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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 headline reports punishment over a romance-fraud conspiracy involving dozens of victims and $2m. The excerpt does not identify the sentence or defendant.
Reported caseA Cincinnati man reportedly received a prison sentence after a guilty plea over laundering proceeds of a romance scheme exceeding $2m. Laundered proceeds and victims’ losses must not be counted twice.
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 caseHachinohe police report a woman in her fifties losing ¥750,000. The truncated excerpt does not establish an investment mechanism.
Reported caseA report distinguishes Derrick Van Yeboah’s over-$10m role from a group described in a $100m headline. Those amounts are not additive.
Reported caseA Bielefeld report describes a false workshop bill paid in a romantic approach; police warn about the tactic. It gives no loss amount or recovery.
Reported caseKeyBank offers tips and cites $1.14bn in 2023 romance-scam losses. The short excerpt does not establish the statistical denominator or prove the advice works.
Prevention & supportHokkaido reporting gives over ¥1bn in combined special, investment and romance fraud losses through February. Police-impersonation fraud is a substantial part, so the total cannot be allocated to romance scams.
Research & trendsDerrick Van Yeboah reportedly pleaded guilty to a romantic-fraud role involving over $10m. The incomplete March reference supplies no full procedural date.
Reported caseReports describe Van Yeboah’s guilty plea in a $100m organization involving romance fraud and business-email compromise. The combined figure cannot be assigned entirely to romance cases.
Reported caseA Dublin report describes a one-year sentence for allowing an account to be used in a €49,000 romance case. Nationality does not locate the financial victim.
Reported caseReports describe Van Yeboah’s guilty plea in a $100m organization involving romance fraud and business-email compromise. The combined figure cannot be assigned entirely to romance cases.
Reported caseReports describe Van Yeboah’s guilty plea in a $100m organization involving romance fraud and business-email compromise. The combined figure cannot be assigned entirely to romance cases.
Reported caseDerrick Van Yeboah reportedly pleaded guilty to a role in an organization taking over $100m. Facing up to 20 years is not an imposed sentence.
Reported caseDerrick Van Yeboah reportedly pleaded guilty to a role in an organization taking over $100m. Facing up to 20 years is not an imposed sentence.
Reported caseFukuoka reports 78 recognized cases and about ¥830m in combined SNS investment and romance fraud in January. The mixed-scheme total is not romance-only.
Research & trendsDerrick Van Yeboah reportedly pleaded guilty in New York in an organization case exceeding $100m. Coverage does not show a new fraud event on the observation date.
Reported caseReports separate Van Yeboah’s $10m role from a wider $100m romance and business-email-compromise scheme. Those amounts overlap and cannot be summed.
Reported caseThe headline says FBI arrest while the description reports Derrick Van Yeboah’s guilty plea. Preserve the source’s procedural mismatch rather than treating them as simultaneous events.
Reported caseDerrick Van Yeboah reportedly pleaded guilty to a role in an organization taking over $100m. Facing up to 20 years is not an imposed sentence.
Reported caseA US report describes a guilty plea in a mixed romance and business-email-compromise organization. The headline mentions a $10m individual role and the description a $100m group total. The brief version does not name the defendant; the amounts cannot be summed.
Reported caseA US court headline describes a scammer posing as a romantic partner and taking over $10m. This short version gives no plea or sentence; other versions are not silently substituted.
Reported caseReports describe Van Yeboah’s guilty plea in a $100m organization involving romance fraud and business-email compromise. The combined figure cannot be assigned entirely to romance cases.
Reported caseReports describe Van Yeboah’s guilty plea in a $100m organization involving romance fraud and business-email compromise. The combined figure cannot be assigned entirely to romance cases.
Reported caseA report alleges a romantic swindler took 60,000 from a woman described as autistic. Conflicting broad wealth language in the description is not a second loss figure or proof of targeted disability.
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