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Online criminal markets on telegram: Exploring the illicit products and services advertised in public group chats

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Joeri Loggen *
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Asier Moneva
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Arjan Blokland
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Gerard de Roode
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E. Rutger Leukfeldt
DOI:10.1016/j.chb.2026.109032delete
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• Telegram is used to advertise a range of illicit products and criminal services. • Narcotics—especially hard drugs—dominated the Telegram groups. • Cybercrime-related offerings were also present, though less prevalent. • Most groups exhibited moderate to high diversity. • Six distinct crime market types were identified.
Keywords:
Telegram
illicit products
criminal services
cybercrime
online criminal markets
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Computers in Human Behavior cover
Computers in Human Behavior
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centre of expertise cyber security
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Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology
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cyber security technologies
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