Purpose This paper aims to systematically review over two decades of academic articles on
romance fraud to provide a holistic insight into this crime and identify literature gaps …

This article is about the manifestations of similarities between two seemingly distinct groups
of Nigerians: cybercriminals and politicians. Which linguistic strategies do Twitter users use …

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 …

With the advent of the internet, romance fraud–or instances wherein individuals use fake
identities and sham romantic relationships to defraud others–has moved online. Victims of …

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 …

We examine a new form of online fraud, which we refer to as Intimacy Manipulated Fraud
Industrialization (IMFI). This type of fraud bears a strong resemblance to traditional online …

Romance fraud uses the guise of a genuine relationship to deceive a victim into transferring
often large amounts of money to an offender/s. Romance fraud has been in the top three …

Without a doubt, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the landscape
of human life across the globe. It may further lead to a substantial behavioral change in …

This article explores the application of Lerner's Belief in a Just World (BJW) to online fraud.
BJW finds that people tend to blame victims when their sense of justice is threatened and if …

This is a theoretical treatment of the term" Sha Zhu Pan"(杀猪盘) in Chinese, which
translates to “Pig-Butchering” in English. The article critically examines the propagation and …