Educating students on the behavioral and psychological aspects of romance scam victimization via a social engineering competition
Bleiman, Rachel; Park, Hwanhee; Rege, Aunshul (2025) — Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice
Type: Journal Article
Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, psychology, platform policy, AI misuse, social engineering
Populations: students
The online dating sector generated 2.98 billion USD in 2023 and is projected to reach about 3.6 billion USD by 2025. Within this space, romance scams impose substantial financial losses, estimated at 1.3 billion USD in 2...