Are fraud victims nothing more than animals? Critiquing the propagation of “pig butchering” (Sha Zhu Pan, 杀猪盘)
Whittaker, Jack M.; Lazarus, Suleman; Corcoran, Taidgh (2024) — Journal of Economic Criminology
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
The article explores the growing phenomenon of romance scams as a particularly harmful form of cybercrime that exploits emotional vulnerability for financial gain. The authors position romance scams within the wider land...
Digital Desires, Real Losses: The Complex World of Online Romance Fraud
Wiederhold, Brenda K. (2024) — Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
This catalog-like overview surveys the constellation of online romance fraud within the domains of cyberpsychology, behavior, and social networking. It locates digital dating as a space where longing for connection can m...
Examining fifty cases of convicted online romance fraud offenders
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...
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...
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...
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
Methods: survey, interview, secondary data, qualitative
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...
More Than Just a “Bad” Online Experience: Risk Factors and Characteristics of Catfishing Fraud Victimization
This study examines the relatively underexplored area of catfishing victimization—cases where individuals are deceived online but not necessarily defrauded financially. Using survey data from 1,511 social media and datin...
The Language of Romance Crimes
Carter, E. (2024) — The Language of Romance Crimes
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
Within Cambridge Core's Law: General Interest collection, The Language of Romance Crimes surveys how legal discourse encodes offenses that unfold in the context of intimate relationships. The work examines the vocabulary...
The victimology of online fraud: A focus on romance fraud victimisation
Drew, Jacqueline M.; Webster, Julianne (2024) — Journal of Economic Criminology
Type: Journal Article
Country: Australia
This article provides a catalog-style overview of victimology in online fraud, with a focus on romance fraud victimisation. Situating online scams within the broader field of economic criminology, the work outlines how v...
Understanding Cybercrime in Developing Economies: Insights from Agona Swedru, Ghana
Obeng, Charles; Kumah, Paul Kwasi; Asiedu, Hubert Bimpeh; Obeng Senior, Felix Awuah (2024) — E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
This study aims to assess how widespread cybercrime is in Agona Swedru and to identify the main factors that drive individuals toward such activity. A cross-sectional, quantitative survey was conducted with 397 participa...
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