RT Article
T1 The Liminality of Fraud: Reimagining Fraud Theory to Inform Financial Crime Prevention
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 65
IS 3
SP 618
OP 638
A1 Harding, Nicolas 1994-
A2 Cooper, Emily
A2 Sales, Tony
A2 McDonald, Andy
A2 Kingston, Sarah 1980-
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1928257275
AB Utilizing knowledge from academics, practitioners and subject matter experts with lived experience of fraud, this paper offers four significant contributions to fraud theory. Firstly, we argue that fraudsters seek out liminal spaces. Secondly, the paper identifies that fraudsters do not always seek immediate financial gain. Thirdly, we argue that within liminal space, individuals are transformed into fraud victims or potentially ‘co-offenders’ used to target businesses. By understanding the importance of liminality for the success of fraudulent interactions, we propose that both on and offline spaces that are vulnerable to facilitating fraud can be identified. Finally, we make the argument that aspects of situational crime prevention can be utilized within liminal spaces at key points to prevent fraud.
K1 fraud prevention
K1 Financial Crime
K1 Liminality
K1 liminal space
K1 Lived experience
K1 Situational Crime Prevention
DO 10.1093/bjc/azae069