02556nam a2200205   4500001000700000100004100007101000800048200021200056210004800268215002000316300004800336330182300384606002502207606002402232606001802256606001602274700002102290701002002311701001902331394101  a20160912d2016       y0pory50      ba  aeng  aImproving responses to online fraud victimsbRecurso eletrónicoean examination of reporting and supportereport to the Criminology Research Advisory CouncilfCassandra Cross, Kelly Richards, Russell Smith  aCanberracCriminology Research Grantsd2016  a1 CD-ROMd12 cm  aFicheiro de 1,07 MB em formato PDF (90 p.).  aIntroduction. Online fraud. Online fraud typologies. The discourse of victim blaming. Challenges of reporting online fraud. The current study. Methodology. Sampling and recruitment. Data collection. Data analysis. The participants. The impact of online fraud. Financial impacts of online fraud victimisation. Minimal financial impact. Severe financial impact. Emotional and psychological impacts of online fraud victimisation. Shame and embarrassment. Distress and sadness. Anger . Ongoing nature of emotional impacts. Practical flow-on effects resulting from emotional impacts of online fraud. Suicide. Physical impacts of online fraud victimisation. Fear and concerns for physical safety. Death threats. Travelling to meet the perpetrators of online fraud. Impacts of online fraud victimisation on relationships. Summary of the impact of online fraud. Experiences of victims in reporting online fraud. Reporting to the ACCC based on a need for justice. Reporting to the ACCC out of a sense of altruism. Reporting fraud to agencies other than the ACCC. Victim experiences in reporting online fraud. The merry-go-round effect. Victim blaming. Lack of response and recognition. Summary of reporting experiences. The support needs of victims of online fraud. Reasons for not seeking formal support. Reasons for not seeking informal support. Seeking formal support. Seeking informal support. What would have been helpful at the time?. Information on recovery fraud. Information on reporting the online fraud. Sense of not being alone. Being able to talk about the online fraud. Support groups . Summary of victim support needs. Conclusions and recommendations. Recommendations. References. Appendix A: INTERVIEW SCHEDULE – IMPROVING RESPONSES TO ONLINE FRAUD. Appendix B: PARTICIPANT INFORMATION SHEET AND CONSENT FORM.  aFRAUDE INFORMÁTICA  aCRIME INFORMÁTICO  aVITIMAÇÃO  aAUSTRÁLIA  aCROSSbCassandra  aRICHARDSbKelly  aSMITHbRussell