Sentences with phrase «illicit products»

Anyone can use it to anonymously buy illicit products or services, as most illegal transactions are conducted using cash.

WildAid's programs persuade consumers to stop buying illicit products like ivory, rhino horn and shark fin soup.

Over the years, a number of anonymous websites have sprung up to allow users to use bitcoins to purchase drugs and other illicit products.

Like start - ups, hackers operate in cells and leverage a personal network of contacts to monetize their illicit product.

The legal version will develop the aura of an illicit product, making cigarettes more attractive to some people, including children.

In another study that included the response «seek out illicit products», only 25 per cent indicated that they might consider purchasing black market products.

These illicit products — which include electronics, automotive and aircraft parts, pharmaceuticals, and food — can pose safety risks and cost governments and private companies hundreds of billions of dollars annually.

To see whether these illicit products have unique chemical characteristics, W. Edryd Stephens of the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, and two colleagues analyzed 47 knockoffs seized by British officials.

With more than 1 billion tourists now crossing international borders each year, there is a growing opportunity to call on tourists to act and reduce demand for these illicit products which in many cases are providing a funding source for organized crime.

Common sense will tell you to avoid wandering through strange neighborhoods at night, getting too inebriated, or doing silly things like trying to buy illicit products.

Bitcoin was used to trade in illicit products and services on the dark web, as it was relatively simple to get hold of, reliable, and very hard for anyone to monitor transactions and where the money ended up.