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 …

Romance fraud involves cybercriminals engineering a romantic relationship on online
dating platforms. It is a cruel form of cybercrime whereby victims are left heartbroken, often …

The online dating romance scam is a relatively new and under-reported international crime
targeting users of online dating sites. It has serious financial and emotional consequences …

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

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 fraud devastates the lives of millions of victims globally. Under the guise of a
legitimate relationship, offenders seek to exploit an emotional connection with victims to fund …

Abstract The Online Romance Scam is a very successful scam which causes considerable
financial and emotional damage to its victims. It is based on building a relationship which …

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 …

Cyberspace has become an alternative medium for experiencing new and creative romantic
endeavors with few spatio-temporal limits. E-love networks have proliferated since the mid …

Purpose This paper aims to examine predictors (personality, belief systems, expertise and
response time) of detecting online romance scams. Design/methodology/approach The …