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{"title":"The Role of Love Stories in Romance Scams: A Qualitative Analysis of Fraudulent Profiles","authors":"Christian Kopp, R. Layton, J. Sillitoe, I. Gondal","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.56227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.56227","url":null,"abstract":"IntroductionThe internet offers consumers and businesses a global marketplace which is both accessible and convenient for a wide range of services. In this space, one such service is online dating, which has evolved very quickly from its beginnings as a site of marginal interest to now become a mainstream social practice. Surveys indicate that whilst in 2003 there were an estimated 29 million Americans (two out of five singles) who used an online dating service, this would increase by 2004 to 40 million unique visitors to online dating sites each month (Edelson, 2003). Currently, it has been found that the 'online personals category' is one of the most lucrative forms of paid content on the web in the United States, with the market being worth $642 million in 2008 and $1.9 billion in 2012 (Edelson, 2003). The total profit of online dating services is estimated to be $1.4 billion per year (Rege, 2009). These revenues are said to be growing at a rate of 10 percent each year (Bridges, 2012), and it has been claimed that social networking of this kind has now become the fourth most popular strategy in finding a date or a romantic partner (Valkenburg & Peter, 2007).Unscrupulous individuals have recognized the monetizing potential of cyberspace, and the similar scams and frauds that have traditionally been conducted by mail and phone can now be found on the web, email, and social networking sites. Of considerable concern here is that the extent of these cyber scams appears to be growing (Bergiel, Bergiel, & Balsmeier, 2008). Indeed, given the popularity of the online dating market and the significant economic implications of the area, it is perhaps not surprising that this has become a key focus of fraudsters and scammers (Fair, Tully, Ekdale, & Asante, 2009; Rathinaraj & Chendroyaperumal, 2010). Because of the universal availability of the internet, countries other than the United States are not immune to this practice. In one Australian state alone, it has been estimated that Queenslanders are losing over $500K per month to \"Nigerian\" scammers, a figure that is growing at about 15% per year. In addition, the Melbourne Herald Sun reports that Australians lost $21 million to online dating scams in 2011 (Herald Sun, 2011).Adding to the concern regarding this practice, it is becoming apparent that financial loss is not the only damage caused by romance scams. It also has a serious social and psychological side (Ross & Smith, 2011). These romance scams target vulnerable, romantic or lonely people (Buchanan & Whitty, 2014) looking for love and companionship, and scammers employ several tactics to make the victim develop strong personal feelings for them. The victims are encouraged to build an intimate virtual personal relationship with the scammer, during which they show normal temporal relationship behaviour patterns such as sharing emotions, revealing personal information as secrets and wishes, and also providing personal support. Persons who were involv","PeriodicalId":46103,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cyber Criminology","volume":"9 1","pages":"205-217"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71091396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Organizations and Cybercrime","authors":"R. Broadhurst, P. Grabosky, M. Alazab, Brigitte Bouhours, Steve Chon","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2345525","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2345525","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the nature of groups engaged in cybercrime. It briefly outlines the definition and scope of cybercrime, theoretical and empirical challenges in addressing what is known about cyber offenders, and the likely role of organized crime groups (OCG). We give examples of known cases that illustrate individual and group behaviour, and motivations of typical offenders, including state actors. Different types of cybercrime and different forms of criminal organisation are described drawing on the typology suggested by McGuire (2012). It is apparent that a wide variety of organisational structures are involved in cybercrime. Enterprise or profit-oriented activities, and especially cybercrime committed by state actors, appear to require leadership, structure, and specialisation. By contrast, protest activity tends to be less organized, with weak (if any) chain of command.","PeriodicalId":46103,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cyber Criminology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2139/SSRN.2345525","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68126537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Establishing a Theory of Cyber Crimes","authors":"K. Jaishankar","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.18792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.18792","url":null,"abstract":"I have developed a theory called ‘Space Transition Theory’ in order to explain the causation of crimes in the cyberspace. I felt the need for a separate theory of cyber crimes because the general theoretical explanations were found to be inadequate as an overall explanation for the phenomenon of cyber crimes (Jaishankar 2008). I have published this theory as a chapter in a book titled “Crimes of the Internet” edited by Frank Schmalleger & Michael Pittaro, published by Prentice Hall (2008: 283-301). \"Space Transition Theory” is an explanation about the nature of the behavior of the persons who bring out their conforming and non-conforming behavior in the physical space and cyberspace (Jaishankar 2008). Space transition involves the movement of persons from one space to another (e.g., from physical space to cyberspace and vice versa). Space transition theory argues that, people behave differently when they move from one space to another. The postulates of the theory are: 1. Persons, with repressed criminal behavior (in the physical space) have a propensity to commit crime in cyberspace, which, otherwise they would not commit in physical space, due to their status and position. 