Internet Crimes and Frauds

Internet crime is most often thought of as a crime that is committed with the aid of a
computer. Yet the computer has various roles in high tech crime a tool and a target.

Common Internet crimes and frauds includes
1. Cellular telephone fraud
2. Data alteration
3. Data destruction and sabotage
4. Data extortion
5. Data theft
6. Desktop counterfeiting
7. Disclosure of confidential data
8. Electronic letter bombing
9. Identity theft
10. Internet consumer fraud
11. PBX fraud
12. Reading another person’s E-mail without permission
13. Sale of proprietary data
14. Software piracy
15. Stolen long-distance calling cards
16. Unauthorised access and entry to system and information

  1. Voice mail frauds
    **To lodge a complaint online follow this link: – http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

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