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Romance Scam: Victim Manipulation and Human Trafficking

Original title: ROMANCE SCAM: A MANIPULAÇÃO DAS VÍTIMAS E O TRÁFICO HUMANO

Document language: Portuguese. English title translated for RSRC.

Sarah Grace Carvalho Fernandes ; VANESSA BASTOS DO NASCIMENTO ; Vitória Castelo Branco Do Nascimento (2023) — Anais do Congresso Internacional de Relações Internacionais do Amazonas: a Amazônia no mundo e o mundo na Amazônia

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DOI: 10.29327/congressoriamazonas.699587 (opens in a new tab)

Type:   Proceedings Article
Country:   Portugal
Tags:   AI-Enabled Fraud, Brazil, Cybercrime, Emotional Manipulation, Fake Profiles, Human Trafficking, Online Dating, Online Fraud, Romance Scams, Women
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Synopsis

            
This descriptive, documentary, and journalistic study examines Romance Scam, international trafficking of women, and legal framing. It relies on books and, mainly, data collected from the internet. It discusses reported examples, previously produced statistics on records in Par'a from 2018 to 2020, Brazilian criminal legislation, a bill, and a judicial decision on human trafficking. Romance scammers use false internet profiles and invented circumstances to establish a romantic relationship with a victim. The scam operates by gaining a victim's trust in order to manipulate the victim's life. The approach is predominantly documentary and journalistic, with data mainly obtained online; the text does not report a search protocol, selection criteria, analytic procedure, or primary data collection.

          

        
                  

            
Identified Gaps

            
The text notes police difficulty in identifying perpetrators and states that effective methods to combat the crimes are needed. It also suggests insufficient attention to the issue, arguing that it should be addressed more so that ways to confront it can emerge. It does not present an empirical evaluation of interventions, police investigations, or platforms.

          

        
                  

            
Methods

            
A descriptive, documentary, and journalistic study of Romance Scam, international trafficking of women, and legal framing. It relies on books and, mainly, data collected from the internet. It discusses reported examples, previously produced statistics on records in Pará from 2018 to 2020, Brazilian criminal legislation, a bill, and a judicial decision on human trafficking.

          

        
                  

            
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The approach is predominantly documentary and journalistic, with data mainly obtained online; the text does not report a search protocol, selection criteria, analytic procedure, or primary data collection. The statistics are limited to specialized records in Pará, and some numbers are incompletely written, restricting the precision and generalizability of the conclusions.

          

        
                  

            
Future Work

            
Develop and evaluate effective methods for preventing, identifying, and combating crimes generated by Romance Scam. Expand investigation and debate on the phenomenon, given the perceived growth in occurrences and police difficulty identifying perpetrators.

          

              

    
    

        
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