Older adults are disproportionately targeted by various kinds of fraud, which result in
irreversible economic losses and great psychological distress. Over the past years …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a state-of-the-art review of research on
consumers experiencing vulnerability to describe the current situation of the consumers …

Consumer vulnerability is a sometimes misunderstood or misused concept that is equated
erroneously with demographic characteristics, stigmatization, consumer protection, unmet …

The previous chapters explored cybercriminal activities associated with computer intrusion
and manipulation, which are generally labelled as hacking. This chapter critically explores …

Although recurrent neural networks (RNNs) are state-of-the-art in numerous sequential
decision-making tasks, there has been little research on explaining their predictions. In this …

The online dating romance scam is an Advance Fee Fraud, typically conducted by
international criminal groups via online dating sites and social networking sites. This type of …

The online dating romance scam is a relatively new and under-reported international crime
targeting users of online dating sites. It has serious financial and emotional consequences …

Recent research has used both routine activity/lifestyle frameworks and self‐control theory to
explain victimization. Thus far, combined tests of these theories have focused on offending …

This conceptual article uses an appraisal theory perspective to define the construct of hope
and describe its relevance to consumer behavior, marketing, and public policy in the …

Abstract Background and Objectives Elder financial exploitation, committed by individuals in
positions of trust, and elder fraud, committed by predatory strangers, are two forms of …