Lessons learned from Dread darknet communities: How and why are fraudsters targeting the elderly to be victims or accomplices?
Research Summary We examined darknet user discussions on the Dread forum to identify key themes and emerging topics in fraud planning, focusing additionally on elderly victimization. Using the conceptual framework of criminogenic learning to study the process of fraud planning in darknet communities...
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| Language: | English |
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2025
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Criminology & public policy
Year: 2025, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 237-271 |
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