SOME QUESTIONS OF QUALIFICATION OF FRAUD

This article discusses the qualification of a public dangerous act - «Fraud», the liability for which is provided for in Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and which has similar characteristics with other socially dangerous acts against property, which determines the relevance of this topic, scientific works on which including those aimed at assisting practitioners (employees) of the Russian law enforcement bloc in preventing, disclosing and identifying NTRY material nature. Along with this, the relevance of this topic is also associated with the annual significant increase in the number of fraud-related crimes registered by law enforcement agencies aimed at criminal seizure of property or rights to it. Modern technologies, the computerization of society, the development of economic and social relations, the emergence of new types of «remote» services provided, undoubtedly push both «experienced» scammers and «novice» scammers to attempt quick and easy enrichment at the expense of others and the state. It is in this connection that in this article the author considers the issues of qualifying the corpus delicti provided for by 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and its delimitation from related corpus delicti. The article is a structured information material for law enforcement officials specializing in the investigation of this category of cases [2].

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