Social distancing signals and social distance are being used by criminals to hide their identity and access a victim’s social network and/or information.
The criminal group uses these signals to send messages that can then be used to influence the victim’s emotional and/ or physical reactions and perceptions of the situation.
The signal can be communicated via text messages, email, social media, voice mail, voice chat, or in person.
For example, a text message message can be used by a criminal to say that they are being followed and they may ask to meet someone.
The victim may be given a number of options to respond to the message and/ OR a phone call to confirm that the criminal is actually the person they are communicating with.
When a victim answers the phone, they can be asked to leave the conversation.
They can be reminded that they can call the police if they want to report the crime, or they can contact the police via text message, email or social media.
A victim may also receive a video or audio recording of the conversation that they may choose to share with the criminal.
The criminals use social distancing to create the illusion that they have information or contact with a victim and to intimidate the victim into giving them information or offering information to the criminal group.
Criminal groups may target individuals or groups based on their perceived vulnerability or vulnerabilities to fraud.
In this scenario, the criminal may use social distance to convince the victim that they do not have the financial resources to report a crime or may threaten to contact the victim if they do.
For instance, the criminals may use the use of social distanced signs to say they have a financial situation or are under extreme stress and may also use social Distancing signs to make the victim feel like they do need to contact someone or to provide information or information that could be used in order to commit the crime.
Examples of criminal groups that use socialdistancing include: the International Narcotics Trafficking Organization (INTO), a global organization of organized crime and other criminal organizations based in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany that includes elements from several countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
The International Narcotic Trafficking Organizer Network (INOTN) is a criminal group based in New York City, the headquarters of which is in Manhattan, New York.
In addition, the American Crime Information Center (ACIC), an independent nonprofit that studies and reports on the crimes committed against victims, members, and other persons by organized crime, includes members of the International Criminal Organization (ICO) and other groups that operate from New York and in the US.
In the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, the ICOs are designated as Tier 3 Organized Crime Groups and are responsible for enforcing the global anti-drug law.
The ICOs include the International Organization of Police Organizations (IOPOs), the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the United Nation’s Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), the Council of Europe (CEN), and the World Federation of Police Associations (WFPPA).
The ICOS also includes the Organization of American States (OAS), the Association of Latin American and Caribbean Nations (ALBA), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the European Union (EU), the Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Persons (GAATIP), and many other groups.
In 2016, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published a report titled “The Hidden Crime Industry.”
In it, they reported on how criminals have used social distances to manipulate victims, deceive victims, and conceal their criminal activities.
For more information on social distance signs and social distancers, visit the International Federation of Crime Prevention and Control (IFCC), a non-governmental organization with a mandate to protect and advance the human rights of victims of organized criminal activity.
Social Distance Signs and Distancing Sign Types Social Distanced Signs are those signs that use a physical or visual distance, such as a distance of five feet, between a person and a crime scene, or a distance less than five feet.
Social distanced signals include: a written message, a video recording, or an audio recording that identifies the person who is being distanced and includes a threat of the person being targeted or the perpetrator, and