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 …

A digital anthropologist examines the online lives of millions of people in China, India, Brazil,
and across the Middle East—home to most of the world's internet users—and discovers that …

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 is a crime where the fraudster must strike a balance between the romantic
and financial aspects of the communication for their criminal intent to remain hidden. This …

Romance scams represent a form of online crime with origins in the physical world,
including FTF and physical mail scams. Although these crimes have been revolutionized by …

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 …

Romance fraud affects thousands of victims globally, yet few scholars have studied it. The
dynamics of relationships between victims and offenders are not well understood, and the …

Facebook has consolidated its position as the one-stop-shop for social activity among the
poor in the global South. Sex, romance, and love are key motivations for mobile and Internet …

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 …

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 …