Consumer vulnerability affects billions of consumers worldwide, yet there is no consensus
about what constitutes this state or about its consequences for consumers. Indeed, while …

This paper describes the empirical universe of financial fraud as it has been documented in
the academic literature. Specifically, it describes the different forms of fraudulent behaviour …

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 …

Choice architecture tools, commonly known as nudges, powerfully impact decisions and can
improve welfare. Yet it is unclear who is most impacted by nudges. If nudge effects are …

Consumer vulnerability (CV) has evolved into an important management research field over
the past two decades. The CV field (hereafter, the field) merits evaluation of its present state …

Consumer vulnerability is a sometimes misunderstood or misused concept that is equated
erroneously with demographic characteristics, stigmatization, consumer protection, unmet …

Crime is undergoing a metamorphosis. The online technological revolution has created new
opportunities for a wide variety of crimes which can be perpetrated on an industrial scale …

Routine activity theory predicts that changes in legitimate opportunity structures (eg,
technology) can increase the convergence of motivated offenders and suitable targets in the …

Research problem: Phishing is an email-based scam where a perpetrator camouflages
emails to appear as a legitimate request for personal and sensitive information. Research …

Scams and other malicious attempts to influence people are continuing to proliferate across
the globe, aided by the availability of technology that makes it increasingly easy to create …