Examining fifty cases of convicted online romance fraud offenders, presented in a catalog‑style format, offers a descriptive survey rather than a test of hypotheses. The work compiles anonymized case records drawn from o...
How Do Real Cybercrime Syndicates Operate?: The Case of Online Romance Fraud Syndicates
Andoh-Baidoo, Francis Kofi; Offei, Martin Otu; Ayaburi, Emmanuel W.; Siponen, Mikko; Gladyshev, Pavel (2024) — IEEE Security & Privacy
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
Tags: AI misuse
Catalog entry: Online romance frauds originating from Africa are described as organized activities conducted by syndicates typically comprising 150 to 200 individual scammers. The material outlines a multi-tiered network...
Hyperpersonal feedback and online romance fraud: an empirical examination
Wang, Fangzhou; Dickinson, Timothy (2024) — Journal of Crime and Justice
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
This catalog-style synopsis surveys an empirical investigation into hyperpersonal feedback in online romance and its relationship to fraud. The study frames online dating interactions through hyperpersonal dynamics, wher...
Induced erotomania by online romance fraud - a novel form of de Clérambault’s syndrome
Internet usage and its effects on mental health are widely documented, yet reports on internet-induced erotomania remain scarce. Erotomania is a rare, likely underdiagnosed delusional disorder characterized by the belief...
Kebijakan Hukum dalam Pemberantasan Pelaku Online Romance Fraud di Ruang Maya
Fikri, Ahmad Ma'mun (2024) — JCIC : Jurnal CIC Lembaga Riset dan Konsultan Sosial
Type: Journal Article
Country: Indonesia
Tags: law enforcement, platform policy, AI misuse, measurement, cross-cultural
Online romance fraud represents a category of cybercrime that exploits emotional manipulation to extract financial resources or secure personal information. The conduct has grown alongside rising internet penetration in...
Love at First Sleight: A Review of Scammer Techniques in Online Romance Fraud
Kydd, Marc; Shepherd, Lynsay A.; Szymkowiak, Andrea; Johnson, Graham I. (2024) — Springer Proceedings in Complexity
Type: Book Chapter
Country: United Kingdom
Tags: victim experience, law enforcement, AI misuse
This piece examines Love at First Sleight: A Review of Scammer Techniques in Online Romance Fraud within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the liter...
Modelling the modus operandi of online romance fraud: Perspectives of online romance fraudsters
Abubakari, Yushawu (2024) — Journal of Economic Criminology
Type: Journal Article
Country: Poland
This article offers a catalog-style, neutral synopsis of research on modelling the modus operandi of online romance fraud, drawing on perspectives attributed to the perpetrators themselves. Positioned within the field of...
The charade of discreetness: Exploring the paradoxical lifestyles of romance fraudsters
Barnor, J. (2024) — Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling
Type: Journal Article
Country: Ghana
Tags: law enforcement, AI misuse, prevention, measurement
This article investigates the mechanisms that shape why romance fraud perpetrators publicly display wealth, a line of inquiry that has received limited attention in prior research. The study gathered data through semi-st...
The Emerging Trends of Online Romance Fraud in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Sahni Jindal, Sanjeev P. (2024) — Relation between International and National Criminal Law
Type: Proceedings Article
Country: India
Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, psychology, law enforcement, AI misuse, prevention, measurement
The convergence of online connectivity and increasingly capable artificial intelligence has transformed how people form and maintain relationships. Against this backdrop, online romance fraud has emerged as a notable cyb...
Victim-offender overlap: the identity transformations experienced by trafficked Chinese workers escaping from pig-butchering scam syndicate
Wang, Fangzhou (2024) — Trends in Organized Crime
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, platform policy, AI misuse, social engineering, prevention
This study explores the intersection of human trafficking and online romance fraud within the context of the pig-butchering scam (Sha Zhu Pan, 杀猪盘). While the scam is widely recognized for combining romance and invest...
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