Essays about: "scamming"

Found 4 essays containing the word scamming.

  1. 1. Scams and Counter-Scams: An Investigation Into the Deception Tactics of Phone Scammers and Scambaiters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Elina Werther; [2023]
    Keywords : scamming; scambaiting; scam calls; victimhood; performances; manipulation; ideal victim s ; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the techniques that scammers and scambaiters use in phone conversations to deceive each other and accomplish their respective goals. Seeing how the number of people losing money to scams continues to rise every year, there is an urgent need for more research to raise awareness of common scam tactics. READ MORE

  3. 2. Implications of Non-Fungible Tokens for the Online Artist

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Alexia Hrenyak; [2022]
    Keywords : NFTs; Non-Fungible Tokens; Blockchain; Crypto Art; Digital Collectibles; Online Artists;

    Abstract : Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are unique virtual tokens which are stored on a blockchain and can be linked to a wide range of digital and physical assets. In the online art world, NFTs are meant to function as digital certificates of authenticity and ownership, facilitating provenance research and introducing the notion of scarcity to the digital realm. READ MORE

  4. 3. Young Adults and the Stockholm Housing Crisis : Falling Through the Cracks in the Foundation of the Social Welfare State

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Anneli Tostar; [2018]
    Keywords : Stockholm; housing crisis; young people; social welfare state;

    Abstract : This thesis is an attempt to capture and understand how young people in Stockholm experience the housing market. It explores what housing policy decisions made by government actually do to people ‘on the ground. READ MORE

  5. 4. Comparison of Security and Risk awareness between different age groups

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknik

    Author : Amanda Björneskog; Nima Goniband Shoshtari; [2017]
    Keywords : Cyber security; Security; Risk; Awareness; Social engineering; Age groups;

    Abstract : The Internet have become a 'necessity' in the everyday life of just below 50\% of the world population. With the growth of the Internet and it creating a great platform to help people and making life easier, it has also brought a lot of malicious situations. READ MORE