Rebovich, Donald; Byrne, James M. (2022) — Routledge eBooks
Type: Book
Country: United Kingdom
This Routledge eBook surveys the evolving intersection of finance and technology as it relates to crime. It charts how digital platforms, automated systems, and rapid cross-border flows have transformed the methods by wh...
Automatic Detection and Analysis of the “Game Hack” Scam
Badawi, Emad; Jourdan, Guy-Vincent; Bochmann, Gregor; Onut, Iosif-Viorel (2020) — Journal of Web Engineering
The Game Hack Scam (GHS) is characterized as a largely unreported cyberattack in which offenders lure victims with promises of free, unlimited resources or other advantages for their preferred game. The attackers’ end go...
Automatically Dismantling Online Dating Fraud
Suarez-Tangil, Guillermo; Edwards, Matthew; Peersman, Claudia; Stringhini, Gianluca; Rashid, Awais; Whitty, Monica (2020) — IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
Automatically Dismantling Online Dating Fraud is positioned as a study of deceptive activity on dating platforms and a proposal for an automated approach to counter it. The article defines common fraud scenarios such as...
How Do Individuals Justify and Rationalize their Criminal Behaviors in Online Romance Fraud?
Offei, M.; Andoh-Baidoo, FK.; Ayaburi, EW.; Asamoah, D. (2020) — Information Systems Frontiers
This study investigates how offenders justify and rationalize their participation in online romance fraud (ORF) by applying neutralization theory and denial of risk theory. Unlike most research that focuses on victims, t...
Online-Dating Romance Scam in Malaysia: An Analysis of Online Conversations between Scammers and Victims
Shaari, AH.; Kamaluddin, MR.; Paizi@Fauzi, WF.; Mohd, M. (2019) — GEMA Online® Journal of Language Studies
Type: Journal Article
Country: Malaysia
This catalog-style synopsis summarizes a study published in GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies, titled Online-Dating Romance Scam in Malaysia: An Analysis of Online Conversations between Scammers and Victims. The wo...
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...
Expectations vs reality: Responding to online fraud across the fraud justice network
Cross, C. (2018) — International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
Type: Journal Article
Country: Australia
This catalog-style synopsis surveys how online fraud is addressed within the broader fraud justice network, spanning agencies, institutions, and jurisdictions. Framed by the contrast between stated expectations—rapid res...
Victimization Analysis Based On Routine Activitiy Theory for Cyber-Love Scam in Malaysia
Type: Proceedings Article
Country: Malaysia
Tags: victim experience, law enforcement, platform policy, prevention
Methods: quantitative
This study applies Routine Activity Theory (RAT) to examine factors influencing victimization in cyber-love scams in Malaysia. With cases rising sharply alongside technological advances, the research sought to identify d...
The online dating romance scam: causes and consequences of victimhood
Buchanan, T.; Whitty, MT. (2013) — Psychology, Crime & Law
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
This catalog-style synopsis surveys the topic of online dating romance scams as presented in Psychology, Crime & Law. The article defines the phenomenon as deceitful relationship-building undertaken through digital datin...
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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