Fraudiculture: The World of Online Fraud

About our guests:

Dr Yi Ting Chua

https://cj.ua.edu/people/dr-yi-ting-chua/

Dr Doris Krakrafaa-Bestman

https://www.aamu.edu/academics/colleges/business-public-affairs/departments/social-sciences/faculty-staff.html

Fangzhou Wang

https://aysps.gsu.edu/phd-student/wang-fangzhou/

Scott Wright

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwright/

https://clickarmor.ca

Papers or resources mentioned in this episode:

Wang, F., & Zhou, X. (2022). Persuasive Schemes for Financial Exploitation in Online Romance Scam: An Anatomy on Sha Zhu Pan (杀猪盘) in China. Victims & Offenders , 1-28.

https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2022.2051109

Other:

Newman, L.H. (Jan 2, 2023) Hacker Lexicon: What Is a Pig Butchering Scam?

https://www.wired.com/story/what-is-pig-butchering-scam/

The Security Culture Playbook: An Executive Guide To Reducing Risk and Developing Your Human Defense Layer by Perry Carpenter, Kai Roer

https://www.securityculturebook.com

I called this episode “Fraudiculture”, because I thought it interesting how the metaphors used to communicate the techniques seemed to target those with an understanding of agriculture, such as raising cows and pigs as endeavours performed with great care and even empathy, but an ultimate aim of exploitation.

I am not vegan, I just like to provide metaphorical options for those that prefer less violent phrasing.

“These are the cries of the carrots, the cries of the carrots! You see, Reverend Maynard Tomorrow is harvest day and to them it is the holocaust”

Tool (1993) Disgustipated[song]. On Undertow. Zoo entertainment.