Connecting Chinese and American Scam Victims examines how fraud experiences are shaped by cross-cultural and cross-border contexts, focusing on victimization in two national settings. The work surveys how digital platforms, social engineering techniques, and financial pressures converge to produce similar patterns of deception while also reflecting language, cultural norms, and regulatory environments distinctive to China and the United States. It considers victim narratives, perceived harms, and responses to scam attempts, aiming to identify both common vulnerabilities and location-specific factors that influence vulnerability, reporting, and recovery. The study is positioned within broader discussions of cybercrime, consumer protection, and the social dynamics of trust, with attention to implications for awareness, education, and support for those affected. The synopsis outlines a catalog-style entry that foregrounds a comparative framework, literature context, and considerations for methodology within cross-cultural research on victimization. It signals reflections on ethical and interpretive approaches appropriate to studying scam victims across two national systems, while maintaining a neutral, reference-oriented tone. The content is oriented toward potential contributions to criminology, sociology, digital literacy, and policy discourse by highlighting how victims in each context perceive risk, assess offers, and navigate reporting channels and remedies. The entry emphasizes practical implications for policy and practice, including consumer protection efforts, targeted awareness initiatives, and avenues for international collaboration to assist victims and deter fraudulent activity. Overall, it provides a concise reference point for researchers, practitioners, and readers seeking a balanced understanding of the human impact of scams at the intersection of Chinese and American experience, as cataloged in SSRN’s Electronic Journal collection.