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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% |
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Nikki McLeod,77, reportedly lost GBP 20,000 in an AI romance scam after a25-year relationship ended. Retain attributed loss/AI and prior relationship context without coding bereavement, suicide, a specific synthetic technique or causal vulnerability from the breakup.
Reported caseShunan police report a woman in her thirties losing approximatelyJPY120million cash plusJPY22million crypto after a language-learning contact requested online-shop operation. The headline mentions cash alone; source components remain separate rather than additional victims. Store-operation request does not explicitly establish securities trading or a guaranteed-return promise.
Reported caseAn Italian source reports a 27-year-old woman convicted after feigned love and loans/gifts took EUR 10,000 from a 49-year-old Cavallino man online. Conviction and vulnerability aggravation are attributed; no actual sentence term, refund or impairment diagnosis is given.
Reported caseTainan police and doctor influencer Li Peishuo filmed a fake-love-scam warning using a staged UN-official persona and describe gift/customs/marriage/investment lures. These are general methods and prevention claims, not real UN participation, measured effect or an actual victim loss; audience/follower figures are not victim counts.
Prevention & supportCNMV’s crypto-world romance-scam warning refers to investor social-network use and prevention. This is general regulatory/pretext context, not measured uptake/effect or a completed individual crypto payment.
Prevention & supportNikki McLeod,77, reportedly lost GBP 20,000 in an AI romance scam after a25-year relationship ended. Retain attributed loss/AI and prior relationship context without coding bereavement, suicide, a specific synthetic technique or causal vulnerability from the breakup.
Reported caseOnline love-fraud reporting describes a woman manipulated over two years and a high five-figure loss, without identifying a specific persona, country or exact dates. Do not assume it is the TV-veterinarian account merely from overlapping duration/mechanism.
Reported caseTakasaki police report a63-year-old woman losing JPY 13,190,120 after SNS investment offers, classified broadly as SNS investment/romance fraud. Preserve mixed taxonomy without inventing courtship or treating the full category as romance-only.
Related mentionGerman reporting describes women in Southeast Asia abducted through fake job promises and confined in isolated scam compounds for AI love scams. These are harmed operation participants; the AI technique, individual country, actual physical injury and victim monetary losses are not specified.
Reported caseThe photo-section variant reports Kagoshima’s dating-app romance/crypto loss of JPY 45.3 million involving a man in his fifties and a supposed woman. Line contact/investment warning is explicit; this is a candidate repeat of the richer prior-week account, not another victim or a year inferred from the 26th/late-August wording.
Reported caseGerman variants describe a 65-year-old woman deceived by a purported US soldier through Facebook, money taken and goods ordered in her name. Money loss and goods orders are distinct source claims; no completed identity offence, US operation site, financial amount or clinical harm inferred.
Reported caseThe source explicitly says USD 89,000 and nearly USD 90,000 in the headline for an Italian woman alleging romance fraud after reconnecting with a childhood friend on Facebook and leaving her husband. Retain USD as stated, not a currency inferred from nationality. The real acquaintance does not establish a false identity; residence, exact dates and causal relational harm are absent. Correct the draft’s currency-unknown wording while preserving its original note; eligibility stays accepted.
Reported caseThe source reports an England woman losing more thanEUR10,000 over two years through an online relationship with a false TV-veterinarian persona. This is source-attributed repeated coverage, not measured incidence, proved performer involvement or a precise full event date.
Reported caseShimotsuma police report a company executive in his seventies losing JPY 37.79 million after SNS contact with a supposed Japanese woman, investigated as romance fraud. Her claimed nationality does not locate operations and the 25th lacks a full year.
Reported caseA headline explicitly links AI misuse and rising Korean relationship/marriage fraud, while the description is publisher boilerplate. Keep the attributed headline claim without borrowing another article’s police warnings, period or figures. Korea labels a national trend here without naming a jurisdictional authority or individual victim residence. Remove the unsupported jurisdiction role.
Research & trendsGerman variants describe a 65-year-old woman deceived by a purported US soldier through Facebook, money taken and goods ordered in her name. Money loss and goods orders are distinct source claims; no completed identity offence, US operation site, financial amount or clinical harm inferred.
Reported caseMito police report a 53-year-old male civil servant losing crypto worth JPY 11.8 million plus JPY 1.47 million cash, about JPY 13.27 million combined, after a dating-site securities-company persona. These are one account’s components, not separate victims. The purported employment/gender is not independently proved or a geographic role.
Reported caseThe source explicitly says USD 89,000 and nearly USD 90,000 in the headline for an Italian woman alleging romance fraud after reconnecting with a childhood friend on Facebook and leaving her husband. Retain USD as stated, not a currency inferred from nationality. The real acquaintance does not establish a false identity; residence, exact dates and causal relational harm are absent. Correct the draft’s currency-unknown wording while preserving its original note; eligibility stays accepted.
Reported caseThe factual Rip Off Britain listing identifies AI Romance Broke My Heart, Season17Episode27, and an Edinburgh woman devastated after romantic fraud. Programme air time is not an incident date or a new victim; AI detail and clinical severity remain unspecified.
Reported caseHoliday guidance claims romance scammers use AI and that loneliness/emotional vulnerability peak around holidays. These are general warning/targeting claims, not measured seasonality, a clinical diagnosis or an identified synthetic technique.
Prevention & supportA fraudster reportedly admitted taking nearly20,000dollars from a new romantic contact met on social networks within a week and must repay her. The dollar currency, country, formal plea and a completed refund are not specified; retain only prospective repayment, not compensation already received.
Reported caseA fraudster reportedly admitted taking nearly20,000dollars from a new romantic contact met on social networks within a week and must repay her. The dollar currency, country, formal plea and a completed refund are not specified; retain only prospective repayment, not compensation already received.
Reported caseThe factual Rip Off Britain listing identifies AI Romance Broke My Heart, Season17Episode27, and an Edinburgh woman devastated after romantic fraud. Programme air time is not an incident date or a new victim; AI detail and clinical severity remain unspecified.
Reported caseGerman variants describe a 65-year-old woman deceived by a purported US soldier through Facebook, money taken and goods ordered in her name. Money loss and goods orders are distinct source claims; no completed identity offence, US operation site, financial amount or clinical harm inferred.
Reported caseThe source attributes rising Korean relationship/marriage fraud and a police warning to AI deepfake video/audio concerns. These are reported broad trends/prevention, not independently evaluated risk, a confirmed synthetic technique in every case or proved causal growth. The exact February 2024 through July 2025 source period is retained at month precision; it is a complaint/reporting period, not individual offence dates.
Prevention & support