Criminology and Sociology-Shattered Love; the dark side of the internet - on campus

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We investigate the online dating market contemporarily and consider the significant impact of the pandemic.

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Shattered Love; the dark side of the internet: Catfishing and Romance Scams

We investigate the online dating market contemporarily and consider the significant impact of the pandemic. We disentangle the disparate motivations of scammers and move on to explore the strategies they employ to manipulate their intended victim/s. The consequences of romance scams will be studied, drawing on important sociological research in this area. Points of discussion will include tactics that can be employed to discourage romance scammers.

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