RT Article
T1 Neutralizations, altercasting, and online romance fraud victimizations
JF Deviant behavior
VO 45
IS 5
SP 736
OP 751
A1 Dickinson, Timothy
A1 Wang, Fangzhou
A2 Wang, Fangzhou
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1887398376
AB In the present study we draw from data collected from 87 online romance fraudsters to explore whether and how offenders may suggest neutralizations to victims as a means to facilitate their crimes. Through thematic analysis of a series of e-mails exchanged with each fraudster we find that they encourage victims to neutralize their misgivings about sending them money in four overlapping ways. First, fraudsters appeal to vicarious necessity or implore victims to consider the fraudsters’ needs. Second, they also appeal to an intimate relationship or suggest victims view their relationship as intimate in nature. Third, they deny susceptibility or subtly persuade victims to see themselves as holding more power in the interaction. Finally, fraudsters appeal to religious identity or encourage victims to consider their own religious identities. Our study contributes to understanding of neutralizations by explicating how neutralizations can be used by offenders as tools to assist their offending. It also adds to knowledge of the relationship between neutralizations and altercasting. In addition, we expand prior work illustrating the grooming process of online romance fraud and other crimes. We discuss implications for victim-blaming as it occurs among online romance fraud victims.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 748-751
K1 Liebe
K1 Betrug
K1 Opfer
K1 Viktimisierung
K1 Empirische Forschung
DO 10.1080/01639625.2023.2263610