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“Where do you hide your money?”: The explanation of low conviction in money laundering “你把钱藏在哪里？”：对洗钱定罪低的解释

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100161

Muhammad Bramantyo

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Phishing scams on social media: An evaluation of cyber awareness education on impact and effectiveness 社交媒体上的网络钓鱼诈骗：网络意识教育的影响和有效性评估

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100125

Emma Mouncey, Simona Ciobotaru

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Corruption as the cause, not the effect, of organized crime? 腐败是有组织犯罪的原因，而不是结果？

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100137

Jay S. Albanese

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Metaverse crimes in virtual (Un)reality: Fraud and sexual offences under English law 虚拟（非）现实中的虚拟犯罪：英国法律下的欺诈和性犯罪

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2024.100118

Andreas Karapatakis

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Harnessing artificial intelligence and machine learning for fraud detection and prevention in Nigeria 在尼日利亚利用人工智能和机器学习进行欺诈检测和预防

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100127

Oluwaseun Isaac Odufisan , Osekhonmen Victory Abhulimen , Erastus Olarenwaju Ogunti

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From whistleblowing to action: Students’ narratives on combating White-collar Crime in South Africa 从举报到行动：南非学生打击白领犯罪的叙述

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100141

Eugine Tafadzwa Maziriri , Brian Mabuyana , Brighton Nyagadza , Tinashe Chuchu

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Assessing the role of the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) in light of virtual assets and cross-regional cryptocurrency-based money laundering in Nigeria 根据尼日利亚的虚拟资产和跨区域加密货币洗钱活动，评估西非反洗钱政府间行动小组（GIABA）的作用

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100129

Oluwabunmi Adaramola

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Strategic business movements? The migration of online romance fraudsters from Nigeria to Ghana 战略业务变动？网络恋爱骗子从尼日利亚迁移到加纳

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100128

Suleman Lazarus , Mark Button , Kaina Habila Garba , Adebayo Benedict Soares , Mariata Hughes

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Illicit drug trafficking via postal services: A scoping review of economic-criminological context and estimation methods 通过邮政服务的非法毒品贩运：经济犯罪背景和估计方法的范围审查

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100140

Agnese Raimondi , Julien Chopin , Stefano Caneppele , Toni Männistö , Ari-Pekka Hameri , Juha Hintsa

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Forensic accounting as an investigative tool: Insights from the FTX and Qatargate 法务会计作为调查工具：来自FTX和Qatargate的见解

Journal of Economic Criminology Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2025.100132

Gerasimos Dimitropoulos Γεράσιμος Δημητρόπουλος , Michelle Reading

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