Romance Scam Research Center

How Do Individuals Justify and Rationalize their Criminal Behaviors in Online Romance Fraud?

Offei, M.; Andoh-Baidoo, FK.; Ayaburi, EW.; Asamoah, D. (2020) — Information Systems Frontiers

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

This study investigates how offenders justify and rationalize their participation in online romance fraud (ORF) by applying neutralization theory and denial of risk theory. Unlike most research that focuses on victims, t...

Online-Dating Romance Scam in Malaysia: An Analysis of Online Conversations between Scammers and Victims

Shaari, AH.; Kamaluddin, MR.; Paizi@Fauzi, WF.; Mohd, M. (2019) — GEMA Online® Journal of Language Studies

Type: Journal Article Country: Malaysia

This catalog-style synopsis summarizes a study published in GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies, titled Online-Dating Romance Scam in Malaysia: An Analysis of Online Conversations between Scammers and Victims. The wo...

Do You Love Me? Psychological Characteristics of Romance Scam Victims

Whitty, MT. (2018) — Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Type: Journal Article Country: United Kingdom

Do You Love Me? Psychological Characteristics of Romance Scam Victims, published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, presents a catalog-style overview of how perpetrators exploit online romance scripts a...

Expectations vs reality: Responding to online fraud across the fraud justice network

Cross, C. (2018) — International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice

Type: Journal Article Country: Australia

This catalog-style synopsis surveys how online fraud is addressed within the broader fraud justice network, spanning agencies, institutions, and jurisdictions. Framed by the contrast between stated expectations—rapid res...

Victimization Analysis Based On Routine Activitiy Theory for Cyber-Love Scam in Malaysia

Saad, ME.; Norul Huda Sheikh Abdullah, S. (2018) — 2018 Cyber Resilience Conference (CRC)

Type: Proceedings Article Country: Malaysia Tags: victim experience, law enforcement, platform policy, prevention Methods: quantitative

This study applies Routine Activity Theory (RAT) to examine factors influencing victimization in cyber-love scams in Malaysia. With cases rising sharply alongside technological advances, the research sought to identify d...

The online dating romance scam: causes and consequences of victimhood

Buchanan, T.; Whitty, MT. (2013) — Psychology, Crime & Law

Type: Journal Article Country: United Kingdom

This catalog-style synopsis surveys the topic of online dating romance scams as presented in Psychology, Crime & Law. The article defines the phenomenon as deceitful relationship-building undertaken through digital datin...

Epistolary Affect and Romance Scams: Letter from an Unknown Woman<sup>*</sup>

Steyerl, H. (2011) — October

Type: Journal Article Country: United States

This work is presented as a catalog-style inquiry into how written address and emotional rhetoric operate within the framework of romance and deception. The item treats the epistolary form as a vehicle for affect, tracin...

Relationship problems and the DSM:needed improvements and suggested solutions

HEYMAN, RICHARD E.; SLEP, AMY M. SMITH; BEACH, STEVEN R.H.; WAMBOLDT, MARIANNE Z.; KASLOW, NADINE J.; REISS, DAVID (2009) — World Psychiatry

Type: Journal Article Country: United States

This World Psychiatry article surveys how relationship problems are represented within the DSM framework and what improvements could enhance clinical usefulness. It considers how relational distress intersects with vario...