Love hurts: The costly reality of online romance fraud


Autoria(s): Cross, Cassandra
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11/12/2014

Resumo

Online dating and romance scams continue to lure in Australians with figures this week showing people have lost more than A$23 million this year alone, with average individual losses at A$21,000 – three times higher than other types of fraud. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) set up the Scam Disruption Project in August to help target those it believes have been caught in such scams. Over three months it sent 1,500 letters to potential victims in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The figures released this week show that 50 people have been scammed, losing a total A$1.7 million – that’s an average of A$34,000 per victim. Almost three quarters of the scams were dating and romance related, which saw it evolve into the number one category of fraud victimisation. Romance scams continue to pose a problem – despite the efforts of the police and ACCC – so why is it that people continue to fall for them?

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/82607/

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The Conversation Media Group

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/82607/2/82607.pdf

https://theconversation.com/love-hurts-the-costly-reality-of-online-romance-fraud-35263

Cross, Cassandra (2014) Love hurts: The costly reality of online romance fraud. The Conversation, December(11).

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Copyright 2014 The Conversation Media Group

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Crime & Justice Research Centre; Faculty of Law; School of Justice

Palavras-Chave #160201 Causes and Prevention of Crime #online fraud #romance fraud #victims #social engineering #cybercrime #scams
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Journal Article