The psychological mechanisms of fraud
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2015
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Recently in Ukraine fraud has increased and is characterized by the change of shapes, types and methods. The development of new technologies, the deep economic and social crisis in our society, legal instability create ample opportunities for the rapid development of this type of crime. Specified causes special attention of scholars and practitioners in the study of this phenomenon.
According to the criminal code of Ukraine fraud is the acquisition of another’s property or the acquisition of the right to property by deception or abuse of trust.
Improvement of the activity of law enforcement authorities in the investigation of acquisitive crimes, including fraud attacks, improving the quality of investigation of such crimes, in addition to the criminal, criminal-legal and criminological research, depends on the implementation of knowledge in psychological science. Importance of the study of the factors contributing to the successful implementation of fraudulent intent. We are talking about the study of the personality of the offender, the degree of possession of the methods and techniques of criminal manipulation, and study of the psychological characteristics of victims of fraudulent attacks.
The identity of the modern fraudster has specific features as kernel-level personality and specific psychological characteristics.
The scammers used the technology of the psychological impact on potential victims using a variety of methods aimed at the manipulation of consciousness.Представлены результаты обобщения исследования психологических механизмов мошенничества, особенностей личности мошенника. Рассмотрены психологические характеристики потенциальной жертвы, повышающие ее уязвимость относительно уголовного манипулирования при мошенничестве.
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fraud, identity fraud, the victim, victimization, psychological mechanisms of fraud, мошенничество, личность мошенника, жертва, виктимность, психологические механизмы мошенничества