New Media, Old Threat but Higher Risk: Romance Scam and the Seduction Crime Management of Modern State
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The study of Romance Scam in New Media and Internet Operative Systems; Social Networks, web boards, dating websites and e-mail, is for understanding the threats and opportunities which came from the emerging of Online-Community. The risks come from the limitation to prosecute criminals and remedy the victim so the construction of guideline to prevent further romance scams is needed. The research has shown the inferior that victim usually show their sensitive personal data on cyberspace, the tactic that criminal employ to seduce target on Cyberspace. However, the limitations to prosecute criminals and remedy the victim come from the obstacles relating to the jurisdiction of the Modern State. In many cases State official can identify the convicts but unable to enforce the law across territory. Thus, the reprisal group which gathering victims and active citizen to retaliate the criminal has occurred in a form of violent method. This phenomena reflects that Romance Scam revolts and demands a new measure which could step over many obstacles from the legal principle of Modern State. Otherwise, the cyberspace would be a battle field between the criminals and the violent netizen movements which could generate threats to the security of online community.
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