Inaccurate information, condoning public attitudes and lengthy trials are significant obstacles in the fight to combat white-collar crimes. Public apathy and tolerance of fraud from years past is now becoming a burning resolve to prosecute individuals and entities that engage in fraud and theft. These negative feelings are supported by the fact that fraud is unnecessarily profitable. Where an individual has everything to gain and little to lose from such conduct, it is unlikely that this activity will be viewed as a serious social wrong. One of the most prevalent fraud schemes now being perpetrated in the United States is the abuse of credit cards for fraudulent purposes over the Internet. The great thing about the Internet is anonymity. One of the worst things about the Internet, when...
The Internet, a convenience to travelers looking to quickly book a trip, is a gateway to fraud, costing the airline industry tens of millions of dollars a year. Some carriers are stepping up their efforts to fight back. They're boosting the staff that tracks crimes and tapping into new technology that can help detect it. But as large airlines tackle the problem, there is growing concern that fraudsters are moving onto smaller carriers whose defenses are not yet in place.
With growing prevalence of Internet fraud, banks could soon require customers to pass through more security before paying bills and moving cash online. Last month an umbrella group of regulators who oversee banks, credit unions and thrifts said financial institutions have until the end of 2006 to review their online security systems and, if necessary, make improvements.
A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh indicted a Syracuse, N.Y., man on charges of Internet fraud. Ke Yu, 33, conspired with others to generate fake Internet traffic to online ads handled by his company, Direct Response Technologies, prosecutors say.
Online shopping is one of the ways consumers are choosing to save money on their holiday gift buying. While the amount that shoppers are choosing to purchase on the Internet is increasing, so is the opportunity for fraud. The National Retail Federation estimates that 50 percent of Americans will shop for holiday gifts online and 87 percent of retailers were offering a Cyber Monday promotion.
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