The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on fraud in the UK

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly altered socio-economic activities, human behaviors, and crime patterns. However, less is known about how the pandemic and associated restrictions affected cyber-enabled and traditional fraud. Here, we conducted a retrospective analysis using police-recorded...

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Main Authors: Shuai Chen, Fangyu Ding, David Buil-Gil, Mengmeng Hao, Jean-François Maystadt, Jingying Fu, Jiping Dong, Chundong Gao, Jun Zhuo, Dong Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2024-12-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-04201-z