The online dating romance scam: causes and consequences of victimhood
Buchanan, T.; Whitty, MT. (2013) — Psychology, Crime & Law
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
This catalog-style synopsis surveys the topic of online dating romance scams as presented in Psychology, Crime & Law. The article defines the phenomenon as deceitful relationship-building undertaken through digital datin...
The Scammers Persuasive Techniques Model: Development of a Stage Model to Explain the Online Dating Romance Scam
Whitty, MT. (2013) — British Journal of Criminology
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
This article develops a stage-based explanatory framework to account for online dating romance scams. The proposed model traces how persuasive techniques are organized and deployed across successive phases of a scam enco...
The Online Romance Scam: A Serious Cybercrime
Whitty, MT.; Buchanan, T. (2012) — Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
This entry examines online romance scams as a form of cybercrime characterized by deliberate deception within internet relationships initiated on dating sites, apps, or social networks. Perpetrators cultivate emotional c...
Neural correlates of long-term intense romantic love
Acevedo, Bianca P.; Aron, Arthur; Fisher, Helen E.; Brown, Lucy L. (2011) — Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
This piece examines Neural correlates of long-term intense romantic love within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the literature, describes how offe...
Regional Brain Activity in Women Grieving a Romantic Relationship Breakup
Najib, Arif; Lorberbaum, Jeffrey P.; Kose, Samet; Bohning, Daryl E.; George, Mark S. (2004) — American Journal of Psychiatry
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
This piece examines Regional Brain Activity in Women Grieving a Romantic Relationship Breakup within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the literatur...
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