2. Identity Flexibility, Dissociative Anonymity and lack of deterrence factor in the cyberspace provides the offenders the choice to commit cyber crime 3. Criminal behavior of offenders in cyberspace is likely to be imported to Physical space which, in physical space may be exported to cyberspace as well. 4. Intermittent ventures of offenders in to the cyberspace and the dynamic spatio-temporal nature of cyberspace provide the chance to escape. 5. (a) Strangers are likely to unite together in cyberspace to commit crime in the physical space. (b) Associates of physical space are likely to unite to commit crime in cyberspace. 6. Persons from closed society are more likely to commit crimes in cyberspace than persons from open society. 7. The conflict of Norms and Values of Physical Space with the Norms and Values of cyberspace may lead to cyber crimes. Since criminology has started viewing the emergence of cyberspace as a new locus of criminal activity, a new theory is needed to explain why cyber crime occurs. The space transition theory presented above provides an explanation for the criminal behavior in the cyberspace. There is a need to test the Space Transition Theory to see if it explains cyber criminal activity (Jaishankar 2008).","PeriodicalId":46103,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cyber Criminology","volume":"1 1","pages":"7-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71046102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Online Child Sex Solicitation: Exploring the Feasibility of a Research ‘Sting’","authors":"Kasun P. Jayawardena, R. Broadhurst","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2137390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2137390","url":null,"abstract":"A small scale test of the integrity of Internet Web 2.0 social network sites was undertaken over several weeks in 2007. The fictional identities of four female underage children where posted on three network sites and later introduced to relay chat forums in order to explore the impact of apparent vulnerability on potential selection of Internet victims. Only one of the three social network sites in the study recognized that the postings violated child protection policies and subsequently closed down the underage postings. Two basic identities were created: one that engendered a needy and vulnerable characterization of a child while the other identity was created to represent a happy and attached child character. The number of contacts and suspicious contacts were monitored to test assumptions about child ‘vulnerability’ and risks of unwanted sexual solicitations. The characters created also included either an avatar and/or contact details. These variants of the experiment showed that the inclusion of an image or access details increased the likelihood of contacts, including suspicious contact regardless of ‘vulnerability’. This small experiment noted that although vulnerable children with additional cues maybe at more risk all children who posted details about themselves on social network sites faced the risk of contact by predators. The need for further research and better means of regulating such sites was suggested.","PeriodicalId":46103,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cyber Criminology","volume":"1 1","pages":"228-248"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2008-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2139/SSRN.2137390","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67939168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Identity Related Crime in the Cyberspace: Examining Phishing and Its Impact","authors":"K. Jaishankar","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.18800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.18800","url":null,"abstract":"Last November/December 2007, I was invited to two prestigious events of Cyber Criminology. The POLCYB International Summit on Policing Cyberspace, 2007, Bangkok, Thailand and the UNODC core group meeting of Experts on Identity related Crime and ISPAC Conference at Courmeyeur, Italy. I was also entrusted the task of preparing the Bangkok Declaration of the International summit on Cyberspace by the Society for the Policing of Cyberspace (POLCYB), Canada and that is published as a special paper in this issue. Hence in this editorial I would like to focus about identity related crime and its impact in the cyberspace.Identity is a holistic term to portray \"an individual's comprehension of him or herself as a discrete, separate entity\" (Identity, 2008, para 1). Finch (2007, pp.29-31) provides a brief typology of identity:\"Identity is a complex and multi-faceted concept ... and it can be divided in to three categories: personal, social and legal. Personal identity relates to the self as experienced by the individual... social identity is the identity that is perceived by others; it is the external view of the self as viewed by others in society... Legal identity is ...the way in which an accumulation of information distinguishes one individual from all others....\".The importance of identity gains greater significance in this wired era. The use of identity in the cyberspace is greater nowadays. People tend to shop, bank, sell, and have relationship in internet. In these processes their identity plays a superior role, which, however, is being misused by the miscreants. The perpetrators try to misuse the identity of a person for personal gain. This criminal misuse of identity is called identity related crime, which the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna, Austria prefers to use and as a member of the core group of experts on Identity-related crime, UNODC1, I also advocate the use of this term.Koops & Leenes (2006) were the first to \"propose to use the term 'identity-related crime' as an umbrella term. This covers all punishable activities having identity as a target or a principal tool.