ABSTRACT Sha Zhu Pan (杀猪盘, Pig-Butchering scam) is a new online romance scam
targeting mainly Chinese-speaking individuals. While a few studies in Chinese have paid …

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

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 …

Online Romance scams are very successful unethical practices which cause considerable
financial and emotional damage to their victims. This paper argues that the success of this …

Background: Digital communication technologies can overcome physical, social and
psychological barriers in building romantic relationships. Online romance scams are a …

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 …

Sha Zhu Pan (杀猪盘), or Pig-Butchering scam, is a new online romance scam that mainly
targets Chinese-speaking individuals to gain emotional trust and persuade victims to invest …

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 …

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 …