Service, game and livelihood, the new dimensions of neutralization techniques in Internet Romance Fraud: Extending the Neutralization Theory in Modern Internet crimes.

Internet romance fraud is a serious international crime made possible by the use of internet and social media dating sites. It relationship based on mutual love shared between victims their offender partners, without victim knowing that offenders have criminal intent to defraud victim. This affect in developed countries who are referred as ‘clients’ offenders’ partners. Offenders neutralization techniques rationalize justify deviant behavior deflecting quilt associated with this crime. study surveyed 320 respondents validated (IRF) hotspots. Variance-based partial least square (SmartPLS) structural equation modeling (SEM) was used investigate casual relationships among various. The findings indicate fraudsters” methods (“condemn condemners”, “denial injury”, victim,” responsibility”, game, service livelihood) crimes. do not defense necessity metaphor ledger crimes against victims. evidence from suggests new dimensions (game, been introduced criminals empirical intention context IRF carried actualization crime, novelty IS research. implication using emerging (IRF). Law enforcement prosecution should arm themselves deal way justification rationalization.