Pet Scammed: narratives of cyber fraud victimization
About our guests:
Dr Jennifer L. Schally
https://cjrc.la.psu.edu/people/jennifer-l-schally/
Prof Nicolas Vermeys
https://www.vermeys.com
Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:
Derrickson, K. (2023). Advance-Fee Pet Scams Through the Lens of Narrative Victimology.
https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/25084ksd5317
Whittaker, J. M., & Button, M. (2020). Understanding pet scams: A case study of advance fee and non-delivery fraud using victims’ accounts. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 53(4), 497-514.
Button, M., & Whittaker, J. (2021). Exploring the voluntary response to cyber-fraud: From vigilantism to responsibilisation. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 66, 10048
Pemberton, A., Mulder, E., & Aarten, P. G. (2019). Stories of injustice: Towards a narrative victimology. European Journal of Criminology, 16(4), 391-412.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1477370818770843
Other:
The American Kennel Club on “How to Spot a Puppy Scam Online”
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/puppy-information/spot-puppy-scam/
Brent, Y.(Nov 30, 2022) Beware kitten and puppy scams, as pandemic leads to spike in pet ripoffs, CBC News Canada.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitten-pet-puppy-scam-spike-pandemic-canada-us-bbb-fraud-1.6667008
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