The prevention of online romance scams using a crime script analysis from the victim’s perspective
Wang, Fangzhou; Kelsay, James D (2025) — International Review of Victimology
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, platform policy, AI misuse, social engineering, prevention, measurement, cross-cultural
Online romance scams (ORS) have grown in severity, exploiting human vulnerabilities and trust through social engineering, which underscores the need for robust preventive strategies. This study advances the field by deve...
The Role of Online Peer Support Groups in the Recovery of Romance Fraud Victims
(2025) — Innovation in Aging
Type: Journal Article
This piece examines The Role of Online Peer Support Groups in the Recovery of Romance Fraud Victims within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the lit...
Therapeutic but toxic spaces: Romance fraud victimization from a psychosocial perspective
Yoshida, Yutaka (2025) — Journal of Economic Criminology
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
Therapeutic but toxic spaces: Romance fraud victimization from a psychosocial perspective is positioned within economic criminology to explore how intimate-deception operates at the junction of individual psychology and...
Uncovering vulnerability to fraud and scams among adult victims in online and offline contexts: A systematic review
Dadà, Chiara Barbara; Colautti, Laura; Rosi, Alessia; Cavallini, Elena; Antonietti, Alessandro; Iannello, Paola (2025) — Computers in Human Behavior
Type: Journal Article
Country: Italy
This catalog-style synopsis summarizes a systematic review of adult vulnerability to fraud and scams in online and offline contexts, as published in Computers in Human Behavior. The review aggregates empirical work to ma...
Understanding the Characteristics of Pig Butchering Scams: Impact on Victims and Challenges for Law Enforcement in Indonesia
Type: Journal Article
Country: Indonesia
Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, law enforcement, platform policy, money mules, AI misuse, online dating platforms, cross-cultural
The study analyzes the pig-butchering scam, a cyber-enabled form of investment fraud that has expanded rapidly in Indonesia since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also known as Sha Zhu Pan, this manipulative scheme bl...
“If U Don't Pay they will Share the Pics”: Exploring Sextortion in the Context of Romance Fraud
Cross, Cassandra; Holt, Karen; O'Malley, Roberta Liggett (2024) — Scams, Cons, Frauds, and Deceptions
Type: Book Chapter
Country: Australia
Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, AI misuse
This piece examines “If U Don't Pay they will Share the Pics”: Exploring Sextortion in the Context of Romance Fraud within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns docum...
A qualitative investigation of the emotional, physiological, financial, and legal consequences of online romance scams in the United States
Cole, R. (2024) — Journal of Economic Criminology
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
This catalog-style study provides a qualitative examination of the consequences associated with online romance scams in the United States, emphasizing emotional, physiological, financial, and legal dimensions. Situated w...
A Quantitative Analysis on the Sentencing Disparity in Online Romance Scam Cases in United States: A Focal Concern Theory Perspective
Wang, Fangzhou (2024) — Crime & Delinquency
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
Tags: victim experience, AI misuse, cross-cultural
This piece examines A Quantitative Analysis on the Sentencing Disparity in Online Romance Scam Cases in United States: A Focal Concern Theory Perspective within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communicat...
Addressing Cyberscams and Acquired Brain Injury (“I Desperately Need to Know What to Do”): Qualitative Exploration of Clinicians’ and Service Providers’ Perspectives
Chew, Kimberly Ann; Ponsford, Jennie; Gould, Kate Rachel (2024) — Journal of Medical Internet Research
Type: Journal Article
Country: Australia
Tags: victim experience, psychology, AI misuse, prevention
Acquired brain injury can heighten susceptibility to scams due to ongoing cognitive and psychosocial changes following injury. Cyberscams produce financial harm alongside debilitating psychological effects such as shame...
Analysis of "Pig-Butchering Scam" Type of Network Fraud from the Legal Perspective
Fu, Zhenglang (2024) — Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Type: Journal Article
Country: China
Tags: victim experience, AI misuse
This paper examines pig-butchering scams (Sha Zhu Pan) from a legal perspective, focusing on their causes, operation, challenges for China’s legal system, and possible countermeasures. Pig-butchering scams are distinguis...
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