Identification of crimes related to illegal actions of persons providing legal assistance and consulting services on legal and financial issues
Authors:
Type:
Article
Pages:
from 79
to 84
Status:
Published
Received:
03.06.2024
Accepted:
26.06.2024
Published:
12.07.2025
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
Fraud, consulting firms, operational investigative activities, operational investigative activities, documentation, money laundering.
Abstract (English):
Introduction. The article focuses on the specifics of illegal acts that involve misleading people in need of legal services by unscrupulous persons providing such services. Fraud in the provision of legal assistance on legal and financial issues, carried out through the creation of consulting firms, legal offices and financial pyramids, is today a serious threat to the economic security of Russia. Fraudsters acting on behalf of consulting firms undermine the authority of government authorities, create an atmosphere of distrust in the current system of legislative and legal regulation, and deprive the citizens they have deceived of colossal funds, property and other social benefits. Methods. During the study, the general scientific dialectical method of understanding the surrounding reality was used, which involves a complete and comprehensive study of phenomena, consideration of connections and contradictions between them. In addition, methods of description, logical comprehension, abstraction and generalization were used. Results. In order to timely identify signs of a crime being committed by persons providing legal assistance and consulting services on legal and financial issues, as well as to establish schemes for laundering proceeds from crime, it is recommended to know the main methods of carrying out fraudulent actions that can be used by unscrupulous lawyers and consultants, and the signs such activity. In order to avoid becoming a victim of scammers, you should check the period of existence of the company, read reviews about it, its employees, information about its actual location and legal address; carefully read the terms of the contract for the provision of legal services, do not sign it without making sure that it is drawn up correctly; demand clarification on every unclear clause of the contract; do not sign certificates of completed work if, in fact, the terms of the concluded contract have not yet been fulfilled. At the present stage of combating crime, timely identification of signs of committing illegal acts by persons providing legal assistance and consulting services on legal and financial issues, as well as the establishment of schemes for laundering proceeds from crime, is among the priority tasks of operational units of internal affairs bodies.
Introduction. The article focuses on the specifics of illegal acts that involve misleading people in need of legal services by unscrupulous persons providing such services. Fraud in the provision of legal assistance on legal and financial issues, carried out through the creation of consulting firms, legal offices and financial pyramids, is today a serious threat to the economic security of Russia. Fraudsters acting on behalf of consulting firms undermine the authority of government authorities, create an atmosphere of distrust in the current system of legislative and legal regulation, and deprive the citizens they have deceived of colossal funds, property and other social benefits. Methods. During the study, the general scientific dialectical method of understanding the surrounding reality was used, which involves a complete and comprehensive study of phenomena, consideration of connections and contradictions between them. In addition, methods of description, logical comprehension, abstraction and generalization were used. Results. In order to timely identify signs of a crime being committed by persons providing legal assistance and consulting services on legal and financial issues, as well as to establish schemes for laundering proceeds from crime, it is recommended to know the main methods of carrying out fraudulent actions that can be used by unscrupulous lawyers and consultants, and the signs such activity. In order to avoid becoming a victim of scammers, you should check the period of existence of the company, read reviews about it, its employees, information about its actual location and legal address; carefully read the terms of the contract for the provision of legal services, do not sign it without making sure that it is drawn up correctly; demand clarification on every unclear clause of the contract; do not sign certificates of completed work if, in fact, the terms of the concluded contract have not yet been fulfilled. At the present stage of combating crime, timely identification of signs of committing illegal acts by persons providing legal assistance and consulting services on legal and financial issues, as well as the establishment of schemes for laundering proceeds from crime, is among the priority tasks of operational units of internal affairs bodies.
Keywords:
Fraud, consulting firms, operational investigative activities, operational investigative activities, documentation, money laundering.
Fraud, consulting firms, operational investigative activities, operational investigative activities, documentation, money laundering.
