This paper examines how scam compounds, money mules and crypto-assets operate as interdependent elements of … particular reference to scam-compound activity in Southeast Asia. The study adopts a qualitative comparative case …-study methodology grounded in legal and regulatory analysis. Four empirically grounded cases are examined: two Southeast Asian scam …

literacy, and data privacy concerns in mitigating exposure to travel scam. PLS-SEM estimations indicate that FinTok influencers …

phone scams using a novel measure of scam identification ability. We then test the effectiveness of scam education, a … commonly used approach by banks and institutions for fraud and scam prevention. We find that common tips on how to spot scams … do not significantly improve individuals' scam identification ability, i.e., the distinction of scams from genuine …

This study investigates cryptocurrency-related scams using data from two state scam trackers, focusing on scam types … prevalent scam types for crypto scams are fraudulent trading platforms and pig butchering scams, with victims being …

phone scams using a novel measure of scam identification ability. We then test the effectiveness of scam education, a … commonly used approach by banks and institutions for fraud and scam prevention. We find that common tips on how to spot scams … do not significantly improve individuals' scam identification ability, i.e., the distinction of scams from genuine …

Both transformational and problematic platforms, corresponding to moderate and severe scam conditions, are considered … industry. These effects are primarily driven by severe scam conditions. Additionally, the effects of severe scam conditions on …