THE VOLUME OF THE CONTENT BASED ON ONLINE FRAUDULENT BY: ABIRAMI S, T.S.NANDHINI & R.KRITHIKA
THE
VOLUME OF THE CONTENT BASED ON ONLINE FRAUDULENT
AUTHORED BY: ABIRAMI S, T.S.NANDHINI &
R.KRITHIKA
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University,
Samayapuram, Trichy.
Abstract
In this article we explain about
online fraud in the state.
who are all suffering from online fraud. There are some key aspects of
fraudulent we give in this article, also we give types, punishment regarding, ratio
of fraudulent, preventing from fraudulent. in this article we give some changes
from scam. In this current society we use lots of technologies. The technology
can be used in a positive or negative
way. It is used in a positive
way. It's useful
for education, gaining
knowledge and also earning. In a negative way we should face scam,
online fraud etc... In the future we can live our lifestyle safe and secure. In
this article we aim to protect and prevent online fraud.
INTRODUCTION
Cybercrime is a crime to
commit illegal activities in online sources like computer, network, online
database, hacking, bullying, sexortion etc.. It used to hack individual
people's privacy. It also affects all children and adults. It is the biggest problem
in this world. In the world
of the era we all use technology in day to day life. There are different ways
to use technology like positive or negative. In a positive
way we use it for Education, knowledge gaining, earning,
money oriented purposes etc.. But some persons are used in negative shades like
to hack individual persons privacy, online money fraud, sex related issues
etc... we aims who are all troubling from this online fraudulent to protect and
prevent from this Cybercrimes. We implement some ideas to prevent cybercrimes.
Definition
for cyber crime
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David's wall: Cybercrime
refers to the use of computer technology to commit the commission of crimes, including those that are traditional in nature and that are unique to the digital environment.
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Peter: Cybercrime is a type of a crime that involves the use of computer technology to commit the offences, including fraud.
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Bruce Schneie:
Cybercrime is the use of computers and the internet
to commit crimes including identity theft.
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Kevin Mitnick:
Cybercrime is the exploitation of computer systems
and technology to commit illegal activities including social engineering and hacking.
Types of online fraudulent:-
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Phishing:
Phishing is a type of fraud. This fraud is done by an individual, not a group, but by a group. This
phishing is done through a person's mobile phone or computer. Usually, an
attacker attacks by sending an email or snatching the personal information to
the user of the computer or mobile phone. The trick to get this personal
information is using various technologies such as spam email, links,message,
personal notification, texts etc ...
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Hacking:
hacking is an online
fraudulent This hacking is the act of taking personal information of a person. This hacking is used to take personal
communication or account
details. hacking is very
useful to take personal information of a person without his knowledge. This can be done by any
means, if a person or a group of people use a computer to do this. There are
many types of hacking Season hacking, personal data collection, account
hacking, mobile hacking, cyber hacking, website In this hacking Dislodged by an
OTP or PIN number It is a hacking of online fraud.
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Vishing:
Vishing is an online
fraudulent activity. Another name for this type of activity is social
engineering. The purpose
of this vishing
is to obtain personal information from an individual. It is done online. It can involve voice messages, phone calls,
and voice recorders. This involves taking personal information from an
individual, for example, a credit card number, account number, or sending a message claiming
that a product has arrived
and then withdrawing money from their account. This vishing is used for criminal
activities.
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Account
takeover fraud:
Account takeover fraud
(Ato) is an online fraudulent activity, the purpose of this Account takeover
fraud (Ato) is to hack another person's personal online account, in which the
online account can be a personal
account, email account,
bank account. This is something that is done by another group or an individual
without the knowledge of that individual. They will take everything they need
from another person's account without the owner's permission.
There are having a different types of the of attacks,
including phishing, malware
attacks, social engineering,
or data breaches...
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Online
shopping:
Online shopping is that
type of online fraudulent activity. This online scam is selling a product that does not exist
and the customers who buy it lose money.
