Drawing on social approval as a linguistic strategy: A discourse semantic analysis of judgement evaluation in suspected online romance scammer dating profiles

Lee, KF; Chan, MY; Ali, Afida Mohamad (2024) — Psychology of Language and Communication

Type: Journal Article Country: Malaysia Tags: victim experience, AI misuse, prevention

This study examines the role of social approval as a linguistic resource in the construction of judgement within suspected online romance scammer dating profiles. Located in the field Psychology of Language and Communica...

Self and desired partner descriptions in the online romance scam: a linguistic analysis of scammer and general user profiles on online dating portals

Lee, KF.; Chan, MY.; Mohamad Ali, A. (2022) — Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Type: Journal Article Country: Malaysia Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, psychology, AI misuse, prevention Methods: content analysis

This study investigates how online romance scammers construct their dating profiles linguistically, comparing them with genuine users on mainstream dating platforms. The focus is on self-descriptions and desired partner...

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