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 recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/217141 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/217141 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Frau Adreces d'Internet Correu electrònic Servei de missatges curts Fraud Internet addresses Electronic mail systems Text messages (Telephone systems) |
| Sumario: | 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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