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There's a really interesting paper recently out by an amazing academic that's examined romance fraud - she draws a parallel between romance fraud and domestic violence and abuse and argues there should be similar kind of support available for romance fraud victims as is available to domestic abuse victims.
Here's a link to the paper (it's open access): https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article/61/2/283/5959932?login=true[1][2]
1: https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article/61/2/283/5959932?login=true
2: https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article/61/2/283/5959932?login=true
Comment by jthechef at 01/04/2021 at 12:56 UTC
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Thanks I will read it. Some people are ours persuaded to do nudes or sex stuff on camera, then blackmailed for more money. (Not in my sister’s case) but these poor victims say it feels like rape.
Comment by drivingalexis at 01/04/2021 at 14:08 UTC
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Thank you for this! I definitely see the parallels between abusive relationships and romance scams. As the daughter of a “long haul” romance scam victim, one thing these scammers seem to have in common is the usage of poor grammar/syntax.