Recognizing the Evolving Cybercrime Threats in South Africa
Mpuru, Lebogang; Kgoale, Charles (2025) — African Security
Type: Journal Article
Country: South Africa
This article investigates recent cybercrime trends in South Africa (2019–2023) and highlights the persistent threats facing the country’s economy and financial markets. Using a systematic literature review organized thro...
Shifting routines and the industrialisation of scams: the impact of Covid-19 on deception crimes in Hong Kong
Akartuna, Eray Arda; Yeung, Felix Sin Wai; Manning, Matthew; Bish, Alexandre (2025) — Trends in Organized Crime
Type: Journal Article
Country: Hong Kong
Tags: Deception, Fraud, Pig butchering, Romance scams, Covid-19, Hong Kong, Routine Activity Theory, Crime displacement, victim experience, risk factors, measurement, cross-cultural
This study analyzes how the Covid-19 crisis affected deception-related crime in Hong Kong by examining a period from February 2020 to June 2023. The researchers apply an Auto ARIMA time series approach to contrast crime...
Understanding the Characteristics of Pig Butchering Scams: Impact on Victims and Challenges for Law Enforcement in Indonesia
Aissyach, Aissyach Noor Chairinovadanti; Sigid, Sigid Suseno; Budi, Budi Arta Atmaja (2025) — KRTHA BHAYANGKARA
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...
Análisis Jurídico del Catfishing en Transacciones de Comercio Telemático en Ecuador: Desafíos y Soluciones en el Contexto de la Seguridad Cibernética
Coronel-Rivera, Katerine Alexandra; Arévalo-Vásquez, Carmen Elizabeth; Villavicencio, Marcel (2024) — MQRInvestigar
Type: Journal Article
Country: Ecuador
Tags: victim experience
In recent years, Ecuador has experienced economic growth driven by the expansion of Internet connectivity, the widespread use of mobile devices, digital transformation, and the technological impact of the Covid-19 pandem...
Romance Scam and Legal Interpreting/Translation
Mouri, Masako (2024) — IICAH Official Conference Proceedings
Type: Proceedings Article
Country: Japan
Tags: AI misuse
This catalog entry describes shifts in criminal activity associated with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, focusing on how restrictions on the movement of people and goods altered illicit flows. Physical channe...
The Affective Need and the Social Illusion: the assumptions and the practices of the Romance Scam
D'Ambrosio, M.; Barba, D. (2023) — Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza
Type: Journal Article
Country: Italy
This article explores the intersection of affective needs, digital relationships, and the manipulation of online intimacy through the lens of the romance scam. The authors situate the phenomenon within a socio-criminolog...
Cyber victimization during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A syndemic looming large
Shoib, Sheikh; Philip, Sharad; Bista, Seema; Saeed, Fahimeh; Javed, Sana; Ori, Dorottya; Bashir, Adil; Chandradasa, Miyuru (2022) — Health Science Reports
Type: Journal Article
Country: United States
The commentary highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic increased online presence due to lockdowns and social isolation, which in turn escalated incidents of cyber victimization. This includes cyberbullying, harassment, stal...
Meeting you was a fake: investigating the increase in romance fraud during COVID-19
Buil-Gil, D.; Zeng, Y. (2021) — Journal of Financial Crime
Type: Journal Article
Country: United Kingdom
Tags: victim experience, older adults, law enforcement, AI misuse, risk factors, measurement
This piece examines Meeting you was a fake: investigating the increase in romance fraud during COVID-19 within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the...
Susceptibility to COVID-19 Scams: The Roles of Age, Individual Difference Measures, and Scam-Related Perceptions
Nolte, Julia; Hanoch, Yaniv; Wood, Stacey; Hengerer, David (2021) — Frontiers in Psychology
Type: Journal Article
Country: Global
Tags: COVID-19 scams, fraud susceptibility, age differences, bullshit receptivity, ad skepticism, impulsivity, risk perception, older adults, victim experience, psychology, AI misuse, risk factors, prevention, measurement
This piece examines Susceptibility to COVID-19 Scams: The Roles of Age, Individual Difference Measures, and Scam-Related Perceptions within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines comm...
