*Cybercrime: Victims' Shock Absorption Mechanisms DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106818*

cybercrime except that it is narrowed to issues that are outright theft such as, embezzlement with the use of ICT, stealing people's passwords and pins or hacking.

*Cyber laundering*: This is the process of illegally transferring monies or currencies with the use of ICT. This is usually done by fraudsters with the intention of concealing the source and destination of this monies or currencies. It is a common form of cyber criminality in Nigeria, where corrupt government or public officials cyber launder stolen money to other parts of the world in order to avert the wrath of EFCC and ICPC.

*Key logging*: This is the act of using software called key logger to stroke someone's computer keyboard in order to digitally monitor the activities taking place on that computer, and capitalizing on such information to defraud the computer owner.

*Spam message*: This is fake messages or e-mails directed at harvested e-mails or random numbers with persuading and attractive contents aimed at defrauding unsuspecting victims.

*Malware*: Malware short for malicious software, (sometimes referred to as pest ware) is a software designed to secretly access a computer system without the consent of the owner.

*Lotteries fraud*: Some corporate organizations in Nigeria garner millions of viewers to send text messages or to call in answers to a displayed question on TV or answer a question through SMS. The amount charged for such calls or text message (SMS) from the viewers amount to millions of Naira while the amount to be won might just be N10,000.00.

*Phreaking*: This type of crime involves the theft of telecommunication services, instances of which have involved using cereal box toy whistles to imitate telephone call signals, and more recently cloning mobile SIM cards. Many homes in Nigeria are now connected to DSTV products through a self made cord, which when attached to a video player, has the capability of connecting to several statements in DSTV television.
