Online romance scams and victimhood

Sorell, T.; Whitty, M. (2019) — Security Journal

Type: Journal Article Country: United Kingdom Tags: victim experience, psychology Methods: interview, qualitative

Online romance scams target users of dating platforms by siphoning substantial sums of money and inflicting meaningful psychological distress. Those affected frequently blame themselves for the losses and also face blame...

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