Fight Fire With Fire: How Does AI‐Powered Technology Empower the Elderly Anti‐AI Fraud Through a Socio‐Technical Systems Theory Lens?
Sima, Herbert; Chen, Jie; Wei, Junlong; Chen, Wei; Thaichon, Park (2026) — Journal of Consumer Behaviour
Type: Journal Article
Country: China
Tags: older adults, platform policy, AI misuse, prevention, cross-cultural, algorithmic governance, anti-AI fraud, brand trust, socio-technical systems theory, the elderly, elderly vulnerability, digital literacy, vulnerable consumers, elder protection
This piece examines Fight Fire With Fire: How Does AI‐Powered Technology Empower the Elderly Anti‐AI Fraud Through a Socio‐Technical Sys within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines...
Butcher or be butchered: understanding the unwitting recruitment by cybercrime groups in China
Luo, Qiaoyu; Zhao, Yun (2025) — Trends in Organized Crime
Type: Journal Article
Country: China
Tags: cybercrime, recruitment, unwitting involvement, cybercrime industrialisation, China, qualitative research, semi-structured interviews, money mules, AI misuse, risk factors
This piece examines Butcher or be butchered: understanding the unwitting recruitment by cybercrime groups in China within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns docume...
Multimodal anti fraud education improves cognitive emotional and behavioral engagement in older adults
Zhou, Yan-Bang; Bu, Ya-Ru; Bao, Qing; Zhao, Hong-Jin (2025) — Scientific Reports
Type: Journal Article
Country: China
This catalog-style synopsis summarizes a study reported in Scientific Reports that examines an educational program aimed at reducing fraud vulnerability among older adults. The program is described as multimodal, utilizi...
“Why did I fall for it?” Exploring internet fraud susceptibility in the pig butchering scam
Xie, Ziyi; Duan, Zhizhuang (2024) — Security Journal
Type: Journal Article
Country: China
Tags: victim experience, platform policy, prevention
Pig butchering scam, known also as Sha Zhu Pan or 杀猪盘, represents a contemporary form of online fraud that initially targeted Asian victims. With the expansion of Southeast Asian fraud networks, the scheme has achieve...
Analysis of "Pig-Butchering Scam" Type of Network Fraud from the Legal Perspective
Fu, Zhenglang (2024) — Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Type: Journal Article
Country: China
Tags: victim experience, AI misuse
This paper examines pig-butchering scams (Sha Zhu Pan) from a legal perspective, focusing on their causes, operation, challenges for China’s legal system, and possible countermeasures. Pig-butchering scams are distinguis...
Explore the Causes of Crime and Social Impact of Romance Fraud in Mainland China from 2019–2021
Yan, Yiwen (2024) — Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Type: Book Chapter
Country: China
This catalog-style study examines the causes of crime and the social impact of romance fraud in Mainland China from 2019 to 2021. Grounded in recent research across social science, education, and humanities, it surveys t...
The Scenes Behind the Global ‘Pig Butchering’ Scheme in Myanmar
Li, Tongyang (2024) — Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies
Type: Journal Article
Country: China
Tags: victim experience, psychology, AI misuse, cross-cultural
This piece examines The Scenes Behind the Global ‘Pig Butchering’ Scheme in Myanmar within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the literature, describ...
A Research on False Pragmatic Identity Construction in Telecom Network Dating Scam
Lu, Jiaxuan (2023) — Modern Linguistics
Type: Journal Article
Country: China
This piece examines A Research on False Pragmatic Identity Construction in Telecom Network Dating Scam within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the...
The Unpreventable Emotional Telecom Fraud —— "Pig-Butchering Scam"
Jiang, HN.; Wang, CH.; Duan, ZZ. (2023) — Scholars Bulletin
Type: Journal Article
Country: China
Tags: victim experience, psychology, AI misuse, measurement, cross-cultural
The body of fraud literature documents a shift from traditional offline schemes to online telecom-based deception, with pig-butchering scams emerging as a notable example. This form has been highlighted as one of the ten...
Altered brain network organization in romantic love as measured with resting-state fMRI and graph theory
Wang, Chuan; Song, Sensen; d’Oleire Uquillas, Federico; Zilverstand, Anna; Song, Hongwen; Chen, Hong; Zou, Zhiling (2020) — Brain Imaging and Behavior
Type: Journal Article
Country: China
This piece examines Altered brain network organization in romantic love as measured with resting-state fMRI and graph theory within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patte...
