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Whitty, Monica T. (2018) Do you love me? Psychological characteristics of romance scam victims. Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, 21 (2). pp. 105-109. doi:10.1089/cyber.2016.0729 ISSN 2152-2715.
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0729
Abstract
The online dating romance scam is an Advance Fee Fraud, typically conducted by international criminal groups via online dating sites and social networking sites. This type of mass-marketing fraud (MMF) is the most frequently reported type of MMF in most Western countries. This study examined the psychological characteristics of romance scam victims by comparing romance scam victims with those who had never been scammed by MMFs. Romance scam victims tend to be middle-aged, well-educated women. Moreover, they tend to be more impulsive (scoring high on urgency and sensation seeking), less kind, more trustworthy, and have an addictive disposition. It is argued here that these findings might be useful for those developing prevention programs and awareness campaigns.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Online dating, Dating (Social customs)--Computer network resources, Internet fraud., Computer crimes., Man-woman relationships, Victims of crimes--Psychology, Marketing--Corrupt practices | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Mary Ann Liebert | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 2152-2715 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | February 2018 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 21 | ||||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 105-109 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1089/cyber.2016.0729 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 3 July 2017 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 4 July 2017 | ||||||||
| Funder: | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | ||||||||
| Grant number: | EP/N028112/1 | ||||||||
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