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LOVE SCAMS ISSUES IN MALAYSIA: HOW TO OVERCOME IT FROM AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE

Ismail, Ameera ; Suhardi, Hanin Hazwani ; Mohd Ramli, Balqis ; Mohd Yunus, Fatin Nabilah ; Wan Jusoh, Wan Noor Hazlina (2023) — International Journal of Law, Government and Communication

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DOI: 10.35631/ijlgc.832002 (opens in a new tab)

Type:   Journal Article
Country:   Malaysia
Tags:   AI-Enabled Fraud, Cross Cultural, Financial Loss, Islamic Perspective, Love Scams, Malaysia, Prevention, Psychological Stress, Social Media, Victim Experience, Women
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Synopsis

            
The publication examines love scams in Malaysia and evaluates potential remedies from an Islamic perspective. Its stated aim is to identify factors driving the phenomenon, the impacts on victims and families, and Islamicly grounded solutions to prevent and mitigate harm. The authors conduct a library-based, conceptual analysis of literature from 2005 to 2022 to explore how social media, online dating services, and related behavioral dynamics have facilitated romance fraud, with a focus on how scammers build trust and elicit financial transfers. The study identifies several interrelated factors. Widespread and increasingly active social media use, the popularity of dating apps, and the ease of concealing identities on the internet are highlighted as enabling conditions for love scams. Victims are described as often being professional, highly educated women who are single and financially well-off, though other vulnerable groups are discussed. Loneliness, emotional needs, and social isolation are noted as contributing personal-context factors. The research also outlines the typical scam trajectory, including profile fabrication, grooming, requests for money, and shifting personas, and it notes associated consequences such as substantial financial losses, psychological distress, and strained family relationships, along with risks to personal data security. From an Islamic perspective, the authors propose solutions centered on spiritual and social safeguards: strengthening ties with family and faith, avoiding excessive time on the internet for dating, personal moral cultivation, prayer and Qur’anic recitation, and closer approximation to Allah. They also call for broader societal measures, including public awareness, NGO efforts, and stricter penalties to deter offenders. The paper frames these recommendations as preventive and restorative, while acknowledging that its conclusions rest on a synthesis of existing literature rather than new empirical findings.

          

        
                  

            
Identified Gaps

            
The paper identifies a gap in examining love-scam factors, impacts, and solutions through an Islamic perspective. It does not provide empirical evaluation of whether the proposed religious, family, awareness, or government measures reduce victimization or harm.

          

        
                  

            
Methods

            
This conceptual paper uses library research. It reviews literature published from 2005 to 2022, especially literature concerning women, to synthesize factors, impacts, and Islamic-perspective solutions related to love scams in Malaysia. It also draws on reported Malaysian case and loss statistics.

          

        
                  

            
Limitations

            
The article is a literature-based conceptual discussion and reports no original participant sample, data collection, analytic protocol, or outcome evaluation. Many claims are synthesized from prior studies, news reports, and cited cases; therefore, the proposed solutions are not empirically tested within this paper.

          

        
                  

            
Future Work

            
Evaluate whether Islamic-perspective guidance, family support, public awareness materials, and reduced risky social-media use prevent victimization or improve recovery. Assess the effectiveness of NGO campaigns describing scam tactics and of intensified arrests and heavier penalties. Primary research with victims and practitioners could test the paper's literature-based claims.

          

              

    
    

        
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