With computers in every household, there’s remotely anyone who’s not on the net. Internet has shrunk the world. What we don't see amidst all the advantages of internet is it has opened doors for crime which are fresh and sophisticated.
Take for instance the case of 13 year old Megan Meier from St. Louis, Missouri; little did the teenager know that it was her neighbor Lori Drew, a 48 year old woman who was tricking her into a romantic relationship with a fake/imaginary 16 year old boy. All this happened on Myspace breeching the policy terms of Myspace. A little prank cost the life of a teenager.
On the other end of cyber crimes are gangs which aim at infecting Pc's and laptops to steal passwords and other personal information of users, to access credit cards. The story that walks way with the top story for cyber fraud is fraud bidders on eBay and other similar sites using fraud credit cards and debit cards.
Like the FBI cyber crime experts say - the fraud is always around, but one needs to protect themselves by following the basic guidelines when clicking on links, loading your details on social networking sites, answering unsolicited mails and also with individuals who appear speculative.
With computers in every household, there’s remotely anyone who’s not on the net. Internet has shrunk the world. What we don't see amidst all the advantages of internet is it has opened doors for crime which are fresh and sophisticated.
Take for instance the case of 13 year old Megan Meier from St. Louis, Missouri; little did the teenager know that it was her neighbor Lori Drew, a 48 year old woman who was tricking her into a romantic relationship with a fake/imaginary 16 year old boy. All this happened on Myspace breeching the policy terms of Myspace. A little prank cost the life of a teenager.
On the other end of cyber crimes are gangs which aim at infecting Pc's and laptops to steal passwords and other personal information of users, to access credit cards. The story that walks way with the top story for cyber fraud is fraud bidders on eBay and other similar sites using fraud credit cards and debit cards.
Like the FBI cyber crime experts say - the fraud is always around, but one needs to protect themselves by following the basic guidelines when clicking on links, loading your details on social networking sites, answering unsolicited mails and also with individuals who appear speculative.