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  1. · Accepted reader explanation

    Why romance scams can be hard to report

    People targeted by romance scams may fear judgment or struggle to find an agency that will listen. Research explains these obstacles, but it does not establish how often all victims report or which reporting and support changes prevent further harm.

  2. · Added to Library

    Behind the Mask: The Devastating Emotional Fallout of Catfishing

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  3. · Added to Library

    A Legal Analysis on Online Fraud Using Fake Identity

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  4. · Added to Library

    Double, triple or quadruple hits? Exploring the impact of cybercrime on victims in the Netherlands

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

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    Why do fraud victims get blamed? Lerner’s Belief in a Just World and its application to victims of online fraud

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  6. · Added to Library

    ‘Oh we can’t actually do anything about that’: The problematic nature of jurisdiction for online fraud victims

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  7. · Added to Library

    Victims’ motivations for reporting to the ‘fraud justice network’

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  8. · Added to Library

    Empty Streets, Busy Internet: A Time-Series Analysis of Cybercrime and Fraud Trends During COVID-19

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  9. · Added to Library

    (Mis)Understanding the Impact of Online Fraud: Implications for Victim Assistance Schemes

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  10. · Added to Library

    Meeting the Challenges of Fraud in a Digital World

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  11. · Added to Library

    Improving the Police Response to Online Fraud

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  12. · Added to Library

    “More intelligent, less emotive and more greedy”: Hierarchies of blame in online fraud

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  13. · Added to Library

    COVID-19 and cyber fraud: emerging threats during the pandemic

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  14. · Added to Library

    Using financial intelligence to target online fraud victimisation: applying a tertiary prevention perspective

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  15. · Added to Library

    ‘They’re Very Lonely’: Understanding the Fraud Victimisation of Seniors

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  16. · Added to Library

    Facebook as a Tool of Catfishing: An Analytical Study of University Students

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  17. · Added to Library

    The Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Fraud Casebook

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  18. · Added to Library

    Understanding the state of criminological scholarship on cybercrimes

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  19. · Added to Library

    Safeguarding Retirement in the Age of Scams

    Approved publication added to the Library. This date is when RSRC added the record, not the work’s publication date.

  20. · Added to Library

    Romance Scam Statistics 2024-2026: verified, source-attributed figures from FBI IC3, FTC, City of London Police, Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr, GASA and Chainalysis (Baromètre 2026 des arnaques sentimentales)

    Dataset added for discovery. Datasets are not used as evidence in Research Insights.