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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 | 352 | 591 | 59.6% |
| Feb 2025 | 489 | 1,629 | 30.0% |
| Mar 2025 | 209 | 561 | 37.3% |
| Apr 2025 | 162 | 390 | 41.5% |
| May 2025 | 232 | 398 | 58.3% |
| Jun 2025 | 86 | 209 | 41.1% |
| Jul 2025 | 272 | 522 | 52.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 253 | 447 | 56.6% |
| Sep 2025 | 273 | 613 | 44.5% |
| Oct 2025 | 251 | 483 | 52.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 174 | 392 | 44.4% |
| Dec 2025 | 200 | 333 | 60.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 222 | 530 | 41.9% |
| Feb 2026 | 447 | 1,106 | 40.4% |
| Mar 2026 | 175 | 360 | 48.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 239 | 491 | 48.7% |
| May 2026 | 171 | 785 | 21.8% |
| Jun 2026 | 214 | 842 | 25.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 469 | 1,143 | 41.0% |
| Aug 2026 | 319 | 640 | 49.8% |
| Sep 2026 | 373 | 638 | 58.5% |
| Oct 2026 | 17 | 30 | 56.7% |
Each record represents a source web page, not a verified incident. Different URLs can describe the same event. About these records.
An adult performer describes stolen images used to deceive men over a decade. The person whose identity was copied is not identified as the perpetrator.
Research & trendsA court reportedly cancelled €65,000 of debt following romance fraud. Debt relief is distinct from a refund by the perpetrator, and the law’s suicide-related name does not establish self-harm.
Reported caseA boy reportedly helped prevent an older woman from paying a supposed actor. The prevented amount is not money lost.
Reported caseEva Henger says someone used her identity in romantic deception and a man sent money believing it was for her. Daily payments do not by themselves establish repeated requests.
Reported caseEva Henger says someone used her identity in romantic deception and a man sent money believing it was for her. Daily payments do not by themselves establish repeated requests.
Reported caseThe report describes a jailed man who abused a woman and separately defrauded people through dating apps. It does not establish that all harms occurred to the same scam victims.
Reported caseThe report combines a store manager’s prevention activity with wider fraud statistics. Neither the ten prevented incidents nor the overall losses are all established as romance fraud.
Reported caseThe report describes a jailed man who abused a woman and separately defrauded people through dating apps. It does not establish that all harms occurred to the same scam victims.
Reported caseGardaí report arrests and an investigation into a Black Axe-linked scheme affecting an older woman. Arrest is not conviction; the six-figure amount remains attributed.
Reported caseA Tyrolean woman reportedly lost tens of thousands through a relationship scam. Do not endorse commentary that characterizes victims as gullible.
Reported caseThe FBI describes musicians impersonated in schemes with reported losses exceeding $12m. The aggregate is attributed to the report, not independently verified.
Reported caseA Munich pensioner reportedly sent money over ten years until bank staff noticed. Notice alone does not establish that losses were recovered.
Reported caseEva Henger says someone used her identity in romantic deception and a man sent money believing it was for her. Daily payments do not by themselves establish repeated requests.
Reported caseA Pasing man reportedly lost around €50,000 after appeals from a supposed romantic partner.
Reported caseKiryu police describe a man losing money through a romance-linked whisky-resale investment. The amount and relationship mechanism are attributed to the report.
Reported caseA man was reportedly jailed for impersonating a friend’s ex-girlfriend and taking $7,600. His gambling debt is distinct from the victim’s loss.
Reported caseA bankruptcy practitioner describes about ten romance-fraud files while also discussing gambling among retirees. These are service observations, not population prevalence, and gambling losses are separate.
Research & trendsA Rimouski bankruptcy practitioner discusses about ten romance-fraud files alongside gambling among retirees. Service observations and mixed losses do not establish population prevalence.
Research & trendsShimane police investigate a possible romance-investment scheme involving gold and cash worth about ¥324m. This is a rounded account, not a separate confirmed loss.
Reported caseJapan’s cabinet approved a bill for submission to parliament concerning account sales and paid transfers. Cabinet approval is not enactment. The aggregate losses and enforcement totals cover several scam types.
Research & trendsNakatsu police report a ¥6.27m loss after romance-linked cryptocurrency promises and issue a warning. The loss remains attributed to police.
Reported caseA man reportedly received 30 months for taking $167,000 from a woman met on a dating app while posing as an FBI agent. The financial deception and sentence remain attributed.
Reported caseJapan’s cabinet approved a bill for submission to parliament concerning account sales and paid transfers. Cabinet approval is not enactment. The aggregate losses and enforcement totals cover several scam types.
Research & trendsJapan’s cabinet approved a bill for submission to parliament concerning account sales and paid transfers. Cabinet approval is not enactment. The aggregate losses and enforcement totals cover several scam types.
Research & trendsThe headline describes a man using a divorced-woman persona to obtain more than 520,000 yuan. It supplies no court outcome.
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