Romanssihuijaus - rakkauden varjolla tehty kyberrikos
Kanervo, Riikka; Normann, Maria; Korhonen, Helmi (2025) — Kriminologia
Type: Journal Article
Country: Finland
Tags: AI misuse
The paper analyzes romance scams as a distinct and serious form of cybercrime, emphasizing that these schemes rely on emotional manipulation rather than purely financial deception. Offenders build fabricated romantic rel...
The Deceptive Allure: Understanding and Combating Cryptocurrency Pig Butchering Scams
Krause, David (2025) — SSRN Electronic Journal
Type: Journal Article
The Deceptive Allure: Understanding and Combating Cryptocurrency Pig Butchering Scams provides a neutral, catalog-style examination of a form of online fraud that has emerged within cryptocurrency ecosystems. The work de...
Uncovering vulnerability to fraud and scams among adult victims in online and offline contexts: A systematic review
Dadà, Chiara Barbara; Colautti, Laura; Rosi, Alessia; Cavallini, Elena; Antonietti, Alessandro; Iannello, Paola (2025) — Computers in Human Behavior
Type: Journal Article
Country: Italy
This catalog-style synopsis summarizes a systematic review of adult vulnerability to fraud and scams in online and offline contexts, as published in Computers in Human Behavior. The review aggregates empirical work to ma...
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...
Scam Techniques in Pig Butchering Scams: Case Study
Dove, Martina (2024) — SSRN Electronic Journal
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
Tags: pig butchering, romance scam, online fraud, persuasion techniques, grooming, emotional abuse, crypto investment scam, case study
This catalog-style synopsis presents a case-study–oriented examination of scam techniques observed in pig butchering fraud, as described in an article published within an SSRN electronic journal. The study frames pig but...
Unveiling the Patterns of Romance Scams in South Korea
Choi, SW.; Lee, J.; Choi, YJ. (2024) — International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning
Type: Journal Article
Country: South Korea
Tags: offender tactics
Romance scams are a form of cybercrime in which fraudsters cultivate online relationships to obtain money, personal information, or access to resources from targeted individuals. Global trends indicate a rising prevalenc...
