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Susceptibility to email fraud: a review of psychological perspectives, data-collection methods, and ethical considerations

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Susceptibility to email fraud: a review of psychological perspectives, data-collection methods, and ethical considerations. / Jones, Helen; Towse, John; Race, Nicholas.
In: International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2015, p. 13-29.

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Jones, H, Towse, J & Race, N 2015, 'Susceptibility to email fraud: a review of psychological perspectives, data-collection methods, and ethical considerations', International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 13-29. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJCBPL.2015070102

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Jones, H., Towse, J., & Race, N. (2015). Susceptibility to email fraud: a review of psychological perspectives, data-collection methods, and ethical considerations. International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning, 5(3), 13-29. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJCBPL.2015070102

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Jones H, Towse J, Race N. Susceptibility to email fraud: a review of psychological perspectives, data-collection methods, and ethical considerations. International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning. 2015;5(3):13-29. doi: 10.4018/IJCBPL.2015070102

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Jones, Helen ; Towse, John ; Race, Nicholas. / Susceptibility to email fraud : a review of psychological perspectives, data-collection methods, and ethical considerations. In: International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning. 2015 ; Vol. 5, No. 3. pp. 13-29.

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