Using artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes to deceive victims: the need to rethink current romance fraud prevention messaging
Cross, C. (2022) — Crime Prevention and Community Safety
Type: Journal Article
Country: Australia
Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, AI misuse, prevention
Romance fraud exploits the appearance of a genuine romantic connection to lure individuals into financial exploitation. Each year, a large number of people worldwide lose money to such schemes. Current prevention messagi...
Hello Pretty, Hello Handsome!: Exploring the Menace of Online Dating and Romance Scam in Africa
Eseadi, C.; Ogbonna, CS.; Otu, MS.; Ede, MO. (2021) — Crime, Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System in Africa
Type: Book Chapter
Country: Nigeria
Tags: psychology
Online dating and romance scams are examined within criminal psychology as a growing category of deception facilitated by information and communication technology. The landscape is shaped by anonymous and semi-anonymous...
How does Victim Precipitation Theory explain Deviant Behaviours of Internet Romance Offenders? Gamer’s Perspective of Victim Precipitation
Offei, Martin Otu (2021) — International Journal of Technology and Management Research
Internet romance fraud presents a widespread challenge with outcomes ranging from financial harm and emotional distress to more severe losses. This article investigates how individuals who perpetrate online dating scams...
The Use of Military Profiles in Romance Fraud Schemes
Cross, C.; Holt, TJ. (2021) — Victims & Offenders
Type: Journal Article
Country: Australia
This catalog entry analyzes the phenomenon of romance fraud in which perpetrators adopt military personas to initiate and sustain online relationships. The focus is on the construction and deployment of military profiles...
Contextualised Cyber Security Awareness Approach for Online Romance Fraud
Dickerson, S.; Apeh, E.; Ollis, G. (2020) — 2020 7th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC)
Type: Proceedings Article
Country: United Kingdom
Tags: victim experience, platform policy, AI misuse, prevention, measurement
Romance fraud caused substantial financial loss in 2018, with 50 million pounds reported and a 27 percent rise from the prior year, despite increased publicity and guidance on the issue. This pattern indicates that roman...
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 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...
Romance Fraud
Cross, C. (2020) — The Palgrave Handbook of International Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance
Type: Book Chapter
Country: Australia
Tags: victim experience, AI misuse
Romance fraud constitutes a pattern in which an individual masks financial intent behind a forged romantic connection. Offenders present themselves as consistent, appealing partners to cultivate trust and emotional depen...
Online romance scams and victimhood
Sorell, T.; Whitty, M. (2019) — Security Journal
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
Tags: victim experience, psychology
Online romance scams target users of dating platforms by siphoning substantial sums of money and inflicting meaningful psychological distress. Those affected frequently blame themselves for the losses and also face blame...
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...
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