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    (2009) case depicts the affects of cyber crime on individuals involved. Advances in technology have enabled new ways to commit fraud online. Criminals are using new and complex techniques to commit fraud which often result in financial loss towards individuals. The two respondents in the case, Leanne Rita Vassallo and Aaron David Smith had sold medical eBooks through the internet. The eBooks claimed to provide medical cures and treatments for various health problems such as Lyme disease, asthma, herpes

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    A banking fraud is the use of illegal means to gain money, assets from depositors or clients fraudulently while posing as a bank, agent or any other financial institution. In many countries and especially the United States, bank fraud is a criminal offense even though experts refer to it as a white collar crime due to the manner in which it is carried out. The paper below will look at the vulnerabilities that face the banking industry while using the example of Stanford Financial Group Company to

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    of facebook? Email sent to people that you didn’t send? If the answer is yes to any of the questions you were a victim of cybercrime. Cybercrime Definition Cybercrime (Computer Crime) is defined as the use of a computer to commit crimes such as fraud, trafficking in child pornography, intellectual property, stealing Identities, or violating the privacy of others (Britannica). Cybercrime and Homeland Security Cybercrime is important to homeland security because it helps to protect the United

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    uses of Internet and computers have made life much easier; technology in general has improved the economy, medical research, and healthcare. Internet and computers have become a huge part of many people 's lives in this era; it allows individuals to stay in touch, find information, and even make a living through online businesses. When there are positive points, there are bound to be some negative ones, and that is "Cybercrime". Cybercrime is a type of crime that is committed over the Internet using

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    first be addressed and then resolved for computers, technology, and the internet in order to have a positive influence in society. Electronic communications, internet privacy, and computer crimes adds a new layer of ethical issues that plague those who use computers and embrace technology on a daily basis. By identifying societal issues in computer usages, you can take a stand for electronic ethics (Ireland, 2017). The internet is a virtual smorgasbord of personal information. If you need someone’s

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    Fraud over the years has picked up over the years with the increasing in technology. One the areas that have increased in fraud over the years is Mobile devices. I currently work for Sprint Fraud Management where we deal with fraudulent issue on a daily basis. Fraudster will steal people’s personal information and open up accounts. Fraudster will also get a hold of customer’s security info and will add phone lines to their account. Working in the Fraud department I can agree first hand that mobile

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    decide to implement control over a person, they require a minimum contact within the district in which the court is over. In this case, the minimum contact was established over the internet when Margolin inputted information over the internet that completed the business transaction. Since the contact is through the internet, and not within boundaries of the state of California or Florida, the court can exercise personal jurisdiction Margolin’s lawsuit over Funny Face and Novelty Now (Kubasek, 2009)

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    other directions. For many years charity has taken twist and turns and has been turned into what we call Charity Fraud in some situations. More research and implications of people committing this fraud has increased. It seems to be a more common way of obtaining money each day. Charity Fraud is the exact same as Charity, meaning they obtain money for beneficial use. Except, Charity fraud actually uses the

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    managers lives more luxurious. This research paper will go more in depth to why the CEO Bernard Ebbers and the CFO Scott Sullivan committed financial statement fraud to benefit themselves. This will tell us behind the scenes of the investigation conducted against WorldCom and the consequences suffered to those who committed and helped with the fraud and how to this day WorldCom is still successful.   Overview WorldCom Inc. developed in 1983 under the name as “Long Distance Telephone provider called Long

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    Virtual Relationship Fraud 2.0 Introduction Deception is one of the most highly discussed terms within the modern day society; the awareness between deception and communication technology has raised many questions regarding deception and technology, also known as ‘digital deception’. Research Questions The questions this paper will research are societal issues concerned with deception and self-presentation. 1) How can the Internet facilitate deception through the manipulation of identity; 2)

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