Online Romance Fraud as a Form of Emotional and Economic Partner Violence: A Social-Ecological Framework of Enabling Factors
Feng, Maja (2025) — Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing
Type: Journal Article
Country: Norway
This piece examines Online Romance Fraud as a Form of Emotional and Economic Partner Violence: A Social-Ecological Framework of Enabling Factors within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It o...
Paradoks Hukum Rekayasa Sosial Pig Butchering Scam Dalam Investasi Digital Aset Kripto
Ashibly, Ashibly (2025) — Jurnal Hukum IUS QUIA IUSTUM
Type: Journal Article
Tags: offender tactics, money mules, AI misuse, social engineering, cross-cultural
This piece examines Paradoks Hukum Rekayasa Sosial Pig Butchering Scam Dalam Investasi Digital Aset Kripto within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in...
Policing cross-border fraud ‘Above and below the surface’: mapping actions and developing a more effective global response
Button, Mark; Hock, Branislav; Suh, Joon Bae; Koh, Chol Soo (2025) — Crime, Law and Social Change
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
Tags: platform policy, AI misuse, measurement, cross-cultural
Cross-border fraud represents a global challenge, spanning forms such as online retail fraud, pyramid schemes, romance fraud, and pig butchering. While there is clear evidence that these abuses are expanding across borde...
Problems and Solutions of Telecommunications and Internet Fraud Crimes of the Type of "Pig Butchering Scams" in Criminal Law Regulation Based on Criminal Law Elements Analysis
Li, Xinyan (2025) — Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Type: Journal Article
Country: Hong Kong
Tags: victim experience, AI misuse, measurement, cross-cultural
This piece examines Problems and Solutions of Telecommunications and Internet Fraud Crimes of the Type of "Pig Butchering Scams" in Criminal Law Regulation Base within the broader context of online fraud and mediated com...
Romance Fraud: Its Repercussions on Victims’ Wellbeing
Gauci, Christine; Vella, Mary Grace (2025) — Women & Criminal Justice
Type: Journal Article
Romance fraud refers to deceitful manipulation in which a perpetrator uses a fabricated romantic persona to induce trust and financial or other gain from an unsuspecting partner. The phenomenon unfolds across online dati...
Romanssihuijaus - rakkauden varjolla tehty kyberrikos
Type: Journal Article
Country: Finland
Tags: AI misuse
The paper analyzes romance scams as a distinct and serious form of cybercrime, emphasizing that these schemes rely on emotional manipulation rather than purely financial deception. Offenders build fabricated romantic rel...
Strategic business movements? The migration of online romance fraudsters from Nigeria to Ghana
Lazarus, S.; Button, M.; Garba, KH.; Soares, AB.; Hughes, M. (2025) — Journal of Economic Criminology
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
This catalog entry surveys the topic of cross-border movement among actors involved in online romance fraud, focusing on a shift from Nigeria to Ghana. The article situates the phenomenon within the broader field of econ...
The Deceptive Allure: Understanding and Combating Cryptocurrency Pig Butchering Scams
Krause, David (2025) — SSRN Electronic Journal
Type: Journal Article
The Deceptive Allure: Understanding and Combating Cryptocurrency Pig Butchering Scams provides a neutral, catalog-style examination of a form of online fraud that has emerged within cryptocurrency ecosystems. The work de...
The effect of true crime docuseries on romance fraud reporting to the police
Grant, Stephany; Buil-Gil, David (2025) — Crime Science
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
Tags: victim experience, platform policy, AI misuse, prevention
Romance fraud is a crime in which an individual is deceived for financial gain by someone they believe to be a romantic partner. Despite its reach and impact on victims, this form of wrongdoing remains markedly underrepo...
The Gamification of Online Romance Fraud through Offenders’ Cards
Abubakari, Yushawu; Oseh-Ovarah, Valeen (2025) — Digital Threats: Research and Practice
This study addresses the persistence of online romance fraud in Ghana and treats offenders as strategic players within a game-theoretic framework. By viewing fraudulent encounters as a strategic contest, the researchers...
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