Updated at: Jul 05, 2017
Tainted Love: Social
Engineering at Dating Websites
Aunshul Rege
This talk offers a
Criminological perspective on the different types of crimes that occur at
dating websites, such as romance scams, identity theft, hacking, and extortion.
It examines the anatomy of scam networks, focusing on divisions of labor,
culture and routines, and how 'grooming' (social engineering) is used to lure
victims into scams. It also examines some countermeasures via proactive
industry measures and cybervigilantism.
