The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Commission of White-Collar Crimes by Ordinary Citizens
The white-collar frauds have seen an increase in recent years, while the emerging of new digital technologies contributed to an increase of the financial frauds, especially during the global financial crisis of 2008 and in time of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This article reviews the white-colla...
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| description | The white-collar frauds have seen an increase in recent years, while the emerging of new digital technologies contributed to an increase of the financial frauds, especially during the global financial crisis of 2008 and in time of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This article reviews the white-collar scams that gained momentum during the coronavirus pandemic and examines why ordinary people turned into ‘white-collar criminals’ during this period. The main finding is that the pandemic crisis
led to an economic crisis, while people was more focused on committed financial frauds in order to guarantee the economic welfare of their families or the business’ survival. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df7464f4f4074b719e919ba6c61ca9532022-12-22T03:32:19ZengOvidius University PressOvidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series2393-31272022-09-01XXII17076The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Commission of White-Collar Crimes by Ordinary Citizens Eldad Bar Lev0Liviu-George Maha 1 “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi“Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of IasiThe white-collar frauds have seen an increase in recent years, while the emerging of new digital technologies contributed to an increase of the financial frauds, especially during the global financial crisis of 2008 and in time of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This article reviews the white-collar scams that gained momentum during the coronavirus pandemic and examines why ordinary people turned into ‘white-collar criminals’ during this period. The main finding is that the pandemic crisis led to an economic crisis, while people was more focused on committed financial frauds in order to guarantee the economic welfare of their families or the business’ survival. https://stec.univ-ovidius.ro/html/anale/RO/2022-2/Section%201%20and%202/9.pdfscamsfinancial fraudwhite-collar criminalityponzi schemes |
| spellingShingle | Eldad Bar Lev Liviu-George Maha The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Commission of White-Collar Crimes by Ordinary Citizens Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series scams financial fraud white-collar criminality ponzi schemes |
| title | The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Commission of White-Collar Crimes by Ordinary Citizens |
| title_full | The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Commission of White-Collar Crimes by Ordinary Citizens |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Commission of White-Collar Crimes by Ordinary Citizens |
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| title_short | The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Commission of White-Collar Crimes by Ordinary Citizens |
| title_sort | impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the commission of white collar crimes by ordinary citizens |
| topic | scams financial fraud white-collar criminality ponzi schemes |
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