Weirdness is a clue about fraudulent email messages. But it takes more than a sense that something’s wrong to get people to investigate.
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Fraudulent sites are easy to set up and it’s easy to get fooled, according to a psychologist who has advice on how to check out online merchants.
The global pandemic has fueled illicit online sales of COVID-19 commodities, some of which are dangerous or illegal. Researchers are assessing the size and reach of this underground market.
Victims of ATM fraud in Nigeria are often shocked to find out that their defrauders are close family friends or relatives.
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Communication/Security Consultant, Sociologist/Criminologist/Victimologist and Facilitator, University of Ibadan
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Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Mississippi State University
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Information Science and Cybersecurity, Michigan State University
