Chasing spammers: Using the Internet Protocol address for detection
The proliferation of reviews evaluating different services on social networks and online platforms and their importance in consumer decision-making has led some unscrupulous individuals to take advantage of the anonymity offered by the Internet to manipulate these reviews and influence customers’ de...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Data de publicação: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Barcelona |
| Repositório: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/217141 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/217141 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Frau Adreces d'Internet Correu electrònic Servei de missatges curts Fraud Internet addresses Electronic mail systems Text messages (Telephone systems) |
| Resumo: | The proliferation of reviews evaluating different services on social networks and online platforms and their importance in consumer decision-making has led some unscrupulous individuals to take advantage of the anonymity offered by the Internet to manipulate these reviews and influence customers’ decisions. The main objectives of this study are: (1) to test whether spammers usually perform their misdemeanours from the same IP address; (2) to explore whether there are differences between stated sexes in this regard; (3) to detect the main motivations for posting fraudulent reviews; and (4) to determine the motivations for doing so from the same IP address. (...) |
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