Online romance scams represent a growing global phenomenon. This study investigates a
corpus of authentic messages of this type written in English, focusing on their structural …

Romance scams involve cybercriminals engineering a romantic relationship on online
dating platforms for monetary gain. It is a cruel form of cybercrime whereby victims are left …

The online romance scam is a cybercrime that has resulted in substantial impact on victims,
both psychologically and financially. The display of a personal advertisement by scammers …

Abstract The Internet Romance Scams (IRSs) which see scammers engaging targets in
romantic relationships with hopes of swindling their money, have caused victims to …

We aimed to identify the critical insights from empirical peer-reviewed studies on online
romance fraud published between 2000 and 2021 through a systematic literature review …

The study of online romance scam is still at its infancy in Malaysia, despite the increase in
the number of reported cases in this country. This research primarily aims to identify the …

This study seeks to understand romance scam from the offenders' perspective and how they
rationalize their motivations, opportunities and abilities towards the commission of the crime …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to gain in-depth understandings of the stages involved
in the case of a romance scam victim who was unknowingly used as a drug mule. The work …

Abstract The Online Romance Scam is a relatively new form of fraud that became apparent
in about 2008. In this crime, criminals pretend to initiate a relationship through online dating …

Abstract The Online Dating Romance Scam is a relatively new form of online fraud. This
article draws from three qualitative studies: an analysis of posts from a public online support …