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 …

Do men and women perceive cybercrime types differently? This article draws on the
distinction between socio‐economic and psychosocial cybercrime proposed by Lazarus …

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 …

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 …

In the present study we draw from data collected from 87 online romance fraudsters to
explore whether and how offenders may suggest neutralizations to victims as a means to …

The online romance scam is a cybercrime that has resulted in substantial impact on victims,
both psychologically and financially. The display of a personal advertisement by scammers …

Online dating and romance scam represent a serious concern in criminal psychology
following the increasing trends and innovations in information and communication …