Profiling consumers who reported mass marketing scams: demographic characteristics and emotional sentiments associated with victimization
DeLiema, Marguerite; Witt, Paul (2023) — Security Journal
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
Tags: victim experience, AI misuse, risk factors
This piece examines Profiling consumers who reported mass marketing scams: demographic characteristics and emotional sentiments associated with victimization within the broader context of online fraud and mediated commun...
Romance Through Digital Avatars: Online Courtship, Representation and “Catfishing” Amongst Irregular Female Migrants in Sabah
Somiah, V. (2023) — New Media in the Margins
Type: Book Chapter
Country: Singapore
Tags: victim experience
This chapter explores the phenomenon of romance scams, situating it within broader discussions of online fraud, victim vulnerabilities, and the lived experiences of those deceived. Romance scams are defined as fraudulent...
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...
The Unpreventable Emotional Telecom Fraud —— "Pig-Butchering Scam"
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...
Correlates of responding to and becoming victimized by fraud: Examining risk factors by scam type
DeLiema, Marguerite; Li, Yiting; Mottola, Gary (2022) — International Journal of Consumer Studies
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
Tags: victim experience, AI misuse, risk factors, prevention, measurement
The study notes a continuing rise in consumer fraud reports across North America, accompanied by higher median losses. It analyzes survey data from 1,375 American and Canadian consumers who had previously reported a scam...
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...
Do we need to know about cyberscams in neurorehabilitation? A cross-sectional scoping survey of Australasian clinicians and service providers
Gould, Kate Rachel; Carolan, Matthew; Ponsford, Jennie Louise (2022) — Brain Impairment
Country: Australia
This study investigates whether cyberscams—particularly romance scams—are a clinical issue in neurorehabilitation, focusing on adults with acquired brain injury (ABI). People with ABI often experience cognitive, emotiona...
“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...
Devices of Textual Illusion: Victimization in Romance Scam E-Letters
Dreijers, G.; Rudziša, V. (2020) — Research in Language
This piece examines Devices of Textual Illusion: Victimization in Romance Scam E-Letters within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the literature, de...
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...
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