Analysis of Online Marketplace Scams

One of the many effects of the Covid-19 pandemic was reflected in the accelerated migration of many face-to-face activities towards the online environment, with online trading experiencing a significant growth during this period. At the same time, the risks specific to the digital environment have gone through a prosperous period. Thus, a telling example is given by the period August - December 2020, during which, at the level of the relevant authorities (D.I.I.C.O.T. and the Romanian Police) were registered approximately one thousand cases, based on cybercrime with similar modus operandi. These cases involved the collection of personal data through online resources, phishing, targeting in particular those who posted advertisements for the sale of objects through the OLX platform.