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postgraduate thesis: Telephone scams and routine activity theory : a comparison of victimization among Hong Kong and mainland Chinese Students at universities in Hong Kong

TitleTelephone scams and routine activity theory : a comparison of victimization among Hong Kong and mainland Chinese Students at universities in Hong Kong
Authors
Issue Date2024
PublisherThe University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
Citation
Chang, Y. [常媛媛], Koo, C. [古俊鿋], Ng, C. W. [伍卓桓], Poon, W. K. [潘偉傑]. (2024). Telephone scams and routine activity theory : a comparison of victimization among Hong Kong and mainland Chinese Students at universities in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.
AbstractScam is a global issue, where offenders and victims can be found across the world, and Hong Kong is no exception. With the advancement of technology, the offenders are able to scam people more efficiently, increasing the number of online and telephone scams in Hong Kong. In this study, we looked at telephone scams victimization among university students in Hong Kong through Routine Activity Theory. The research used a mixed research method, with a survey followed by interviews. The survey showed that Mainland students are more likely to be victims of telephone scams than local students due to their unfamiliarity with the local language, Cantonese, and their misconception with Hong Kong in the prevalence of scam have increased their vulnerability for telephone scams. The interviews showed that prior experience and presence of guardian can prevent victimization, and the culture of trusting the authority made mainland students more vulnerable to telephone scams. We have also found that many existing anti-scam programs are insufficient in reaching all students and ineffective in delivering the message, therefore more effort and resource should be placed on combating this issue. This research has supported routine activity theory where suitable target and absence of capable guardian will increase vulnerability of the victims, while there are some limitation in the application of the theory as well as in this research. Future research can focus on non-Mainland Chinese international students, comparison of victimization and the definition of “victims” in telephone scams.
DegreeMaster of Social Sciences
SubjectVictims of crimes - China - Hong Kong
Fraud - China - Hong Kong
College students - China - Hong Kong
Chinese students - China - Hong Kong
Dept/ProgramCriminology
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/352824

 

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dc.contributor.authorChang, Yuanyuan-
dc.contributor.author常媛媛-
dc.contributor.authorKoo, Chun-hei-
dc.contributor.author古俊鿋-
dc.contributor.authorNg, Cheuk Wun-
dc.contributor.author伍卓桓-
dc.contributor.authorPoon, Wai-kit Kingston-
dc.contributor.author潘偉傑-
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-08T06:46:27Z-
dc.date.available2025-01-08T06:46:27Z-
dc.date.issued2024-
dc.identifier.citationChang, Y. [常媛媛], Koo, C. [古俊鿋], Ng, C. W. [伍卓桓], Poon, W. K. [潘偉傑]. (2024). Telephone scams and routine activity theory : a comparison of victimization among Hong Kong and mainland Chinese Students at universities in Hong Kong. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/352824-
dc.description.abstractScam is a global issue, where offenders and victims can be found across the world, and Hong Kong is no exception. With the advancement of technology, the offenders are able to scam people more efficiently, increasing the number of online and telephone scams in Hong Kong. In this study, we looked at telephone scams victimization among university students in Hong Kong through Routine Activity Theory. The research used a mixed research method, with a survey followed by interviews. The survey showed that Mainland students are more likely to be victims of telephone scams than local students due to their unfamiliarity with the local language, Cantonese, and their misconception with Hong Kong in the prevalence of scam have increased their vulnerability for telephone scams. The interviews showed that prior experience and presence of guardian can prevent victimization, and the culture of trusting the authority made mainland students more vulnerable to telephone scams. We have also found that many existing anti-scam programs are insufficient in reaching all students and ineffective in delivering the message, therefore more effort and resource should be placed on combating this issue. This research has supported routine activity theory where suitable target and absence of capable guardian will increase vulnerability of the victims, while there are some limitation in the application of the theory as well as in this research. Future research can focus on non-Mainland Chinese international students, comparison of victimization and the definition of “victims” in telephone scams. -
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherThe University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)-
dc.relation.ispartofHKU Theses Online (HKUTO)-
dc.rightsThe author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works.-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subject.lcshVictims of crimes - China - Hong Kong-
dc.subject.lcshFraud - China - Hong Kong-
dc.subject.lcshCollege students - China - Hong Kong-
dc.subject.lcshChinese students - China - Hong Kong-
dc.titleTelephone scams and routine activity theory : a comparison of victimization among Hong Kong and mainland Chinese Students at universities in Hong Kong-
dc.typePG_Thesis-
dc.description.thesisnameMaster of Social Sciences-
dc.description.thesislevelMaster-
dc.description.thesisdisciplineCriminology-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.date.hkucongregation2024-
dc.identifier.mmsid991044890309903414-

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