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Cybercrime and Its Victims: A Comparative Expert Survey

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Q1

In the last 10 to 15 years, how would you tell the story of cybercrime in your country? Two or three turning points, who the main characters are, and what usually gets left out.

Q2

When someone is scammed, has data leaked or an account stolen, what words do they use to describe it? Is there a recognized "cyber victim" in your law, police or media, or does it get filed as something else? Is there any digital harm where the victim IS clearly recognized (children, gender violence)?

Q3

In patterns, not cases: when a person or an organization does try to report or seek redress, what usually happens, how are they treated, and what do they take away from it? Does it change when the money or evidence is abroad (platforms, exchanges)?

Q4

How do people in your country explain why they do or do not protect themselves, report, or worry? We have heard three attitudes elsewhere: "nothing can be done", "I'm not an interesting target", and "the app is convenient, I don't think about it". Which fits, if any, and is there a local phrase? Is it marginal, common or dominant?

Q5

Who is seen as speaking for cybercrime victims in your country (State, prosecutors, NGOs, companies, press, victims themselves), and how much are they heard? If there is a partial exception (gender violence online, a fraud wave), why did it work there? If there is no visible voice, why?

Q6

What in this space deserves closer attention than it gets (themes, not cases)? And what would have to happen for cybercrime victims to be named, counted and defended as a group in your country?

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