Research cannot always confirm public opinion that elderly are more susceptible to fraud than younger adults. Age-related cognitive and motivational changes increase vulnerability. Social factors are fairly ignored by research but may explain why elderly´s vulnerability does not necessarily result in fraud victimization. This systematic review applied a keyword- and reference-based search strategy to explain contradictory research findings and propose a model about social factors mediating and moderating the relationship between age and fraud victimization. Loneliness, social support, decision delegation, age stereotypes, offender characteristics and social environment were suggested as influencing factors. Results have to be validat...
Although older people rarely report being victims of financial cybercrime, there is evidence that ol...
2People aged 65 years and over have the lowest rates of crime victimisation when compared with other...
As the elderly population continues to grow, the victimization of the elderly becomes an increasingl...
Older adults are more at risk to become a victim of consumer fraud than any other type of crime, but...
Financial fraud targeting older adults is on the rise, with annual losses totaling in the billions o...
Fraud vulnerability among older consumers is still without conclusive scientific evidence....
2015-03-03In 2011, 7.3% of U.S. adults ages 65-74 and 6.5% of adults ages 75 and older were victims ...
Using cross sectional data Psychological vulnerability was identified as a correlate of older adults...
Although it is a popular perception that elders are more vulnerable to fall for scams,...
In an attempt to understand how differently fraud works depending on a victim’s age, we have examine...
Financial scams have been described as the crime of the twenty-first century, representing a global ...
Studyingthe consumer’s susceptibility to persuasionand fraudfrom a phycology perspective will a...
ABSTRACT Exploitation of older people can result in devastating emotional and financial consequences...
There are many theories which seek to explain fraud victimisation. In particular, older victims find...
<p>There are many theories which seek to explain fraud victimisation. In particular, older victims f...
Although older people rarely report being victims of financial cybercrime, there is evidence that ol...
2People aged 65 years and over have the lowest rates of crime victimisation when compared with other...
As the elderly population continues to grow, the victimization of the elderly becomes an increasingl...
Older adults are more at risk to become a victim of consumer fraud than any other type of crime, but...
Financial fraud targeting older adults is on the rise, with annual losses totaling in the billions o...
Fraud vulnerability among older consumers is still without conclusive scientific evidence....
2015-03-03In 2011, 7.3% of U.S. adults ages 65-74 and 6.5% of adults ages 75 and older were victims ...
Using cross sectional data Psychological vulnerability was identified as a correlate of older adults...
Although it is a popular perception that elders are more vulnerable to fall for scams,...
In an attempt to understand how differently fraud works depending on a victim’s age, we have examine...
Financial scams have been described as the crime of the twenty-first century, representing a global ...
Studyingthe consumer’s susceptibility to persuasionand fraudfrom a phycology perspective will a...
ABSTRACT Exploitation of older people can result in devastating emotional and financial consequences...
There are many theories which seek to explain fraud victimisation. In particular, older victims find...
<p>There are many theories which seek to explain fraud victimisation. In particular, older victims f...
Although older people rarely report being victims of financial cybercrime, there is evidence that ol...
2People aged 65 years and over have the lowest rates of crime victimisation when compared with other...
As the elderly population continues to grow, the victimization of the elderly becomes an increasingl...
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