Romance Scam Research Center

Factors of susceptibility to online romance scam in Malaysia: unraveling the complex pathways

Purwaningrum, EK.; Ho, YM.; Imawati, D.; Prihadi, KD.; Talib, MA. (2024) — International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)

Type: Journal Article Country: Indonesia Tags: victim experience, AI misuse, risk factors, measurement Methods: survey

This piece examines Factors of susceptibility to online romance scam in Malaysia: unraveling the complex pathways within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documen...

HeartGuard VR: Immersive Romance Scam Education

Lea, O.; Shepherd, LA.; Szymkowiak, A. (2024) — Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Type: Book Chapter Country: United Kingdom Tags: victim experience, social engineering

This piece examines HeartGuard VR: Immersive Romance Scam Education within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the literature, describes how offenders...

How Do Real Cybercrime Syndicates Operate?: The Case of Online Romance Fraud Syndicates

Andoh-Baidoo, FK.; Offei, MO.; Ayaburi, EW.; Siponen, M.; Gladyshev, P. (2024) — IEEE Security & Privacy

Type: Journal Article Country: United States Tags: AI misuse

Catalog entry: Online romance frauds originating from Africa are described as organized activities conducted by syndicates typically comprising 150 to 200 individual scammers. The material outlines a multi-tiered network...

Hyperpersonal feedback and online romance fraud: an empirical examination

Wang, F.; Dickinson, T. (2024) — Journal of Crime and Justice

Type: Journal Article Country: United States

This catalog-style synopsis surveys an empirical investigation into hyperpersonal feedback in online romance and its relationship to fraud. The study frames online dating interactions through hyperpersonal dynamics, wher...

Induced erotomania by online romance fraud - a novel form of de Clérambault’s syndrome

Alotti, N.; Osvath, P.; Tenyi, T.; Voros, V. (2024) — BMC Psychiatry

Type: Journal Article Country: Hungary Tags: victim experience, psychology, AI misuse, cross-cultural

Internet usage and its effects on mental health are widely documented, yet reports on internet-induced erotomania remain scarce. Erotomania is a rare, likely underdiagnosed delusional disorder characterized by the belief...

Legal Policies for Eradicating Perpetrators of Online Romance Fraud in the Digital Sphere

Fikri, AM. (2024) — JCIC : Jurnal CIC Lembaga Riset dan Konsultan Sosial

Type: Journal Article Country: Indonesia Tags: law enforcement, platform policy, AI misuse, measurement, cross-cultural Methods: survey, interview, secondary data, qualitative

Online romance fraud represents a category of cybercrime that exploits emotional manipulation to extract financial resources or secure personal information. The conduct has grown alongside rising internet penetration in...

Love at First Sleight: A Review of Scammer Techniques in Online Romance Fraud

Kydd, M.; Shepherd, LA.; Szymkowiak, A.; Johnson, GI. (2024) — Springer Proceedings in Complexity

Type: Book Chapter Country: United Kingdom Tags: victim experience, law enforcement, AI misuse

This piece examines Love at First Sleight: A Review of Scammer Techniques in Online Romance Fraud within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the liter...

Modelling the modus operandi of online romance fraud: Perspectives of online romance fraudsters

Abubakari, Y. (2024) — Journal of Economic Criminology

Type: Journal Article Country: Poland

This article offers a catalog-style, neutral synopsis of research on modelling the modus operandi of online romance fraud, drawing on perspectives attributed to the perpetrators themselves. Positioned within the field of...

More Than Just a “Bad” Online Experience: Risk Factors and Characteristics of Catfishing Fraud Victimization

Snyder, Jamie A.; Golladay, Katelyn (2024) — Deviant Behavior

Type: Journal Article Country: United States

This study examines the relatively underexplored area of catfishing victimization—cases where individuals are deceived online but not necessarily defrauded financially. Using survey data from 1,511 social media and datin...

Relationship fraud: Romance, friendship and family frauds

Button, Mark; Carter, Elisabeth (2024) — Journal of Economic Criminology

Type: Journal Article Country: United Kingdom

Relationship fraud refers to intentional deception in which trust within intimate or interpersonal ties—romance, friendship, and family relationships—is exploited to obtain money, property, or other benefits. The topic c...