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Online frauds: Learning from victims why they fall for these scams.
- Source :
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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology (Sage Publications Ltd.) . Dec2014, Vol. 47 Issue 3, p391-408. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Online frauds have become a major problem in many countries with millions of victims from a wide diversity of scams committed in full or part online. This paper explores the extent and nature of this problem. Using data from depth interviews with 15 online fraud victims, 6 focus groups with a further 48 online fraud victims and interviews with 9 professional stakeholders involved in combating this problem. The paper explores why victims fall for online scams. It identifies a range of reasons including: the diversity of frauds, small amounts of money sought, authority and legitimacy displayed by scammers, visceral appeals, embarrassing frauds, pressure and coercion, grooming, fraud at a distance and multiple techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00048658
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology (Sage Publications Ltd.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 99825295
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0004865814521224