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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 | 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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Ghana IMMILA official warning women about online partners exploiting trust. Institutional warning not arrests/measured efficacy/new victim tally; association with women needs not clinical vulnerability.
Prevention & supportCoDown/Newtownards PSNI woman15000GBP/Irish17000EUR headline amounts reported date-site financial deception. Sharedreport hypotheses not independently proved cases/17000addedto15000; sparsevariants no age/clinicalharm/extraoffender borrowed.
Reported caseCoDown/Newtownards PSNI woman15000GBP/Irish17000EUR headline amounts reported date-site financial deception. Sharedreport hypotheses not independently proved cases/17000addedto15000; sparsevariants no age/clinicalharm/extraoffender borrowed.
Reported caseCoDown/Newtownards PSNI woman15000GBP/Irish17000EUR headline amounts reported date-site financial deception. Sharedreport hypotheses not independently proved cases/17000addedto15000; sparsevariants no age/clinicalharm/extraoffender borrowed.
Reported caseCoDown/Newtownards PSNI woman15000GBP/Irish17000EUR headline amounts reported date-site financial deception. Sharedreport hypotheses not independently proved cases/17000addedto15000; sparsevariants no age/clinicalharm/extraoffender borrowed.
Reported caseCoDown/Newtownards PSNI woman15000GBP/Irish17000EUR headline amounts reported date-site financial deception. Sharedreport hypotheses not independently proved cases/17000addedto15000; sparsevariants no age/clinicalharm/extraoffender borrowed.
Reported caseCoDown/Newtownards PSNI woman15000GBP/Irish17000EUR headline amounts reported date-site financial deception. Sharedreport hypotheses not independently proved cases/17000addedto15000; sparsevariants no age/clinicalharm/extraoffender borrowed.
Reported caseGhana IMMILA official warning women about online partners exploiting trust. Institutional warning not arrests/measured efficacy/new victim tally; association with women needs not clinical vulnerability.
Prevention & supportCoDown/Newtownards PSNI woman15000GBP/Irish17000EUR headline amounts reported date-site financial deception. Sharedreport hypotheses not independently proved cases/17000addedto15000; sparsevariants no age/clinicalharm/extraoffender borrowed.
Reported caseGrantInman saysmother leavesfatherafter45yearmarriageforInstagramRomancescammer. Familyconflictownsource, audio notdownloaded/listened/fulltranscript; nofinancialamount/clinicalharm/inventedmurder.
Reported caseShimane policechief mixedspecial/SNSinvestment/Romance2024 total728500000JPY. Actualaggregate notallRomance/life-savingslostbyeveryretiree/verifiedinterventionefficacy.
Research & trendsThreepersons arrested datingapp luresvisuallyimpaired man excessivebarfees. Allegedintimate-financialdeceptionnotconviction/clinicalfraud-causedblindness; priorvisualimpairmentnotnewphysicalharm, noamount/sourcecountry. Excessivebarfees allegation underarrest suspicion not independentverifiedfinancialoffence; priorvisualimpairment not deliberateprofilingclaim/causedinjury.
Reported caseBethHyland Michigan reported26000USD Romance loss with alleged deepfakevideos/photos. Source claim not independently technical verification, expert surge forecast not measured prevalence, no clinical condition or fully read USNews report assumed.
Reported caseAmagasaki48female37000000JPY equivalentcryptocurrency Romance loss afterSNS allegedKoreanman. Persona not offenderKorea;116ownpoliceinvestigation whereas73truncated source.
Reported caseKedah woman nearly1millionMYR love-scam loss, ring/marriage promise, Facebook thenWhatsApp, man claimedYemeni. Jan26 lastyear not filled calendar year, persona nationality not operation location; unknown age/falseidentity details not borrowed.
Reported caseAmagasaki48female37000000JPY equivalentcryptocurrency Romance loss afterSNS allegedKoreanman. Persona not offenderKorea;116ownpoliceinvestigation whereas73truncated source.
Reported caseXinbi Telegrammarket8.4billionUSD transactions since2022, Romance andNorthKorealaundering mixedcrime headline. Transactionvolume not all victim losses/independentcases; own platform/crypto claims retained as source associated, no countryofRomanceoffender from NorthKorean mention.
Research & trendsSouthernSciencePark school anti-AIdeepfake/childsexualexploitation/romanticonlinefraud educational event. Mixed prevention topics not individual Romancesexualabuse or AIuse actuallyproved in a case.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
Prevention & supportRomancechatbots allegedlytrained onnovels/socialprofiles; AIloverwarning17sourcecopies. Generalclaimnot17victims or independentlytrainedmodelaudit/empiricalgrowth, no fullprogramme/video verified.
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