How Do Real Cybercrime Syndicates Operate?: The Case of Online Romance Fraud Syndicates

被引：0

作者：

Andoh-Baidoo, Francis Kofi ^{[1
]}

Offei, Martin Otu ^{[2
]}

Ayaburi, Emmanuel W. ^{[3
]}

Siponen, Mikko ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Texas Rio Grande Valley, Robert C Vackar Coll Business & Entrepreneurship, Dept Informat Syst, Edinburg, TX 78359 USA

[2] Koforidua Tech Univ, Comp Sci, EN 112 3991, 112-3991, Korforidua, Ghana

[3] Baylor Univ, Informat Syst, Waco, TX 76706 USA

[4] Univ Alabama, Informat Syst, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA

来源：

IEEE SECURITY & PRIVACY | 2024年 / 22卷 / 04期

关键词：

Crime;

D O I：

10.1109/MSEC.2024.3401288

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

Online romance frauds originating from Africa are typically done by syndicates of 150-200 scammers. We identified three levels: operational level scammers overseen by "chairmen," who report to the "chairman of chairmen." Additionally, sympathizers may unintentionally encourage online fraud by their actions or inactions.

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页数：5

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