\" However, there is no universal definition of identity related crime, as it invariably comprises of many types of crimes such as identity theft, identity fraud, intellectual property abuse and other related crimes (UNODC, 2007a, 2007b). Though, Koops & Leenes (2006) have defined Identity-related crime, as the one that \"concerns all punishable activities that have identity as a target or a principal tool\", it is not recognized as a final definition of Identity related crime.Identity related cyber crime is on the rise, both in developed and developing countries. In this decade alone millions of people around the world are victimized of identity related cyber crime. The identity related cyber crime is perpetrated with ease when compared to the identity related crime in the physical space (Smith, 2007). It should be noted that the impact of identity related","PeriodicalId":46103,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cyber Criminology","volume":"2 1","pages":"10-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71046657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cyber stalking: An Analysis of Online Harassment and Intimidation","authors":"Michael L. Pittaro","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.18794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.18794","url":null,"abstract":"Our society has come to rely on the sheer size, technological power, and lightening fast speed of the Internet to seek out immeasurable pages of information, explore the unknown, and communicate with virtually anyone, anywhere, and at anytime across the globe. Conversely, the Internet has opened windows of previously unknown criminal opportunities that not only challenge, but also transcend all physical boundaries, borders, and limitations to detect, punish, and diminish what appears to be a mounting problem of global proportion. As such, the Internet has literally become a fertile breeding ground for an entirely new and unique type of criminal offender hereafter known as the cyber stalker – an offender who uses the Internet as a tool or weapon of sorts to prey upon, harass, threaten, and generate immense fear and trepidation in its victims through sophisticated stalking tactics. This paper presents a glimpse into the deviant behaviors and tactics associated with cyber stalking crimes, legislative intervention measures, and preventative initiatives created specifically to curtail this emerging global crime.","PeriodicalId":46103,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cyber Criminology","volume":"2 1","pages":"180-197"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71046195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are We Protecting Our Youth Online? An Examination of Programs Keeping Youth Safe and Analysis of Policy Vacuum","authors":"Catherine D. Marcum","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.18795","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.18795","url":null,"abstract":"Gibson’s (1984) cyberspace did not become a popular facet in American homes until the 1990s, so in the grand scheme of technology, the Internet is still considered to be in its adolescence. However, despite its young age, approximately 87% of American youth use the Internet on a regular basis (Raine, 2006). While these youth are spending substantial amounts of time online, many of them are becoming victims of criminal activity. The range of crimes committed online, otherwise known as cyber crimes, is quite substantial; however, the particular focus of this study is to examine the preventative programs and policies developed to curb the online victimization of youth (i.e., sexual solicitation, unwanted harassment, and unwanted exposure to sexual material). While several attempts at passing legislation have been unsuccessful, a few attempts by the federal government to protect America’s youth have been successfully implemented and will be reviewed. While there are only few evaluations of strategies to prevent online victimization of youth to examine, suggestions of strategies that could be applied to cyberspace based on situational-based crime prevention strategy evaluations of other parallel programs in different arenas are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46103,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cyber Criminology","volume":"1 1","pages":"198-212"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71046240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review of Cybercrime – The Reality of the Threat","authors":"Nicholas Chantler","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.18798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.18798","url":null,"abstract":"If you're looking for introductory text on what cyber crime is, then this is the one! But don't expect and in-depth academic text. This self-published book is very much a book for the operational practitioner. An easy to read text that provides a broad overview relating to Federal Agent Nigel Phair’s experience whilst working at the Australian High Tech Crime Centre in Canberra and as a member of the Australian Federal Police. Some comments may seem to appear rather glib, along with several assumptions, but don't be put off; the book has merit and Phair provides a good insight for the newcomer wishing to learn about the domain of cyber crime. The introduction, I presume in an effort to allay our fears, states \"The Internet is not of the Wild West, as was once portrayed in American Western movies. It is just another public place and Internet users need to use real-world sensibilities when operating in the online environment.