Online frauds: learning from victims why they fall for these scams
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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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 391-408 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 28 Mar 2014 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2014 |
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Rights statement: Button M, Nicholls CM, Kerr J, Owen R. Online frauds: Learning from victims why they fall for these scams. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology. 2014;47(3):391-408. doi:10.1177/0004865814521224.
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