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Consumer Scams

Consumer Scams is a type of unfair trade practice involving deceptive schemes or fraudulent tactics that induce consumers to part with money, property, or personal information under false pretenses, distinguished by intentional misrepresentation, omission, or manipulation by sellers or marketers for unlawful gain.

24

Publications

847

Citations

65

Authors

38

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

9

Parents

Publications

24

Consumer vulnerability to scams, swindles, and fraud: A new theory of visceral influences on persuasion

Jeff Langenderfer, Terence A. Shimp · Psychology and Marketing · 2001 · 200 citations

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Consumer-facing technology fraud: Economics, attack methods and potential solutions

Mohammed Aamir Ali, Muhammad Ajmal Azad, Mario Parreño Centeno et al. · Future Generation Computer Systems · 2019 · 61 citations

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Correlates of responding to and becoming victimized by fraud: Examining risk factors by scam type

Marguerite DeLiema, Yiting Li, Gary R. Mottola · International Journal of Consumer Studies · 2022 · 61 citations

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Forewarning Reduces Fraud Susceptibility in Vulnerable Consumers

Susanne Scheibe, Nanna Notthoff, Josephine A. Menkin et al. · Basic and Applied Social Psychology · 2014 · 60 citations · Full text

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The Role Of Love Stories In Romance Scams: A Qualitative Analysis Of Fraudulent Profiles

Christian Kopp, Robert Layton, Jim Sillitoe et al. · FedUni ResearchOnline (Federation University Australia) · 2016 · 42 citations · Full text

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Authors

65

  1. MD
    Marguerite DeLiema

    University of Minnesota, United States

    3 publications · 121 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. PL
    Philip L. Pearce

    James Cook University, Australia

    2 publications · 44 citations

    2

    h-index

  3. RS
    Russell Smith

    Australian Institute of Criminology, Australia

    2 publications · 26 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. YY
    Yongjie Yon

    World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Denmark

    1 publications · 41 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. PL
    Pi‐Ju Liu

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    1 publications · 37 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

38

  1. Federal Trade Commission

    Washington D.C., United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  2. Claremont Graduate University

    Claremont, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    201 citations

  3. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    141 citations

  4. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    116 citations

  5. FINRA Investor Education Foundation

    Washington D.C., United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    61 citations

  6. AARP

    Washington D.C., United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

  7. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    185 citations

  8. Eastern Michigan University

    Ypsilanti, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

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Venues

  1. 2

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  2. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

    1 publications · 20 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 1 publications · 32 citations

    1

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  4. Security Journal

    1 publications · 19 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Journal of Macromarketing

    1 publications · 26 citations

    1

    h-index

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