Advance Fee Fraud and the Routine Activities Theory

• In Event: Innovative Techniques for Examining Routine Activities and Situational Perspectives

Abstract

Advance fee fraud is a growing crime creating serious economic and emotional impact on its victims. There is a lack of research regarding the legal, community policing, and resource challenges of dealing with advance fee fraud which would aid in reducing this crime. The purpose of this presentation is to explain through fraud investigators who have dealt with advance fee fraud, the answer to these challenges and gain insight based on the theoretical foundation using the routine activities theory.

Author

• Kim Miller, Capella