Scamming trends in the Republic of Moldova

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Data: 2024

Swindling is one of the most widespread and controversial property crimes committed in the Republic of Moldova. Being characterised by its own mechanism of perpetration, which distinguishes it from the other forms of theft criminalised by criminal law, the phenomenon of swindling is characterised, on the one hand, by a specific causality and, on the other hand, by particular preventive measures resulting largely from the nature of the criminogenic factors that determine it. In order to substantiate an effective preventive model, the authors examine the current trends in the spread of scam crimes across the Republic of Moldova in the reference period 2019-2023. The aim of the paper is to increase the efficiency of the statistical analysis of crime based on the use of up-to-date information obtained through tools and methods related to crime statistics. The results obtained can be used both in the teaching-learning process of students and in the preventive work carried out by the representatives of the competent bodies.