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The scammers persuasive techniques model : stage model to explain the online dating romance scam

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Whitty, Monica T. (2013) The scammers persuasive techniques model : stage model to explain the online dating romance scam. British Journal of Criminology , 53 (4). pp. 665-684. doi:10.1093/bjc/azt009

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azt009

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Abstract

This study examined the persuasive techniques employed by criminals in the online dating romance scam. Twenty participants were interviewed, including financial and non-financial victims. The paper first examines errors in decision making and finds victims make similar errors compared with victims of other mass marketing frauds. It is also proposes that the near-win phenomenon is useful in explaining why individuals remain in the scam and why some become re-victimized. A model called the Scammers Persuasive Technique Model is developed to highlight the processes involved in the scam. It provides a description of the victim and highlights how criminals groom victims prior to any financial requests. The various stages that follow to keep the victim involved in the scam are highlighted.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Online dating, Internet fraud, Single people -- crimes against, Swindlers and swindling
Journal or Publication Title: British Journal of Criminology
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN: 0007-0955
Official Date: 4 April 2013
Dates:
DateEvent
4 April 2013Published
1 January 2013Accepted
Volume: 53
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 665-684
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azt009
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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