RT Article
T1 How do Ivorian Cyberfraudsters Manage Their Criminal Proceeds?
JF European journal on criminal policy and research
VO 30
IS 3
SP 359
OP 378
A1 Cretu-Adatte, Cristina
A1 Zbinden, Renaud
A1 Brunoni, Luca
A1 Bunning, Hazel
A1 Azi, Josselin Wilfred
A1 Beaudet-Labrecque, Olivier
A2 Zbinden, Renaud
A2 Brunoni, Luca
A2 Bunning, Hazel
A2 Azi, Josselin Wilfred
A2 Beaudet-Labrecque, Olivier
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1914413865
AB This article delves into the intricacies of managing illicit financial gains among Ivorian cyberfraudsters, shedding light on the findings of a field study conducted in Côte d’Ivoire by Swiss and Ivorian research teams. The study involved interviews with cybercriminals, law enforcement officials, and subject matter experts, in order to answer a specific question: What strategies do Ivorian cyberfraudsters use to manage and launder the criminal proceeds originating from romance scams and sextortion? The results explore the tactics employed by cyberfraudsters to obfuscate the illicit financial flows, their organizational structures, and the strategies they employ in managing and using their gains. It confirms certain elements from the scientific literature, in addition to introducing new insights for a better understanding of the processes of money laundering and the use of illicit funds. The article also unravels the multifaceted challenges encountered within the anti-money laundering framework in the context of cybercrime and raises avenues for further reflection and future work to enhance the fight against this scourge.
K1 Cyberfrauds
K1 Côte d’Ivoire
K1 Management of cybercriminal proceeds
K1 Money Laundering
K1 Romance scams
DO 10.1007/s10610-024-09597-7