantic belief; manipulation alone not force/confinement or specific financial sum.
CommentaryAnneVarois all money lost to brouteur and prevention guide; no specific persona borrowed or normalized annual victim count.
Prevention & supportWest Africa regional characterisation of profit-seeking brouteurs, no coordinated network established solely by plural scammers/country region.
CommentaryHiji60male95万 romance investment/SNS explicit principal growth title. Police attribution not actual investigation.
Reported caseWest Africa regional characterisation of profit-seeking brouteurs, no coordinated network established solely by plural scammers/country region.
CommentaryOlder-adult economic/emotional warning, general commentary and targeted characteristics; datelineSanJose not victim location.
Prevention & supportFive advice headline only, no five actual cases/service outcomes.
Prevention & supportGeneral celebrity identity/romantic scams guide, title thousands potential loss not actual new victim loss.
Prevention & supportAnne830k/1.5year false affair, own quoted husband disinterest not inferred clinical/relational injury or prior isolation.
CommentaryAnne TV disclosure/longdistancefalseBrad/lifesavings850k, ownAIheadline noformat.
Reported caseFrenchwoman1.4m title/over1m caption and false Bradwarning. Currency/scope differences kept, noownAIorclinicaldetail.
Reported caseAgnesT KingsWusterhausen90000/all savings, false love/trust, interview; financial ruin not actual housing/basic needs loss.
Reported caseFrench800k poor edited photos example, psychology title not diagnosis. Editing alone not AI technology.
CommentaryBrad likeness theft and warning titled romance, no own romantic belief detail orAI.
Prevention & supportChristine stolen-image victim attends police warning, false dating investment. Image subject is other harmed person, not operator or actual loss total.
Reported caseAnne850k lost with social-network manipulation/testimony invitation; no false celebrity identity in own caption.
Prevention & supportFindMyScammer alleges Nigeria location/34 harmed and switched Keanu persona, not verified operator location/authority investigation or34 unique cases.
Reported caseGeneral false Brad romantic scam social-media phenomenon, vague system not proven coordinatednetwork.
CommentaryChristine stolen-image victim attends police warning, false dating investment. Image subject is other harmed person, not operator or actual loss total.
Reported caseFrance mother85 funds taken by retired son exploited romantically; >95k overall scope, court judged not specific conviction/sentence. Mother relative harmed, not direct romantic target. Current source-specific layer: All24 codes assessed. Mother85 and retired son63 retain separate targeted/other-harmed roles and own amount scopes, replacing coarse multi-case assignments. Claimed12800 debt/repayment, house sale, mother withdrawals62800 and combined over95000 are not all proven returned funds. Prepaid transfers do not establish cryptocurrency, cash payment or investment. Requested fine/pending deliberation not final judgment. Mother's bank prohibition and trust harm are explicitly hers; no clinical, self-harm, physical, housing or employment consequence inferred. Family theft not employer theft; paying own scam losses not laundering/coerced facilitation. Sparse Vendée58000 remains possible but unresolved, not forced same case. No inferred court day, target/operator nationality, body facts copied to another source, formal identity forgery, extortion or efficacy.
Reported caseAnne830k fake profiles and post-disclosure mockery; no inferred mental-health condition.
CommentaryAnne850k lost with social-network manipulation/testimony invitation; no false celebrity identity in own caption.
Prevention & supportLaReunionauthorities ownAnne830k investigation, no arrest/charge/guilt; divorcecaptionsourceassociated.
Reported caseYokote40male645万 cash, affinity and profit offer headline; crypto not in source, police attribution not investigation.
Reported caseGeneral false identities/empathy financial extraction attempts; no completed individual loss or identified organisation.
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