The COVID-19 pandemic threated public health and safety and led to a number of virus-related fraud schemes. We surveyed over 2,200 American adults to investigate their experiences with COVID-19-related frauds. Our goals were to better understand fraud targeting and victimization, as well as the impacts of fraud on victims. Over a quarter of our sample reported purchasing either a COVID-19-related product or a service, yet 42.5% reported feeling targeted for fraud. Being a target of COVID-19 frauds is significantly linked to one's routine activities, however it is one's level of self-control that more strongly predicts victimization. COVID-19 anxieties mediate the impact of self-control on purchasing.

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COVID-19 欺诈：全球危机期间受害的探索性研究

COVID-19 大流行威胁到公共健康和安全，并导致了许​​多与病毒相关的欺诈计划。我们对 2,200 多名美国成年人进行了调查，以调查他们在 COVID-19 相关欺诈方面的经历。我们的目标是更好地了解欺诈目标和受害，以及欺诈对受害者的影响。在我们的样本中，超过四分之一的人报告购买了与 COVID-19 相关的产品或服务，但 42.5% 的人报告说感觉是欺诈的目标。成为 COVID-19 欺诈的目标与一个人的日常活动密切相关，但更强烈地预测受害的是一个人的自我控制水平。COVID-19 焦虑介导了自我控制对购买的影响。