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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 | 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.
A man reportedly lost about €1m in sentimental fraud and was then approached by another scammer posing as a lawyer. The later approach is alleged recovery fraud, not established further payment.
Reported caseKagoshima police describe two women’s separate cryptocurrency losses of ¥32m and ¥18m after marriage approaches. Their sum is a combined figure; the two male persona names are not verified identities.
Reported caseA headline reports EFCC’s arrest of Nzube Henry Ikeji over an alleged $2.5m romance scam. Arrest is not a conviction.
Reported caseKagoshima police describe two women’s separate cryptocurrency losses of ¥32m and ¥18m after marriage approaches. Their sum is a combined figure; the two male persona names are not verified identities.
Reported caseHachinohe police report a woman losing ¥1m after a purported musician requested instrument-delivery expenses. The account describes renewed requests after an initial refusal; claimed musician identity is not independently established.
Reported caseMatsuura police report a Nagasaki man’s ¥8.9m loss under a combined SNS investment/romance label. The brief relationship description does not isolate the romantic mechanism.
Reported caseA relative alleges that the woman killed in Taichung had extracted NT$27m from the killer. These are unverified allegations, not proof that the deceased committed fraud; the reported association does not establish causation or justify the homicide.
Reported caseKagoshima police describe two women’s separate cryptocurrency losses of ¥32m and ¥18m after marriage approaches. Their sum is a combined figure; the two male persona names are not verified identities.
Reported caseKagoshima police describe two women’s separate cryptocurrency losses of ¥32m and ¥18m after marriage approaches. Their sum is a combined figure; the two male persona names are not verified identities.
Reported caseFormer Bucks County police officer Carlito Cortez was reportedly sentenced after attempting to take an estate through a relationship. Attempted theft is not a completed loss; former employment does not establish abuse of official powers.
Reported caseA television investigation discusses reported romance-scam losses of ¥55.2bn in the previous year. The source’s relative year is not converted from observation time, and the director’s earlier unrelated loss is not allocated to romance fraud.
Research & trendsAuthorities report Nzube Ikeji’s arrest over alleged Dubai-prince impersonation and a $2.5m loss to a Romanian woman. An accusation is not conviction and nationality is not residence.
Reported caseAn article claims Germany is a main target and cites €380m in 2025 losses across love scams and financial fraud. The excerpt supplies no study methods; do not treat it as a verified romance-only total.
Research & trendsLeonnie Robson reportedly obtained £8,176 from nine men with false claims of cancer and a daughter’s suicide. The suicide is a reported lie used in the scheme, not an observed suicide outcome.
Reported caseBeijing police reportedly intercepted gold sent by a woman in a matchmaking scam. The parcel was recovered in transit; it is not a completed loss.
Reported caseA headline describes a San Francisco retiree losing $500,000. The excerpt provides no recovery or procedural result.
Reported caseA headline describes a San Francisco retiree losing $500,000. The excerpt provides no recovery or procedural result.
Reported caseA Cologne woman reportedly lost €74,000 after a Tinder contact promised love and financial freedom. That promise does not establish a specific investment product or recovery.
Reported caseLeonnie Robson reportedly used false cancer and daughter-suicide claims to obtain money from lonely men. The alleged suicide is a deceptive pretext, not evidence of an actual death.
Reported caseBrazilian police seek Luís Felipe de Oliveira, alleged to have posed as a female cancer patient to obtain money from an online boyfriend. The cancer story is an alleged pretext, not verified illness.
Reported caseBarcelona reports describe three arrests and alleged losses around €500,000 from romantic and false-property investment deception. These remain allegations.
Reported caseA Connecticut man reportedly received nine years in a nationwide romance case. The description discusses several victims selling assets, borrowing and returning to work; separate FBI 2024 figures are attributed national statistics, not this case’s losses.
Reported caseThree suspects allegedly moved €760,000 through over 500 transactions, while possible loss was €500,000. These figures describe different quantities and must not be summed.
Reported caseBarcelona reports describe three arrests and alleged losses around €500,000 from romantic and false-property investment deception. These remain allegations.
Reported casePolice and postal staff stopped a 59-year-old man’s transfer after a romantic contact described family hardship. The headline mocks his relationship inexperience; retain that framing without endorsing it. The contact’s illness claims are unverified.
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