How Do Individuals Justify and Rationalize Their Criminal Behaviors in Online Romance Fraud?
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The romantic context serves to disguise requests for money so they are not necessarily recognised as such and are not the main focus of the interaction.
“The romantic context also serves to disguise requests for money so they aren't necessarily recognised as such and are not the main focus of the interaction (Offei et al. 2022).”
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- Authors
- Offei, M., Andoh-Baidoo, F. K., Ayaburi, E. W., & Asamoah, D.
- Affiliations
- Koforidua Technical University (GH)
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (US)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Corresponding author
- Asamoah, David
- Venue
- Information Systems Frontiers
- Published
- 2020-08-15
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 475-491
- ISSN
- 1387-3326 (ISSN-L)
- 1572-9419
- OpenAlex
- W3049073900
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 2.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Information Systems Frontiers (publishedVersion)
- ScholarWorks @ UTRGV (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) (submittedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
- Keywords
- neutralization theory, rationalization, criminal intent, internet cafes, victim-offender overlap
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