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A Research on False Pragmatic Identity Construction in Telecom Network Dating Scam

Lu, Jiaxuan (2023) — Modern Linguistics

DOI: 10.12677/ml.2023.113117
Type:   Journal Article
Country:   China
Tags:   telecom dating scam, romance fraud, pig-butchering scam, false identity, investment fraud, pragmatics, relevance theory, telecom network dating scam, investment scam, pragmatic identity, pig-butchering

Synopsis (AI-Generated)

This qualitative pragmatic case study analyzes text conversations from one documented telecommunications dating scam presented in the legal-affairs program Yixian. Using pragmatic-identity theory, it identifies three false identities constructed by the offender: an investment expert, a purported friend, and third-party personas. Relevance theory is then used to interpret how strong and weak cues, changing context, and shared assumptions helped the victim accept those identities before recognizing the deception. The paper demonstrates how one scam can coordinate several personas and conversational roles, but it does not establish that the pattern is common. Its account depends on a single mediated case and qualitative reconstruction of the victim's cognitive process from messages, self-report, responses, and program commentary.

Identified Gaps (AI-Generated)

The study is a close analysis of one dating-scam case, leaving uncertainty about whether the identified identity types, discourse choices, and inferred victim-recognition mechanisms generalize across cases, victims, platforms, or other telecom-fraud forms.

Methods (AI-Generated)

Qualitative pragmatic discourse case study of a real telecom network dating scam drawn from the legal-affairs program Yixian. The author analyzed text conversations between the fraudster and victim using pragmatic identity theory, then used relevance theory’s strong/weak communication and dynamic cognitive-environment concepts to interpret impression management and the victim’s recognition of false identities. Victim self-reports, responses, and official commentary informed deductions about cognition.

Limitations (AI-Generated)

The paper analyzes a single documented case and qualitatively deduces the victim’s possible cognitive process from conversation, self-report, responses, and program commentary. It does not test causal effects, estimate prevalence, or establish generalizability of the proposed identity patterns and cognitive mechanisms.

Future Work (AI-Generated)

Extend the strong/weak communication and pragmatic-identity framework to other telecom-fraud impersonation types, including e-commerce/logistics customer-service, public-security/procuratorate/court, and epidemic-related scams.

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