Reality Counseling Approach to Increasing Career Woman Awareness (Case Study Love Scam)
Nakhma'ussolikhah; Iman Subasman; Lina Marliani (2025) — International Journal of Education and Humanities
Type: Journal Article
Country: Indonesia
Tags: older adults, AI misuse
Populations: older adults
This catalog entry outlines a study of globalization and its generational impacts, tracing how global interconnectedness shapes daily life, values, and social structures across cohorts, and how shifts from tangible, real...
The Mental Health Impacts of Internet Scams
Balcombe, Luke (2025) — International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Type: Journal Article
Country: Australia
Tags: victim experience, AI misuse, risk factors, prevention
Methods: case study
Cyber fraud schemes have grown in sophistication and are increasingly prevalent in affluent countries such as Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Within this landscape, Australia has demonstrate...
Understanding the Characteristics of Pig Butchering Scams: Impact on Victims and Challenges for Law Enforcement in Indonesia
Aissyach, Aissyach Noor Chairinovadanti; Sigid, Sigid Suseno; Budi, Budi Arta Atmaja (2025) — KRTHA BHAYANGKARA
Type: Journal Article
Country: Indonesia
Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, law enforcement, platform policy, money mules, AI misuse, online dating platforms, cross-cultural
Methods: case study
The study analyzes the pig-butchering scam, a cyber-enabled form of investment fraud that has expanded rapidly in Indonesia since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also known as Sha Zhu Pan, this manipulative scheme bl...
Romance baiting, cryptorom and ‘pig butchering’: an evolutionary step in romance fraud
Cross, C. (2023) — Current Issues in Criminal Justice
Type: Journal Article
Country: Australia
This article examines the recent convergence of romance fraud and investment fraud, resulting in what has been termed romance baiting, cryptorom, or pig butchering. These schemes use the façade of a romantic relationship...
“You’re not alone”: the use of peer support groups for fraud victims
Cross, C. (2019) — Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Type: Journal Article
Country: Australia
This article examines the severe consequences of fraud victimization and the limited support services available to those affected. Victims not only suffer financial loss but also face broader harms, including declines in...
Case Study: Romance Scams
Yen, TF.; Jakobsson, M. (2016) — Understanding Social Engineering Based Scams
Type: Book Chapter
Country: United States
Methods: experiment
This chapter provides a neutral overview of romance scams and describes an experimental effort to establish measurable attributes for study, including a data collection tool called the simulated spam filter. The text out...
