Cyberfraud: Psychological and Criminological Analysis of Cyberaddictions

Introduction. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the current trend of increasing cybercrime has directed the locus towards cyberfraud, which causes enormous damage to the economy and citizens. Counteraction from law enforcement agencies is insufficient, which is confirmed by official statistics indicating an increase in these crimes, and dictates the need for scientific research in this area. Purpose. The purpose of the article includes psychological and criminological analysis of cyberfraud and cyberaddictions, identification of the causes and methods of their commission, search for solutions to counteract these crimes. Methodology. The methodological basis of the research is the general philosophical dialectical method of scientific cognition, which allows to obtain objective information about the processes and phenomena of the material world, human psychology related to cyberfraud; an empirical research method that allowed analyzing sociological and psychological research, judicial practice, statistics of committed cyberfraud; comparative analysis, which revealed the relevance and problems of modern methods of committing cyberfraud; systematization, which made it possible to formulate conclusions and proposals on countering crime in the field of cyberfraud. Results. The research revealed modern cyberthreats, their potential and scale; types of cyberfraud, the main ways of their commission; cyberaddictions and methods of psychological manipulation in the process of committing cyberfraud, problems of victimization of the population. Conclusion. There is a serious threat to society as a result of cyberfraud which requires systematic interaction between law enforcement agencies, bank security services, improvement of technical methods for rapid response to cyberthreats and timely detection of cyberfraud, as well as strengthening victimological prevention of the population, where special attention should be paid to cyberaddictions.