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Legal Protection for Victims of Love Scam Crimes

Bimantari, N. ; Kusnadi, SA. ; Purwaningtyas, FD. (2023) — Jurnal Ilmu Hukum Wijaya Putra

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DOI: 10.38156/jihwp.v1i2.130 (opens in a new tab)

Type:   Journal Article
Country:   United Kingdom
Tags:   AI-Enabled Fraud, Criminal Code, Cybercrime, Electronic Information And Transactions Law, Legal Protection, Love Scam, Romance Scams, Victim Restitution
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Synopsis

            
This is normative legal research based on primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. It uses statutory and conceptual approaches, reviewing applicable laws and legal doctrines concerning love-scam offences and victim protection in Indonesia. Love scams are defined as online romance fraud in which offenders feign love to obtain personal gain and cause victim losses. The paper describes two scam patterns: soliciting purported business capital and coercing money through threats to distribute intimate images or videos. The study is doctrinal and literature-based: it examines legal materials and regulations rather than collecting victim, offender, police, platform, or court data.

          

        
                  

            
Identified Gaps

            
Indonesia lacks a specific statutory definition or dedicated law governing love scams; the paper identifies this as a legal weakness. It also states that prevention, enforcement, and oversight remain weak, while few victims report cases, contributing to increasing incidence.

          

        
                  

            
Methods

            
This is normative legal research based on primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. It uses statutory and conceptual approaches, reviewing applicable laws and legal doctrines concerning love-scam offences and victim protection in Indonesia.

          

        
                  

            
Limitations

            
The study is doctrinal and literature-based: it examines legal materials and regulations rather than collecting victim, offender, police, platform, or court data. Thus, its claims about prevalence, reporting, and implementation are not empirically tested within this study.

          

        
                  

            
Future Work

            
The paper recommends government socialization/education on the dangers and warning signs of love scams, especially for social-media users seeking partners, to improve caution and reduce victimization.

          

              

    
    

        
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