CYBERCRIME
CYBERCRIME
The first recorded record of cyber crime was committed in the early 1820's. Joseph-Marie Jaquard, a textile manufacturer inFrance produced the loom. The loom allowed repetition of a series of steps in the weaving of fabrics. Employees feared they were being replaced and their livelihood threatened. As a result Jaquards technology was sabotaged.
Modern technology has provided us with unlimited resources and information, a way to reach out and connect around the world. However, today's widespread use of the internet has allowed for another sort of criminal to develop.
Internet crime is taking unsuspecting victims by storm, invading our homes, schools and work places. Cyber crime includes any criminal act dealing with computers and social networks. The object is to steel sensitive data such as identity information, bank and credit card information, while remaining undetected by the victim.
Many of us have heard these words before but don't truly understand their meaning.
Spy ware and Trojan horses are some of the tools that form crimeware arsenal. Which are bought and sold on today's black-market. Spam and malware steal user's identification to create fraudulent devices to gain access and commit fraudulent and abusive acts.
They often obtain information used to create new profiles and accounts. Some of these communities include social networking sites and internet dating sites. These activities can be committed form anywhere in the world and hard to combat as there are resource limitations and often treaty issues.
These crimes include hate crimes, copyright crimes, financial frauds, child pornography, telemarketing and internet fraud, identity theft, credit card, account theft as well as securities fraud, trade secrets industrial and economical espionage.
Sources may include: unsolicited bulk email, fake lotteries with fake domain names and addresses.
Some scams congratulate you on winning such things as a free lap top or free trip. Just fill out the information and you win. Unsuspecting victims release all personal information to the scammers and never receive their free gift. Others claim all you need to do is send shi
pping fees and information then they will send your ¡°gift.
Unsolicited mail and email often inform you that you have been left money in a will, or spoof banks where money is in your name waiting to be deposited upon confirmation of information. Some ask that you send money to cover off legal expenses or share in the good fortune, making it a money laundering crime. Often the victim pays fees in advance in which case there are ¡°unexpected complications and further money is needed. The victim often follows through as they already have money on the line. In the end they often give up or run out of money before the ¡°transaction can take place. There are many scams on dating sites where the scammer makes a connection with the victim, gaining their trust and hearts over time. Some tragedy occurs and they pull on your heart strings using any personal information they have gained over time to suck you in and help out in some financial way.
Cybercrime preys on the unsuspecting and unaware. While new technologies are being developed to guard against these crimes, we need to educate ourselves in order to protect our own welfare.
The majority of these scams are called The Nigerian letter scam (419). This scam has been running since the 1800's under various governments ofNigeria .
There is no effective recourse as the successive government ofNigeria often are the scammers.
5 rules for doing business withNigeria or other African countries:
1) never pay anything upfront
2) never extend credit for any reason
3) never do anything until their check clears
4) Never expect help form the Nigerian government
5) Never rely on your government to bail you out.
The problem is that most victims are unsuspecting of a scam or its origin until it is too late.
If you do suspect a scam contact:
The fraud squad at your local police department for information on how to report African, Nigerian andU.K. scams.
The Royal Mounted Police web site.
Phone busters, WAL@phonebusters.com
For loss of money in connection with theU.K. victom@spring39demon.co.uk
Also contact the email provider to report scams.
Resources: webopedia.com cybercrime
Webcrawler.com cybercrime planetindia.net
By Beth Laking
The first recorded record of cyber crime was committed in the early 1820's. Joseph-Marie Jaquard, a textile manufacturer in
Modern technology has provided us with unlimited resources and information, a way to reach out and connect around the world. However, today's widespread use of the internet has allowed for another sort of criminal to develop.
Internet crime is taking unsuspecting victims by storm, invading our homes, schools and work places. Cyber crime includes any criminal act dealing with computers and social networks. The object is to steel sensitive data such as identity information, bank and credit card information, while remaining undetected by the victim.
Many of us have heard these words before but don't truly understand their meaning.
Spy ware and Trojan horses are some of the tools that form crimeware arsenal. Which are bought and sold on today's black-market. Spam and malware steal user's identification to create fraudulent devices to gain access and commit fraudulent and abusive acts.
They often obtain information used to create new profiles and accounts. Some of these communities include social networking sites and internet dating sites. These activities can be committed form anywhere in the world and hard to combat as there are resource limitations and often treaty issues.
These crimes include hate crimes, copyright crimes, financial frauds, child pornography, telemarketing and internet fraud, identity theft, credit card, account theft as well as securities fraud, trade secrets industrial and economical espionage.
Sources may include: unsolicited bulk email, fake lotteries with fake domain names and addresses.
Some scams congratulate you on winning such things as a free lap top or free trip. Just fill out the information and you win. Unsuspecting victims release all personal information to the scammers and never receive their free gift. Others claim all you need to do is send shi
Unsolicited mail and email often inform you that you have been left money in a will, or spoof banks where money is in your name waiting to be deposited upon confirmation of information. Some ask that you send money to cover off legal expenses or share in the good fortune, making it a money laundering crime. Often the victim pays fees in advance in which case there are ¡°unexpected complications and further money is needed. The victim often follows through as they already have money on the line. In the end they often give up or run out of money before the ¡°transaction can take place. There are many scams on dating sites where the scammer makes a connection with the victim, gaining their trust and hearts over time. Some tragedy occurs and they pull on your heart strings using any personal information they have gained over time to suck you in and help out in some financial way.
Cybercrime preys on the unsuspecting and unaware. While new technologies are being developed to guard against these crimes, we need to educate ourselves in order to protect our own welfare.
The majority of these scams are called The Nigerian letter scam (419). This scam has been running since the 1800's under various governments of
There is no effective recourse as the successive government of
5 rules for doing business with
1) never pay anything upfront
2) never extend credit for any reason
3) never do anything until their check clears
4) Never expect help form the Nigerian government
5) Never rely on your government to bail you out.
The problem is that most victims are unsuspecting of a scam or its origin until it is too late.
If you do suspect a scam contact:
The fraud squad at your local police department for information on how to report African, Nigerian and
The Royal Mounted Police web site.
Phone busters, WAL@phonebusters.com
For loss of money in connection with the
Also contact the email provider to report scams.
Resources: webopedia.com cybercrime
Webcrawler.com cybercrime planetindia.net
By Beth Laking
Tags & Keywords : cybercrime,internetcrime