Romance Scam Research Center

Understanding Romance Scammers Through the Lens of Their Victims: Qualitative Modeling of Risk and Protective Factors in the Online Context

Wang, F.; Topalli, V. (2022) — American Journal of Criminal Justice

Type: Journal Article Country: United States Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, AI misuse, prevention

This piece examines Understanding Romance Scammers Through the Lens of Their Victims: Qualitative Modeling of Risk and Protective Factors in the Online Context within the broader context of online fraud and mediated comm...

Using artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes to deceive victims: the need to rethink current romance fraud prevention messaging

Cross, C. (2022) — Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Type: Journal Article Country: Australia Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, AI misuse, prevention

Romance fraud exploits the appearance of a genuine romantic connection to lure individuals into financial exploitation. Each year, a large number of people worldwide lose money to such schemes. Current prevention messagi...

“I Suspect That the Pictures Are Stolen”: Romance Fraud, Identity Crime, and Responding to Suspicions of Inauthentic Identities

Cross, C.; Layt, R. (2021) — Social Science Computer Review

Type: Journal Article Country: Australia Tags: victim experience, platform policy, AI misuse Methods: interview, qualitative

Romance fraud affects a large number of people around the world, with financial losses measured in millions of dollars each year and a trend of continued growth. The offense unfolds when a perpetrator presents the preten...

“They just say how stupid I was for being conned”. Cyberscams and acquired brain injury: A qualitative exploration of the lived experience of survivors and close others

Gould, Kate R.; Carminati, Jao-Yue J.; Ponsford, Jennie L. (2021) — Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Type: Journal Article Country: Australia

This catalog-style synopsis outlines a qualitative exploration of cyberscam victimization as experienced by adults with acquired brain injury and by their close others, within the field of neuropsychological rehabilitati...

A Study on prevention model of the Romance Scam crime

Jae-Young, L.; Won-Bae, P. (2021) — Korean Journal of Security Convergence Management

Type: Journal Article Country: South Korea

This piece examines A Study on prevention model of the Romance Scam crime within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the literature, describes how off...

E-Marketing: Utilizing Social Media and Marketplaces to Start Businesses for Online Love Scam Victims in Indonesia

Esfandari, DA.; Satria Putri, BP. (2021) — Charity

Type: Journal Article Country: Indonesia Tags: AI misuse

This piece examines E-Marketing: Utilizing Social Media and Marketplaces to Start Businesses for Online Love Scam Victims in Indonesia within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines co...

Hello Pretty, Hello Handsome!: Exploring the Menace of Online Dating and Romance Scam in Africa

Eseadi, C.; Ogbonna, CS.; Otu, MS.; Ede, MO. (2021) — Crime, Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System in Africa

Type: Book Chapter Country: Nigeria Tags: psychology

Online dating and romance scams are examined within criminal psychology as a growing category of deception facilitated by information and communication technology. The landscape is shaped by anonymous and semi-anonymous...

How does Victim Precipitation Theory explain Deviant Behaviours of Internet Romance Offenders? Gamer’s Perspective of Victim Precipitation

Offei, Martin Otu (2021) — International Journal of Technology and Management Research

Type: Journal Article Country: Ghana Tags: victim experience, offender tactics, AI misuse, risk factors, cross-cultural

Internet romance fraud presents a widespread challenge with outcomes ranging from financial harm and emotional distress to more severe losses. This article investigates how individuals who perpetrate online dating scams...

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 Populations: older adults Methods: survey

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...

Responding to Romance Scams and Sextortion During The Pandemic.

Jeong, Tae-jin (2021) — Korean Police Studies Review

Type: Journal Article Country: South Korea

This piece examines Responding to Romance Scams and Sextortion During The Pandemic. within the broader context of online fraud and mediated communication. It outlines common patterns documented in the literature, describ...