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Living Evidence Synthesis

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Victim Recovery

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 57

    Automated evidence-grounded revision attempt 1. This is the initial version.

    • Publications: 32 (+2)
    • Evidence statements: 126 (+18)
    • Cited sources: 32 (+2)

    Sources added: Online romance scams and victimhood; The Mental Health Impacts of Internet Scams; “You’re not alone”: the use of peer support groups for fraud victims.

    Sources removed: A scoping review of online romance scams: Conceptual construction and comparative analysis.

  2. Version 56

    Initial version.

    • Publications: 30 (+2)
    • Evidence statements: 108 (-12)
    • Cited sources: 30 (+2)

    Sources added: A scoping review of online romance scams: Conceptual construction and comparative analysis; Romance Scamming: Uncovering the Transnational Crime and Legal Challenges; The reporting experiences and support needs of victims of online fraud; Unveiling the Romance Scam Scheme: Psychological Manipulation and Its Impact on Victims; and 1 more.

    Sources removed: The prevention of online romance scams using a crime script analysis from the victim’s perspective; “They just say how stupid I was for being conned”. Cyberscams and acquired brain injury: A qualitative exploration of the lived experience of survivors and close others; “You’re not alone”: the use of peer support groups for fraud victims.

  3. Version 55

    Automated evidence-grounded revision attempt 2. Initial version.

  4. Version 54

    Automated evidence-grounded revision attempt 1. Initial version.

  5. Version 53

    Initial version: synthesizes the supplied reviewed evidence on victim recovery after relationship-based cyberscams; no prior-version changes to report.

    • Evidence statements: 120 (+10)

    Sources added: CHAPTER 10 The Online Mutual Help Practices of Romance Fraud Victims; Digital romance fraud targeting unmarried women; Legal Protection for Victims of Love Scam Crimes; Love scam in cyberspace.

    Sources removed: A new type of victim? Profiling survivors of modern slavery in the online scam industry in Southeast Asia; My Parents Expectations Were Overwhelming: Online Dating Romance Scams Targeting Minors in Iran Through Exploitation of Parental Pressure; Online love fraud and the experiences of indonesian women: a qualitative study; Romance Scam as one of the main Challenges of cybercrime.

  6. Version 52

    Automated evidence-grounded revision attempt 3. Initial version.

  7. Version 51

    Automated evidence-grounded revision attempt 2. This is the initial version.

  8. Version 50

    Automated evidence-grounded revision attempt 1. Initial version.

    • Publications: 28 (+1)
    • Evidence statements: 110 (+2)
    • Cited sources: 28 (+1)

    Sources added: Pig Butchering in Cybersecurity: A Modern Social Engineering Threat.

  9. Version 49

    Initial version. No previous-version evidence changes are reported.

    • Publications: 27 (+1)
    • Evidence statements: 108 (+1)
    • Cited sources: 27 (+1)

    Sources added: Does age matter? Examining seniors’ experiences of romance fraud; Mapping romance fraud research – a systematic review; No laughing matter; Online love fraud and the experiences of indonesian women: a qualitative study; and 2 more.

    Sources removed: Legal Protection for Victims of Love Scam Crimes; Romance Scamming: Uncovering the Transnational Crime and Legal Challenges; The Mental Health Impacts of Internet Scams; The reporting experiences and support needs of victims of online fraud; and 1 more.

  10. Version 48

    Automated evidence-grounded revision attempt 2. Initial version.

    • Publications: 26 (+3)
    • Evidence statements: 107 (+7)
    • Cited sources: 26 (+3)

    Sources added: The Mental Health Impacts of Internet Scams; The reporting experiences and support needs of victims of online fraud; “Falling into a Black Hole”: A Qualitative Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Cyberscam Victim-Survivors and Their Social Support Networks.

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