Title :
It´s All Over but the Crying: The Emotional and Financial Impact of Internet Fraud
Author :
Modic, David ; Anderson, Ross
Abstract :
Drawing from their survey on Internet fraud´s emotional consequences, the authors conclude that the psychological effects of victimization are just as critical as the financial. Respondents reported that romance scams and advance fee fraud had the highest emotional impact.
Keywords :
Internet; human factors; socio-economic effects; Internet fraud; advance fee fraud; emotional impact; financial impact; psychological effects; romance scams; victimization; Computer crime; Computer security; Counterfeiting; Electronic mail; Internet; Psychology; cybercrime; psychological consequences of crime; psychology of fraud;
Journal_Title :
Security Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2015.107
