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Illicit Web Sites and
Illegal Behavior Online
Internet investigations frequently focus on individuals or organizations
to determine the nature of their behaviors online. Increasingly, investiga-
tions of terrorism, organized crime, fraud, economic espionage, smuggling,
and other serious crimes nd Web sites used in criminal enterprises. As
the growth of e-commerce reects ($155.2 billion annually in the United
States, according to Forrester Research),
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the Internet is a good venue to
advertise, attract customers, direct prospects to sales sites, deceive or con-
vince someone, collaborate online, plan and coordinate activities, order
goods, and keep track of enterprises. Digital goods are especially easy to
sell online. Unfortunately, digita ...