A Fresh Look at Fraud

A Fresh Look at Fraud features psychologists, criminologists, and computer scientists to address the state-of-art research on the rising problem of fraud, scams, and financial abuse, stimulating a cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas, theories, methods, and practices.

'A Fresh Look At Fraud showcases some of the leading international fraud researchers current works on fraud across the lifespan, including fraud trends such as covid related, cryptocurrency and other technology facilitated fraud crimes. It is a major contribution to theories of fraud susceptibility using indicators built on the intersectionality of psychology, neuroscience and economics (as well I would add to the field of victimology). It encompasses a systematic survey of the current research on fraud susceptibility that will hopefully drive further research and implementation of more effective programs to intervene and assist fraud victims, especially susceptible and vulnerable older adults.' - Debbie Deem, FBI Victim Specialist (retired)

Autorentext

Yaniv Hanoch is Associate Professor of Risk Management, Southampton University Business School, Southampton University, UK.

Stacey Wood is Molly Mason Jones Professor of Psychology at Scripps College, USA.

Klappentext

A Fresh Look at Fraud features psychologists, criminologists, and computer scientists to address the state-of-the-art research on the rising problem of fraud, scams, and financial abuse, stimulating a cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas, theories, methods, and practices. In this timely volume, Yaniv Hanoch and Stacey Wood bring together leading international researchers to discuss and review state-of-the-art research in fraud research, adopting diverse methodologies (from experimental to neuroimaging), perspectives, and questions. The book addresses topics such as mass marketing fraud, financial exploitation, ageing and cyber fraud, risk factors associated with becoming a fraud victim and online/cryptocurrency fraud. It offers a holistic picture of emerging trends and issues in fraud research and also includes discussion of the 'Next Frontiers' in research and important insights on how to create solutions. This book will be a crucial read for practitioners and researchers engaged in fraud research and other fields such as Forensic Psychology, Social Psychology, Criminal Behavior, and Criminology, as well as for postgraduates training in these fields.

Inhalt

1. Introduction 2. Mass-Market Consumer Frauds: What the Statistical Data Show 3. Scams in the Time of COVID-19: Pandemic Trends in Scams and Fraud 4. Aging Online: Rethinking the Aging Decision-Maker in a Digital Era 5. Psychological Aspects of Elder Financial Exploitation: Risk Factors, Intervention Approaches, and Case Studies 6. Cognitive and Metacognitive Predictors of Financial Exploitation: Understanding Fraud Susceptibility in Adulthood 7. Vulnerability to Financial Exploitation in Older Age: A Neuropsychology Perspective 8. Do Not Distract Me While I Am Winning This Auction: The Psychology of Action Fraud 9. Trends in Online Consumer Fraud: A Data Science Perspective 10. Cryptocurrencies: Boons and Curses for Fraud Prevention