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 …

The unprecedented online learning that took place at several schools during the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is predicted to continue on the same trajectory when …

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 …

Cyber-enabled fraud has transformed, becoming more complex and making it harder for
targets and law enforcement to detect its occurrence. This study aims to recontextualize a …

The propensity to exploit others for one's own benefit is continuously exhibited by bad
actors. Unfortunately, this sentiment holds true in emerging asset classes, such as crypto …

Romance scams (RS) inflict financial and emotional damage by defrauding victims under
the guise of meaningful relationships. This research study examines RS trends in the US …

The illicit use of cryptocurrencies is an area in which a race exists between criminals
seeking to exploit evolving technology, investigators trying to detect or disrupt activity, and …

As online romance surges, so does the popularity of online romance scam. While existing
research predominantly emphasizes financial scams, our study introduces “body scam” …

The rapid development of the internet has served an essential role in providing
communication platforms for people to choose to have personal interactions. One …

This study examined mechanisms that influence romance fraud perpetrators' public display
of affluence, an aspect of romance fraud research that has received little attention in the …