The online romance scam: A serious cybercrime

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 181-183

  Whitty, Monica T ^a   Buchanan, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRAUD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAUD; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84858385828     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2011.0352     Document Type: Article

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