ABSTRACT

Romance fraud occurs when offenders use the guise of a genuine relationship to defraud a victim, typically via online communications. Research has focused on the general structure of romance frauds, but few scholars have considered the potential link between victimization and specific narratives employed by offenders. This article explores the reported romance fraud victimizations of a group of Australians and explores similarities and differences in how a military narrative is involved compared to other genres. Limited differences were observed between those frauds using military narratives, highlighting the need for broader consideration of fraud prevention and disruption measures.

摘要

当犯罪者通常通过在线交流，以犯罪分子以真实关系为幌子欺骗受害者时，就会发生浪漫欺诈。研究集中在恋爱欺诈的一般结构上，但是很少有学者考虑过受害者与罪犯采用的特定叙述之间的潜在联系。本文探讨了一组澳大利亚人所报导的恋爱欺诈欺诈行为，并探讨了军事叙事与其他流派相比的异同。在使用军事叙述的欺诈中，观察到的差异有限，这突出表明需要更广泛地考虑预防欺诈和破坏措施。