“If U Don’t Pay they will Share the Pics”: Exploring Sextortion in the Context of Romance Fraud

Romance fraud involves the guise of a perceived genuine relationship to gain a financial reward. While those who commit these crimes employ a variety of techniques, emerging evidence suggests the use of sextortion to financially gain from victims. To date, sextortion has been explored generally in t...

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Main Author: Cross, Cassandra (Author)
Contributors: Holt, Karen M. ; O’Malley, Roberta Liggett
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Victims & offenders
Year: 2023, Volume: 18, Issue: 7, Pages: 1194-1215
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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