\" Phew, thank goodness for that! But his statement is quickly followed by a darker one of impending doom; \"the communities trusting e-commerce activities, will slowly erode over time as personal users either become victims of online crime or know someone who has.\" He then briefly mentions ‘the profile of cyber crime criminals’ and how the hacking the counterculture has completely changed into wellorganized and hierarchical groups of criminal syndicates that have realized there is substantial money to be made by criminal activity online. A geographical overview of the cyber crime elements are presented as the only real risk from Eastern Europe, Asia and West Africa. This is just too brief. His Eastern European perspective focuses only on the Russian Mafia and one incident involving a Romanian National. Asia, primarily relates to issues in China, although Singapore and Korea do get a mention. West Africa, primarily focuses on Nigeria and Kenya; with the Nigerian activity relating to the infamous \"Nigerian letters.\" The rest of the book addresses the cyber crime activities under the broad headings of: o Unwanted Software; o Identity Crime; o Phishing;","PeriodicalId":46103,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cyber Criminology","volume":"1 1","pages":"249-251"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71046343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lesson Spurned? Reactions of Online Music Pirates to Legal Prosecutions by the RIAA","authors":"Michael Bachmann","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.18796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.18796","url":null,"abstract":"In 2003, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) initiated a surge of lawsuits against peer-topeer (P2P) network users to stop them from illegally sharing music files. The main goal of this new strategy was not to dissuade individual persons from violating copyright laws, but to educate the general public about the illegality of this behavior and to deter the mass of Internet users from using the ever-emerging P2P networks to share music files (RIAA, 2003). Despite these legal efforts, the few studies conducted on online music file sharing suggest that the majority of music downloaders show little awareness of wrongdoing and that a large gap exists between the self-perception of P2P users and the deviant label assigned to them by the recording industry. This study uses recent data from the PEW Internet and American Life Project to analyze the latest shifts in the population of P2P users. Results show that the popularity of P2P networks has been steadily increasing since the sharp decline in 2003 and that the sociodemographics of file-sharing communities are changing. P2P users appear to be largely unimpressed by the legal prosecutions. Implications for the music and video industry as well as future research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":46103,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cyber Criminology","volume":"1 1","pages":"213-227"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71046445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review of How to avoid becoming a victim","authors":"J. Bowers","doi":"10.5281/ZENODO.18799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.18799","url":null,"abstract":"The book, Cybercrime: How to avoid becoming a victim, written by H. Thomas Milhorn, MD, Ph.D. sets out to educate its readers about the many different types of cyber crimes and ways in which internet users can protect themselves from becoming victims. According to the author, cyber crime is identified as “any type of activity that uses the Internet to commit a crime (p.1)”. A broad area of cyber crime is covered throughout the book with special emphasis given to defining what constitutes each type of crime, poignant examples of actual crimes, and finally, useful tips for protecting yourself from each type of crime. Indeed, there are 36 chapters in the book, covering almost every conceivable area of cyber crime, areas such cyber bullying and immigration fraud, as well as the more popular predator and credit card fraud. Appendix A provides the readers with information on how to report cyber crimes, specifically which office they should contact. Appendix B provides an essential glossary for cyber terminology. The purpose of this review is to provide readers with an overview as to what to expect from it. Milhorn is a retired professor who has penned over 150 papers (both research and education) as well as four books (three nonfiction and one fiction). He taught for the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he was a professor of Physiology and Biophysics, as well as an associate professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. He holds several certifications and is educated in other areas above and beyond his medical training including: mental health counselor, addictions counseling coursework, and theology. Milhorn’s interests include web design and teaching computer classes for adult students. Although is areas of expertise are not cyber crimes, he does provide a thorough examination of the particular areas. Milhorn’s Curriculum Vitae can be found on his own webpage: http://www.milhorn1.netfirms.com/. Computers are now in every country, and are accessible by a vast majority of persons in industrialized countries. Internet-connected people must know how to protect themselves from the online dangers. Milhorn’s goal with this book is to provide a vast repository of protective measures, both for the novice and the veteran in computer use.","PeriodicalId":46103,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cyber Criminology","volume":"69 1","pages":"252-255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71046628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}