e-crime
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of e-crime
C20: e- ² + crime
Example Sentences
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Stuart Hyde, the chief constable of Cumbria Constabulary and lead on e-crime for the Association of Chief Police Officers, said there police conducted inquiries into messages on Facebook on 14,000 occasions last year.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2012
By the end of Friday, detectives from the FBI’s e-crime division had read the article and contacted Barr asking if he wouldn’t mind sharing his information.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2012
As media attention mounted, Ryan Cleary, an Essex-based 19-year-old suspected of affiliation to LulzSec, was arrested in a joint UK-US "e-crime" investigation.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2011
The North Wales Police Authority survey found 57% of e-crime victims reported the incident only to their bank or credit card provider.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2010
Victims urged to report e-crime More than half the victims of e-crime do not report the incident to police, a survey has found.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2010
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