Forensic Approach to Remote Theft

Introduction: the article examines the problems of multi-billion dollar thefts committed remotely: by secretly writing off funds from citizens' bank accounts or by deceiving citizens, as a result of which the latter transfer their money to the bank accounts of criminals. The detection rate of these crimes is minimal. Materials and Methods: the methodological basis of the article was the general method of material-dialectical cognition in the study of issues of virtual methods of remote thefts using digital and psychological-linguistic methods of stealing citizens' money. The article uses general scientific research methods, in particular, comparative legal, systemic and structural, and also applies analysis as a specific scientific method of cognition. Discussion and Conclusions: there are many ways of remote theft, and they all depend on the methods of penetration of criminals into banking systems or on the degree of psychological influence on a person. The detection rate of such acts is very low. Criminal liability is mainly brought to accomplices who do not play an active role in committing crimes. These problems are solved depending on the establishment of specific circumstances of the act and their proof based on the results of the investigation. Results: forensic activity, including general provisions of law enforcement, operational-search and investigative work requires a radical restructuring of the methods of detection, detection and investigation of remote theft. New approaches to interaction with telecom operators, banks, transformation of obtaining court permissions for investigative actions and operational-search activities are needed. In this regard, the interests of banks and mobile operators will be limited to a certain extent.