Grooming in online dating romance frauds and scams: A scoping review
Feng, Maja (2026) — Journal of Economic Criminology
Type: Journal Article
Country: Global
Tags: ODARFS, grooming, romance fraud, romance scam, deception, trust-building, persuasive techniques, digital intimacy
This scoping review catalogs scholarly work on grooming practices within online dating romance frauds and scams. It seeks to map how grooming is defined and conceptualized in this domain, how offenders initiate and susta...