Technology-Enhanced Methods of Money Laundering

Internet As Criminal Means

Technology-Enhanced Methods of Money Laundering

Internet As Criminal Means

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This book identifies and examines the novel ways in which money is laundered internationally through illegal activities on the internet, focusing on sales, payments, social media, online gaming, and tax misapplication. Technology-enhanced methods that enable money laundering are now a significant portion of malicious cyber activities and deterring its commission is a high order priority.

Although powered by modern tools, investigators, prosecutors, judges and regulatory agencies in most countries are not equipped to accurately detect, investigate and prosecute this type of criminal activity.   It makes a case for broader institutional and regulatory improvement, formulating a basis for detecting evolving money laundering schemes with multiple focuses on sales, payments, social media, online gaming, and tax misapplication. 

Revealing the newest techniques used by criminals, currently neglected by law enforcement in most countries, and discussesthe best approaches to combat these crimes, this book will be useful as a guide for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and others involved in efforts to curb online crimes.



1. Introduction
2. Dark Web: Deterring Cybercrimes and Cyber-Attack
3. Online Gaming: Casino, Lotteries, and Gambling
4. Payments Through Illegal and Disguised Means
5. Online Sales
6. Social Media
7. Tax Misapplication: Sales and Use Taxes and Games Taxation
8. International Legal Cooperation, Confiscation/Repatriation of Assets and Virtual World
9. Conclusions
10. Proposals to Improve the Efforts Against Online Crimes (Money Laundering).
ISBN 978-3-030-18332-5
Artikelnummer 9783030183325
Medientyp Buch
Auflage 1st ed. 2019
Copyrightjahr 2020
Verlag Springer, Berlin
Umfang XI, 174 Seiten
Abbildungen XI, 174 p.
Sprache Englisch