Psychology Articles
SCARS Articles about Scam/Fraud/Cybercrime Psychology, Victimology, Criminology, and Sociology
Articles relation to the psychology of scams, the exploitation by criminals, and their function and impact in scam victims.
Featured Articles
Psychology Articles
Youth understandings of online privacy and security
Youth understandings of online privacy and security Principal Category: Victimology Authors: Olivia Williams, University of Maryland; Yee-Yin Choong and Kerrianne Buchanan, National Institute of Standards and Technology Date: August 7–8, 2023 DOI LINK: N/A LICENSE: Open Access Source: https://www.usenix.org/conference/soups2023/presentation/williams Abstract: With youth increasingly accessing and Read More ...
What Really Are Vulnerabilities That Lead To Scams?
What Really Are Vulnerabilities That Lead To Scams? Principal Category: Victimology Authors: Tim McGuinness, Ph.D. Date: July 15, 2023 DOI LINK: N/A LICENSE: CC BY-NC-ND Source: (PDF) What Really Are Vulnerabilities That Lead To Scams? (researchgate.net) Abstract: We often talk about victim vulnerabilities as though Read More ...
Online Romance Fraud Studies
What Do We Know About Online Romance Fraud Studies? A Systematic Review of the Empirical Literature (2000 to 2021) Principal Category: Criminology/Victimology Authors: Suleman Lazarus, Jack M. Whittaker, Michael R. McGuire, Lucinda Platt Date: July 2023 DOI LINK: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconc.2023.100013 LICENSE: Creative Commons Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949791423000131 Abstract: Read More ...
Protected: Do You Love Me? Psychological Characteristics of Romance Scam Victims 2017
This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password:
Psychosocial characteristics of victims of special fraud among Japanese older adults: A cross-sectional study using scam vulnerability scale 2022
Psychosocial characteristics of victims of special fraud among Japanese older adults: A cross-sectional study using scam vulnerability scale Principal Category: Authors: Daisuke Ueno, Masashi Arakawa, Yasunori Fujii, Jin NarumotoJin Narumoto, more Date: July 2022Frontiers in Psychology 13:960442 DOI LINK: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.960442 (doi.org) LICENSE: CC BY 4.0 Source: (1) (PDF) Psychosocial Read More ...
The Trends and Challenges of Money Mule Investigation by Malaysian Enforcement Agency 2023
The Trends and Challenges of Money Mule Investigation by Malaysian Enforcement Agency Principal Category: Criminology Authors: Mohd Irwan Abdul Rani, Salwa Zolkaflil, Sharifah Nazatul Faiza Syed Mustapha Nazri Date: February 2023 DOI LINK: N/A LICENSE: N/A Source: (PDF) The Trends and Challenges of Money Mule Investigation by Malaysian Enforcement Read More ...
Online romance scams and victimhood 2019
Online romance scams and victimhood Principal Category: Victimology Authors: Tom Sorel, Monica T. Whitty Date: September 2019 Security Journal 32(3) DOI LINK: 10.1057/s41284-019-00166-w LICENSE: N/A Source: Online romance scams and victimhood | Request PDF (researchgate.net) Abstract: Online romance scams defraud dating website users of large Read More ...
