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Living Evidence Synthesis

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Approved public versions are listed newest first. Drafts, unsuccessful generation attempts, and versions not yet published through this Research Insight are excluded.

Approved public versions

  1. Version 30

    Automated claim-level support repair round 1, correcting 4 passages from synthesis version 29.

  2. Version 29

    Initial version: this synthesis organizes and weights the supplied reviewed evidence on digital platforms, automation, AI, deepfakes, and emerging technologies in relationship‑based fraud. No material evidence records were added or removed relative to the supplied corpus; the summary reflects the evidence items and methodological limitations explicitly reported in those records.

    • Publications: 31 (-5)
    • Evidence statements: 128 (+3)
    • Cited sources: 31 (-5)

    Sources added: Analyzing the Evolving Modus Operandi of Romance Scams via Court Judgments: Crime Script and Policy Implications; Beyond Dollars: Unveiling the Deeper Layers of Online Romance Scams Introducing “Body Scam”; Drawing on social approval as a linguistic strategy: A discourse semantic analysis of judgement evaluation in suspected online romance scammer dating profiles; Leveraging Naive Bayesian Machine Learning for Detecting Pig Butchering Scams: A Cybersecurity Social Engineering Perspective in Africa; and 7 more.

    Sources removed: A crime script perspective on mapping the entry, continuation, and exit pathways of online romance fraud; Amor, dependencia y aislamiento: El impacto psicológico del romance scam; A Study on Romance Scam : The Current Situation and Effective Countermeasures; Catfishing on Social Media: A Criminal Law And Islamic Criminal Law Analysis In Jambi; and 12 more.

  3. Version 28

    Automated evidence-grounded revision attempt 2. Initial version.

    • Publications: 36 (-6)
    • Evidence statements: 125 (-21)
    • Cited sources: 36 (-6)

    Sources removed: Drawing on social approval as a linguistic strategy: A discourse semantic analysis of judgement evaluation in suspected online romance scammer dating profiles; Online Romance in the 21st Century; Problems and Solutions of Telecommunications and Internet Fraud Crimes of the Type of "Pig Butchering Scams" in Criminal Law Regulation Based on Criminal Law Elements Analysis; The Espouse of Women in the Online Romance Fraud World: Role of Sociocultural Experiences and Digital Technologies; and 2 more.

  4. Version 27

    Automated evidence-grounded revision attempt 1. Initial version.

    • Publications: 42 (-1)
    • Evidence statements: 146 (-4)
    • Cited sources: 42 (-1)

    Sources added: LOVE SCAMS ISSUES IN MALAYSIA: HOW TO OVERCOME IT FROM AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE; Online Romance in the 21st Century; What Money Can Do: Examining the Effects of Rewards on Online Romance Fraudsters’ Deceptive Strategies.

    Sources removed: An Examination of Digital Validation-Seeking Behaviors in Adolescents as Precursors to Romance Scamming; Crypto-Cognitive Exploitation: Integrating Cognitive, Social, and Technological perspectives on cryptocurrency fraud; Meeting you was a fake: investigating the increase in romance fraud during COVID-19; The Gamification of Online Romance Fraud through Offenders’ Cards.

  5. Version 26

    Initial version.

    • Publications: 43 (+16)
    • Evidence statements: 150 (+34)
    • Cited sources: 43 (+16)

    Sources added: A crime script perspective on mapping the entry, continuation, and exit pathways of online romance fraud; Amor, dependencia y aislamiento: El impacto psicológico del romance scam; An Examination of Digital Validation-Seeking Behaviors in Adolescents as Precursors to Romance Scamming; Catfishing on Social Media: A Criminal Law And Islamic Criminal Law Analysis In Jambi; and 21 more.

    Sources removed: Analysis of a Cryptocurrency Investment Scam: Pig Butchering; Analyzing the Evolving Modus Operandi of Romance Scams via Court Judgments: Crime Script and Policy Implications; Deconstructing a form of hybrid investment fraud: Examining ‘pig butchering’ in the United States; Evaluating Jailbreak Vulnerabilities in LLMs: A Taxonomy and Comparative Analysis in Romance Fraud Scenarios; and 5 more.

  6. Version 25

    Automated claim-level support repair round 1, correcting 1 passage from synthesis version 24.

  7. Version 24

    Automated evidence-grounded revision attempt 2. Initial version.

  8. Version 23

    Automated evidence-grounded revision attempt 1. Initial version. This synthesis reproduces the mandated protected summary and selected protected paragraphs verbatim and constructs a complete replacement synthesis that limits claims to those directly supported by the supplied, reviewed evidence. No previous-version evidence additions or deletions beyond the audit constraints were introduced.

    • Evidence statements: 116 (+5)

    Sources added: Analysis of a Cryptocurrency Investment Scam: Pig Butchering.

    Sources removed: “You’re not alone”: the use of peer support groups for fraud victims.

  9. Version 22

    Initial version: synthesizes the provided evidence corpus on digital platforms, automation, AI/deepfakes, and crypto-enabled hybrid fraud. No prior-version evidence changes to report.

    • Publications: 27 (-1)
    • Evidence statements: 111 (-17)
    • Cited sources: 27 (-1)

    Sources added: Analyzing the Evolving Modus Operandi of Romance Scams via Court Judgments: Crime Script and Policy Implications; Deconstructing a form of hybrid investment fraud: Examining ‘pig butchering’ in the United States; Mapping Computer Mediated Communication Theories and Persuasive Strategies in Analysing Online Dating Romance Scam; Persuasive Schemes for Financial Exploitation in Online Romance Scam: An Anatomy on Sha Zhu Pan (杀猪盘) in China; and 6 more.

    Sources removed: Analysis of a Cryptocurrency Investment Scam: Pig Butchering; Catfishing on Social Media: A Criminal Law And Islamic Criminal Law Analysis In Jambi; Essays on the Rationality of Online Romance Scammers; Online Romance in the 21st Century; and 7 more.

  10. Version 21

    Automated evidence-grounded revision attempt 1. Initial version.

    • Publications: 28 (-6)
    • Evidence statements: 128 (-17)
    • Cited sources: 28 (-6)

    Sources removed: Connecting Chinese and American Scam Victims; HeartGuard VR: Immersive Romance Scam Education; Online romance scams and victimhood; The Gamification of Online Romance Fraud through Offenders’ Cards; and 2 more.

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