SOME CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PYRAMID SCHEME ADVERTISING

The article is devoted to the general criminological characteristics of responsibility for advertising a financial (investment) pyramid. The elements of a financial pyramid are highlighted, and the analysis of the most dangerous types of fraud for such crimes is carried out. The main motives for investing funds by citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which are associated with the impact of fraudsters on human personality, are revealed. In the course of the study, the authors applied various research methods that make it possible to widely explore the designated topic, in particular, methods of formalization, comparison, expert assessments, for some provisions, private scientific methods in the form of contrast, framing, and streaming analytics were used. The study of judicial practice in criminal cases of financial pyramids allowed the authors to explore the topic of the study more deeply, in particular, a comprehensive analysis of judicial practice in cases of creation, organization, and participation in financial pyramids, including high-profile criminal cases involving famous personalities determined the relevance of the topic of the scientific article. As a result of the conducted research, ways to improve the norms on liability for such criminal offenses, as well as methods of countering and developing various programs to prevent the organization from working with this type of fraud are formulated.

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