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Other Nonviolent Cybercrimes

There are many more nonviolent varieties of cybercrime. Again, many of these

only incidentally use the Internet to accomplish criminal acts that have been

around forever (including the world’s oldest profession). Some examples include:

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Advertising/soliciting prostitution services over the Internet

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Internet gambling

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Internet drug sales (both illegal drugs and prescription drugs)

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Cyberlaundering, or using electronic transfers of funds to launder illegally

obtained money

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Cybercontraband, or transferring illegal items, such as encryption tech-

nology that is banned in some ...