Explaining two forms of Internet crime from two perspectives : toward stage theories for phishing and Internet scamming
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Jyväskylä studies in computingTekijät
Päivämäärä
2017Oppiaine
TietojärjestelmätiedeThe two studies in this dissertation examine two pervasive and common forms
of Internet crimes from two different perspectives: (1) phishing from the
victims’ perspective and (2) Internet scamming from the offenders’ perspective.
For the former, previous phishing research is based on models that assume that
fixed or static factors explain or predict people’s reasons for complying with
phishing emails. These models assume that the reasons for complying with
phishing emails are the same across individuals and across time. However, we
argue that, whereas the act of clicking on a phishing email is the same across
time for phishing victims, the reasons for complying are not the same. We
address this problem with interview data from actual victims of phishing
emails. The overall findings show how differences in process attributes lead
individuals to comply for different reasons. We further theorize why phishing
victims reside in one of two stages and propose a tailored approach to reducing
phishing.
For the second issue, despite making headline news and the estimated cost
in the billions annually, scamming research is at an exploratory stage. Focusing
on why individuals become scammers, the academic research on scamming has
suggested (1) monetary rewards, (2) structural problems, and (3) affordable
Internet access. We argue, however, that individuals in need of money,
experiencing poverty and unemployment, and having affordable Internet
access, do not become criminals. To address these problems, we interviewed
actual Internet scammers. Regarding why individuals become scammers, we
suggest that money is because it is needed to socialize, to enjoy an extravagant
lifestyle, and to remain or become financially independent. Further, we
contribute to finding how individuals become scammers by identifying three
stages that respectively explain the initial progression into scamming, the
specific choice of scamming and the role of the Internet, and the reasons
scammers persist in scamming. We theorize these findings using criminology
literature and show that neither the dispositional nor situational criminological
theories can adequately explain the proclivity toward scamming and the act of
practicing Internet scams. We make suggestions for practice.
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University of JyväskyläISBN
978-951-39-6954-7ISSN Hae Julkaisufoorumista
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