ON THE COMPATIBILITY OF INTERNET FRAUD WITH MONEY RITUAL IN THE DOUBLE ACTS OF IMMORALITY IN CHACHERISM

Abstract

Contemporary human society faces numerous threats to peaceful coexistence, suggesting the vulnerability and possible extinction of the human species. In Africa, particularly in Nigeria, these threats manifest in many ways. More alarming is the rise of ritual murder as complement to internet fraud, which has heightened insecurity in modern-day Nigeria. Extensive research has been conducted on internet fraud (Yahoo! Yahoo!!), but there is a scarcity of comprehensive analysis on its more advanced form, euphemistically referred to as cybercrime (Yahoo Plus).The few existing studies on this lack systematic exploration of the distinction between traditional internet fraud (Yahoo! Yahoo!!) and its advanced counterpart (Yahoo Plus), as well as the association of these crimes with ritual murder for money (Yahoo Plus Plus). This paper examines internet fraud as an act of contractual defection involving the manipulation of unsuspecting victims' psychological states. It differentiates between two types of money rituals that characterize advanced cybercrime. The paper argues that while internet fraud (Yahoo! Yahoo!!) and advanced cybercrime (Yahoo Plus) share similar processes and methodologies, they should not be categorized alongside cultic ritual murder for money (Yahoo Plus Plus), which is considered a form of Chacherism—the umbrella term for all illicit acts in cyberspace. The paper contends that internet fraud and advanced cybercrime are separate from the heinous act of ritual murder for money. It concludes that they undermine moral contractualism, violate the will and consent of their victims, and threaten the moral infrastructure of society. This analysis employs critical, descriptive, and prescriptive approaches.