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online romance scam: a standalone construct

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Criminology

fraud in which criminals build a fake romantic relationship online and then use it to extract money from the victim.

In criminology, online romance scam refers to fraud in which criminals build a fake romantic relationship online and then use it to extract money from the victim. This meaning comes from Whitty (2012) in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.[1]

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Whitty, M. T., & Buchanan, T. (2012). The Online Romance Scam: A Serious Cybercrime. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 15(3), 181-183. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2011.0352

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