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Dec 28, 2021 · In the first half of 2021, criminals in the UK stole over £750m through fraud – a big portion of which came from online scams. This was an increase of over 30 per cent compared to the first ...
May 17, 2021 · In fact, without the victims’ involvement, most scams would simply fail. Thus, although there is a large scope for researchers to examine the underlying mechanisms involved in individuals’ engagement with and adherence to scammers’ requests and demands, there is a paucity of data on the topic.
- Yaniv Hanoch, Stacey Wood
- 2021
Jun 21, 2021 · There are romance scammers forming bogus online relationships with their victims, pet scammers setting up thousands of websites selling animals that don’t exist, and phishing scammers using fear...
Oct 18, 2023 · In this Thematic issue of Victims & Offenders, we have included ten articles that examine a variety of cybercrimes, including sextortion, ransomware, phishing, online shopping frauds, gift card scams, pyramid schemes, and identity theft.
Feb 15, 2022 · By Michael Race. Business reporter, BBC News. Criminals are deploying "psychological tactics" to con people out of cash amid a rise in scams, Barclays bank says. The tricks include creating...
May 10, 2022 · The true-crime era has taken an interesting turn: scammers. While the morbid fascination with murder documentaries might never fizzle out, our interest in those who steal, lie, and cheat...
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Oct 21, 2022 · With discussions of true scammers, we are removed from that ethical conundrum - yes, these accounts of scams have devastating financial outcomes for the victims, and the perpetrators of these...
