This unique volume presents cutting-edge research on the nature and extent of a wide range of scams, cons, frauds, and deceptive activities, including sextortion, the use of ransomware, phishing, identity theft, Ponzi schemes, online shopping fraud, gift card scams, and health care fraud targeting elderly victims.
This unique volume presents cutting-edge research on the nature and extent of a wide range of scams, cons, frauds, and deceptive activities, including sextortion, the use of ransomware, phishing, identity theft, Ponzi schemes, online shopping fraud, gift card scams, and health care fraud targeting elderly victims.
Sean Byrne is a graduate student at Boston University's Graduate Program in English and American Literature, USA. His research centers around 19th and early 20th century novels. James M. Byrne is Professor Emeritus at the School of Criminology and Justice Studies at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA. He has written extensively on a range of topics related to technology-facilitated crime.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Scams, Cons, Frauds, and Deceptions 1. "If U Don't Pay, they will Share the Pics": Exploring Sextortion in the Context of Romance Fraud 2. Predicting Phishing Victimization: Comparing Prior Victimization, Cognitive, and Emotional Styles, and Vulnerable or Protective E-mail Strategies 3. Examining Personal and Altruistic Fear of Ransomware 4."I Have Only Checked after the Event": Consumer Approaches to Safe Online Shopping 5. Consumer Experiences with Gift Card Payment Scams: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for Consumer Protection 6. Non-Ideal Victims or Offenders? The Curious Case of Pyramid Scheme Participants 7. Hearing from the Forgotten Victims: A Content Analysis of the Consequences of Bernard L. Madoff's Ponzi Scheme 8. Health Fraud against the Elderly in China: The Perspective of Vulnerability Manipulation 9. Decisions, Decisions: An Analysis of Identity Theft Victims' Reporting to Police, Financial Institutions, and Credit Bureaus 10. How Does Immigration Status and Citizenship Affect Identity Theft Victimization Risk in the US? Insights from the 2018 National Crime Victimization Survey Identity Theft Supplement
Introduction: Scams, Cons, Frauds, and Deceptions 1. "If U Don't Pay, they will Share the Pics": Exploring Sextortion in the Context of Romance Fraud 2. Predicting Phishing Victimization: Comparing Prior Victimization, Cognitive, and Emotional Styles, and Vulnerable or Protective E-mail Strategies 3. Examining Personal and Altruistic Fear of Ransomware 4."I Have Only Checked after the Event": Consumer Approaches to Safe Online Shopping 5. Consumer Experiences with Gift Card Payment Scams: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for Consumer Protection 6. Non-Ideal Victims or Offenders? The Curious Case of Pyramid Scheme Participants 7. Hearing from the Forgotten Victims: A Content Analysis of the Consequences of Bernard L. Madoff's Ponzi Scheme 8. Health Fraud against the Elderly in China: The Perspective of Vulnerability Manipulation 9. Decisions, Decisions: An Analysis of Identity Theft Victims' Reporting to Police, Financial Institutions, and Credit Bureaus 10. How Does Immigration Status and Citizenship Affect Identity Theft Victimization Risk in the US? Insights from the 2018 National Crime Victimization Survey Identity Theft Supplement
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