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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 matchmaking membership scam requested NT$1m in a cash parcel. Police arrested two collectors and the court sentenced them for attempted group fraud. Mailing the parcel does not establish a completed loss.
Reported caseThe report separates Van Yeboah’s over-$10m role from a wider organization’s over-$100m total spanning romance fraud and business-email compromise. Neither figure should be added to the other.
Reported caseDerrick Van Yeboah reportedly pleaded guilty in New York on 13 March 2026 over more than $10m in romantic fraud. The report places the wider organization in Ghana; a plea is not sentencing.
Reported caseA victim account concerns Rodney Roberts using dating apps and false stories to obtain money from women. The brief excerpt supplies no exact loss or court stage.
Reported caseA Cardiff report describes a sentence exceeding five years after three women lost nearly £50,000. Descriptive labels in the report are not clinical diagnoses.
Reported caseA short headline reports a guilty plea over $10m in romance fraud and a possible 20-year term. Possibility is not a sentence imposed.
Reported caseA Cardiff report describes a sentence exceeding five years after three women lost nearly £50,000. Descriptive labels in the report are not clinical diagnoses.
Reported caseA Connecticut story describes a $1.5m romance scheme and an official’s statement about financial and emotional harm. The summary supplies no individual diagnosis.
Reported caseJohannes describes losing savings through romantic investment fraud in a television programme. The observation is programme coverage, not proof of a new incident.
Reported caseA matchmaking membership scam requested NT$1m in a cash parcel. Police arrested two collectors and the court sentenced them for attempted group fraud. Mailing the parcel does not establish a completed loss.
Reported caseA New York court report names Derrick Van Yeboah and an alleged loss over $10m. This short version does not specify a plea or imposed sentence.
Reported caseSaga police report a man losing about ¥45m in cryptocurrency after romantic messages and claimed investment returns. Relative dates are not assigned a year from observation time.
Reported caseA New York court report names Derrick Van Yeboah and an alleged loss over $10m. This short version does not specify a plea or imposed sentence.
Reported caseAndrew Polson is reported to appeal after imprisonment involving romance fraud and charity embezzlement. The £188,000 and outcomes remain attributed; an appeal is not acquittal.
Reported caseMarnie Reeves alleges $23,450 plus legal costs after an unverified account claimed to be Jeremy Renner. The actor disputes the lawsuit; the allegation does not establish that he operated the account.
Reported caseA New York court report names Derrick Van Yeboah and an alleged loss over $10m. This short version does not specify a plea or imposed sentence.
Reported caseA New York court report names Derrick Van Yeboah and an alleged loss over $10m. This short version does not specify a plea or imposed sentence.
Reported caseHachinohe police report a woman’s ¥750,000 loss after a romantic contact suggested investment to fund living together. An initial ¥60,000 payment is part of the inducement, not recovery of the final reported loss.
Reported caseShimotsuma police investigate a 68-year-old man’s cash and cryptocurrency loss of ¥10.68m after contact from a purported Japanese woman. Her claimed identity does not establish nationality or offender location.
Reported caseShanghai police describe a friend who pretended to introduce a girlfriend while playing both roles and obtaining ¥13,000. The explicit 31 January 2026 date is the victim’s report, not the start of offending.
Reported caseGuardia Civil report an Estepa resident’s arrest over alleged romantic deception lasting six months. No conviction or loss amount is supplied.
Reported caseA Taichung man was urged to pay shipping or unlock an account by a supposed romantic partner. Bank staff and police stopped a NT$340,000 transfer; the claimed sick child is an alleged pretext, not verified illness.
Reported caseA report discusses celebrity-persona romantic fraud and cites losses up to €148,000. The excerpt does not provide a sampling basis or a national total.
Research & trendsA man reports an alleged MOP250,000 loss after a romantic online relationship beginning in May 2025. A purported Hong Kong job is not verified location. Local and the currency alone do not establish residence.
Reported caseOfficials describe Richard Agyemang obtaining over $2m from dozens of women, primarily older targets. The summary does not specify a procedural outcome.
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