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“Why did I fall for it?” Exploring internet fraud susceptibility in the pig butchering scam

Xie, Ziyi; Duan, Zhizhuang (2024) — Security Journal

Type: Journal Article Country: China Tags: victim experience, platform policy, prevention Methods: interview

Pig butchering scam, known also as Sha Zhu Pan or 杀猪盘, represents a contemporary form of online fraud that initially targeted Asian victims. With the expansion of Southeast Asian fraud networks, the scheme has achieve...

A qualitative investigation of the emotional, physiological, financial, and legal consequences of online romance scams in the United States

Cole, R. (2024) — Journal of Economic Criminology

Type: Journal Article Country: United States

This catalog-style study provides a qualitative examination of the consequences associated with online romance scams in the United States, emphasizing emotional, physiological, financial, and legal dimensions. Situated w...

A Quantitative Analysis on the Sentencing Disparity in Online Romance Scam Cases in United States: A Focal Concern Theory Perspective

Wang, Fangzhou (2024) — Crime & Delinquency

Type: Journal Article Country: United States Tags: victim experience, AI misuse, cross-cultural Methods: quantitative

This piece examines A Quantitative Analysis on the Sentencing Disparity in Online Romance Scam Cases in United States: A Focal Concern Theory Perspective within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communicat...

A Sinister Fattening: Dissecting the Tales of Pig Butchering and Other Cryptocurrency Scams

Ordekian, Marilyne; Papasavva, Antonis; Mariconti, Enrico; Vasek, Marie (2024) — 2024 APWG Symposium on Electronic Crime Research (eCrime)

Type: Proceedings Article Country: United Kingdom

This catalog entry surveys pig butchering scams within cryptocurrency ecosystems and related fraud schemes as discussed at the 2024 APWG Symposium on Electronic Crime Research (eCrime). The focus is a broad examination o...

Addressing Cyberscams and Acquired Brain Injury (“I Desperately Need to Know What to Do”): Qualitative Exploration of Clinicians’ and Service Providers’ Perspectives

Chew, Kimberly Ann; Ponsford, Jennie; Gould, Kate Rachel (2024) — Journal of Medical Internet Research

Type: Journal Article Country: Australia Tags: victim experience, psychology, AI misuse, prevention Methods: interview

Acquired brain injury can heighten susceptibility to scams due to ongoing cognitive and psychosocial changes following injury. Cyberscams produce financial harm alongside debilitating psychological effects such as shame...

Análisis Jurídico del Catfishing en Transacciones de Comercio Telemático en Ecuador: Desafíos y Soluciones en el Contexto de la Seguridad Cibernética

Coronel-Rivera, Katerine Alexandra; Arévalo-Vásquez, Carmen Elizabeth; Villavicencio, Marcel (2024) — MQRInvestigar

Type: Journal Article Country: Ecuador Tags: victim experience Methods: experiment

In recent years, Ecuador has experienced economic growth driven by the expansion of Internet connectivity, the widespread use of mobile devices, digital transformation, and the technological impact of the Covid-19 pandem...

Analysis of "Pig-Butchering Scam" Type of Network Fraud from the Legal Perspective

Fu, Zhenglang (2024) — Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media

Type: Journal Article Country: China Tags: victim experience, AI misuse

This paper examines pig-butchering scams (Sha Zhu Pan) from a legal perspective, focusing on their causes, operation, challenges for China’s legal system, and possible countermeasures. Pig-butchering scams are distinguis...

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...

Beyond Dollars: Unveiling the Deeper Layers of Online Romance Scams Introducing “Body Scam”

Amirkhani, Sima; Alizadeh, Fatemeh; Randall, Dave; Stevens, Gunnar (2024) — Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Type: Proceedings Article Country: Germany

This piece examines Beyond Dollars: Unveiling the Deeper Layers of Online Romance Scams Introducing “Body Scam” within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documente...

Bridging the Protection Gap: Innovative Approaches to Shield Older Adults from AI-Enhanced Scams

Herrera, LD; Van Sickle, London; Podhradsky, Ashley (2024) — 2024 Cyber Awareness and Research Symposium (CARS)

Type: Proceedings Article Country: United States Tags: artificial intelligence, hypothetical case, vingette, defense strategy, future threats, cybercrime, trends, diffusion Of innovation theory, federal trade commission, deepfake

Bridging the Protection Gap: Innovative Approaches to Shield Older Adults from AI-Enhanced Scams is presented as a session at the 2024 Cyber Awareness and Research Symposium (CARS). The catalog entry notes a cross-discip...

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