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title: "Exploring Fear of Crime for Those Targeted by Romance Fraud"
canonical: https://scampsychology.org/exploring-fear-of-crime-for-those-targeted-by-romance-fraud/
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author: "SCARS Research Team"
published: 2023-07-20
modified: 2023-07-20
categories: ["• PDF", "• RESEARCH STUDY", "• VICTIM PSYCHOLOGY", "• VICTIMOLOGY", "♦ FEATURED RESEARCH", "2022"]
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organization: "Official SCARS Institute Journal of Scam Psychology & Recoverology"
organization_url: https://scampsychology.org/
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# Exploring Fear of Crime for Those Targeted by Romance Fraud

# Exploring Fear of Crime for Those Targeted by Romance Fraud

### Principal Category: Victimology

##### Authors: Cassandra Cross, Murray Lee

##### Date: July 2022

##### DOI LINK: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2021.2018080](http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2021.2018080)

##### LICENSE: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

##### Source: [(2) (PDF) Exploring Fear of Crime for Those Targeted by Romance Fraud (researchgate.net)](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361379685_Exploring_Fear_of_Crime_for_Those_Targeted_by_Romance_Fraud)

## Abstract:

This article assesses 3,259 romance fraud reports made by individuals to Scamwatch (Australian online reporting portal for fraud), between July 2018–July 2019 (inclusive). It seeks to highlight experiences of fear of crime as articulated by the complainants. Drawing on frameworks used to analyze fear of crime (specifically the affective, behavioral and cognitive aspects of fear) the article is an exploratory assessment of how fear of crime is evident in those targeted by romance fraud. It builds a model for better understanding differing victim responses to romance fraud and the often-hidden harms involved around the anxieties of victims which importantly, can manifest in both online and offline environments. © 2022 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

## Research Study/Article/Document

https://scampsychology.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Exploring_Fear_of_Crime_for_Those_Targeted_by_Roma.pdf