Analysis of the Romance Scam Phenomenon in Interpersonal Communication of Love Scammer & Victim
Nomleni, KEJ. (2023) — Jurnal Communio : Jurnal Jurusan Ilmu Komunikasi
Type: Journal Article
Country: Indonesia
Tags: victim experience, AI misuse, online dating platforms
Methods: interview
In line with the progress of the times, online interaction has become a real part of the dynamics of romantic relationships. This phenomenon brings various impacts: some relationships continue to the stage of marriage, b...
Tainted Love: a Systematic Literature Review of Online Romance Scam Research
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, law enforcement, platform policy, AI misuse, measurement, cross-cultural
Methods: interview, content analysis, experiment, qualitative, quantitative
Romance scams are orchestrated by online criminals who cultivate a deceptive romantic relationship on dating platforms with the aim of extracting money from victims. This form of cybercrime is harmful and often leaves th...
The tinder swindler: Analyzing public sentiments of romance fraud using machine learning and artificial intelligence
Lokanan, ME. (2023) — Journal of Economic Criminology
Type: Journal Article
Country: Canada
This article surveys public responses to romance fraud in online dating contexts, with a case-frame inspired by the phenomenon popularly summarized as "The Tinder Swindler." Positioned within the field of economic crimin...
The Transformation of LGBTQ+ Relationships in Turkey from Digital Dating to Digital Violence
Gümüş, Burcu (2023) — Journal of Family Violence
Type: Journal Article
Country: Turkey
This study explores how dating apps both enable and endanger LGBTQ+ individuals in Turkey, focusing on how relationships initiated online can lead to violence. While digital matchmaking offers opportunities for LGBTQ+ pe...
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...
“I Suspect That the Pictures Are Stolen”: Romance Fraud, Identity Crime, and Responding to Suspicions of Inauthentic Identities
Cross, C.; Layt, R. (2021) — Social Science Computer Review
Type: Journal Article
Country: Australia
Tags: victim experience, platform policy, AI misuse
Methods: interview, qualitative
Romance fraud affects a large number of people around the world, with financial losses measured in millions of dollars each year and a trend of continued growth. The offense unfolds when a perpetrator presents the preten...
“They just say how stupid I was for being conned”. Cyberscams and acquired brain injury: A qualitative exploration of the lived experience of survivors and close others
Gould, Kate R.; Carminati, Jao-Yue J.; Ponsford, Jennie L. (2021) — Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
Type: Journal Article
Country: Australia
This catalog-style synopsis outlines a qualitative exploration of cyberscam victimization as experienced by adults with acquired brain injury and by their close others, within the field of neuropsychological rehabilitati...
Online Romance Scams: Relational Dynamics and Psychological Characteristics of the Victims and Scammers. A Scoping Review
Coluccia, A.; Pozza, A.; Ferretti, F.; Carabellese, F.; Masti, A.; Gualtieri, G. (2020) — Clinical Practice & Epidemiology in Mental Health
Digital communication tools can help overcome physical, social, and psychological barriers to forming romantic connections. At the same time, online romance scams represent a contemporary form of fraud that has spread in...
Online romance scams target users of dating platforms by siphoning substantial sums of money and inflicting meaningful psychological distress. Those affected frequently blame themselves for the losses and also face blame...
Do You Love Me? Psychological Characteristics of Romance Scam Victims
Whitty, MT. (2018) — Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
Do You Love Me? Psychological Characteristics of Romance Scam Victims, published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, presents a catalog-style overview of how perpetrators exploit online romance scripts a...
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