The Cyber-Industrialization of Catfishing and Romance Fraud
Wang, F.; Topalli, V. (2023) — CrimRxiv
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
Tags: victim experience, platform policy, AI misuse
The article investigates a contemporary variant of online fraud that builds on romance scams and catfishing but is distinguished by its industrialized form, enabled by corporate practices, software platforms, and service...
What Money Can Do: Examining the Effects of Rewards on Online Romance Fraudsters’ Deceptive Strategies
Dickinson, T.; Wang, F.; Maimon, D. (2023) — Deviant Behavior
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
This catalog-style synopsis surveys a study that examines the relationship between monetary rewards and deceptive practices in online romance fraud. Positioned within Deviant Behavior, the analysis treats online dating f...
Cyber victimization during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A syndemic looming large
The commentary highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic increased online presence due to lockdowns and social isolation, which in turn escalated incidents of cyber victimization. This includes cyberbullying, harassment, stal...
Online Romance Scammers
Shapiro, LR. (2022) — Cyberpredators and Their Prey
Type: Book Chapter
Country: United States
Tags: AI misuse
The topic describes a contemporary form of online deception in which a romance-themed relationship is manufactured by a scammer to obtain resources from a target. The typical actor may be an individual or a member of a l...
Persuasive Schemes for Financial Exploitation in Online Romance Scam: An Anatomy on <i>Sha Zhu Pan</i> (杀猪盘) <i>in</i> China
Wang, F.; Zhou, X. (2022) — Victims & Offenders
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
This catalog-style synopsis surveys persuasive schemes behind Sha Zhu Pan (杀猪盘), the online romance scam phenomenon observed in China that concentrates on financial exploitation. The entry outlines a broad interaction...
Understanding Romance Scammers Through the Lens of Their Victims: Qualitative Modeling of Risk and Protective Factors in the Online Context
Wang, F.; Topalli, V. (2022) — American Journal of Criminal Justice
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, AI misuse, prevention
This piece examines Understanding Romance Scammers Through the Lens of Their Victims: Qualitative Modeling of Risk and Protective Factors in the Online Context within the broader context of online fraud and mediated comm...
Online Romance in the 21st Century
Lamphere, RD.; Lucas, KT. (2019) — Advances in Media, Entertainment, and the Arts
Type: Book Chapter
Country: United States
Tags: victim experience, AI misuse
This piece examines Online Romance in the 21st Century within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the literature, describes how offenders cultivate tr...
Suicidal Risk Following the Termination of Romantic Relationships
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
Tags: AI misuse, risk factors, cross-cultural
Methods: quantitative
The study is framed by the notion that ending a romantic relationship can be a predictor of suicide attempts, with attachment perspectives suggesting that the experience of breakup may feel overwhelming to individuals wh...
Case Study: Romance Scams
Yen, TF.; Jakobsson, M. (2016) — Understanding Social Engineering Based Scams
Type: Book Chapter
Country: United States
Methods: experiment
This chapter provides a neutral overview of romance scams and describes an experimental effort to establish measurable attributes for study, including a data collection tool called the simulated spam filter. The text out...
Epistolary Affect and Romance Scams: Letter from an Unknown Woman<sup>*</sup>
Steyerl, H. (2011) — October
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
This work is presented as a catalog-style inquiry into how written address and emotional rhetoric operate within the framework of romance and deception. The item treats the epistolary form as a vehicle for affect, tracin...
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