This online scam has many types of websites, links, emails, social media
ads, whatsapp messages, ect ... When people order a product, they will steal
money from them. This online shopping is selling products at low prices and
they will give advertisements. This is an online shopping.
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Lottery
scam:
Lottery scams is a type of online fraudulent activity. This lottery
scam is a message that comes as a message on the internet sites like
email, phone call, whatsapp, etc. When we receive a message from any of these
things, there will be large numbers in it, and it will be indicated that you
have won. The purpose of this lottery scanning is to snatch money by saying
advance fee. If you pay the advance fee then we will give you lottery
money. It is a lottery
scam.
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Dating
scam:
Dating scam is a type of
online fraud. This dating scam is about creating a fake profile. It can also be called a romance scam.
This dating scam involves creating
a personal profile
on websites like Facebook,
WhatsApp, Instagram, and through that, they will commit fraud. By creating this
fake profile, they gain the affection and trust of another person
and through that,
they manipulate them into
having a close and romantic relationship with them. It is a dating scam.
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Identify
theft:
Identity theft is a type
of online fraud. It is an online scam where a person who has made a mistake
hides the mistake
and leaves another
person who has not made the mistake
behind, so that the person
who made the mistake can escape. This is identity theft.
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Internet
fraud:
This internet
fraud is a type of online scam.
This internet scam is about
knowing the personal details of another person. For
example, hacking, phishing, phishing online ect...
This internet fraud is generally
covered in cybercrime. This helps to
take all the personal details through a link
and take out money without
the owner's permission . This is taken for the apps etc . It is an
internet fraud.
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Online
harassment:
Online harassment is defined under the IT Act 2000 as any form of harassment that is done by an individual or a group of people repeatedly. This harassment can happen to women . After getting used to talking well on online
platforms, they can be subjected to various types of sexual, social abuse, called online harassment.in this taken in
a types of harrasment there are denigration, doxxing, exclusion, image based on
the sexual abuse, mobbing, upskirting,
Trolling, trickery,
sexting,internet pile on , masquerading ext...... Its is a online harassment
Ratio
of cybercrimes in India
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India
is among the most affected countries by cyberattacks and has also increased
cybercrimes in recent years.
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Number
of cyber attacks in 2023, India experienced over 79 million cyber attacks,
which was a 15% increase from the previous year.
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The
first quarter of 2024, over 500 million cyber attacks were blocked.
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1.750
crore the India lost in 2024 first four months to cyber criminals
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The
India recovery rate is too low. The recovery rate is 20%.
o
In
cybercrime, India takes the 10th rank of the world.The India met cyber fraud
involving advance fee payment is a common type.
The
punishment regarding of the cybercrimes:
1.
The Information Technology Act 2000,
also known as IT Act, deals with cybercrime
and e-commerce. This act was implemented on 17 oct 2000, to provide legal
recognition for electronic documents and facilitate e-governance.
2.
Under
IT Act 2000, extending punishment like individual guilty can be punished by 2 years or a fine extending
one lakhs rupees.
Moreover, section 66 provides,
punishment for identity theft shall be punished extend three years or fine not extending two lakhs.
3.
There
are some penalties and imprisonment for cybercrimes. If penalty 2,00,000 fine and imprisonment 3 years for violation of privacy and tampering with computer source documents.
4.
If the penalty is 10,00,000 fine and imprisonment 7 years for publishing or transmitting
obscene material or containing sexually explicit acts etc.., in electronic form
and child pornography.
5.
The penalty
is 5,00,000 for hacking and 1,00,000 for identity theft.
They're not similar crimes. But both crimes have the
same punishment. The punishment is 3 years for both hacking and identity theft.
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Preventing
Of Cyber Crimes:
We have some
ideas to implement in this article that should alert people about such cybercrimes. The people are mostly involved
in online shopping. There are many platforms regarding shopping bases.
People should be aware that the platform is real or a scam. all online platforms
must be approved by the government. all platforms will attach
the government approved symbols in their logos.
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Online
Harassment:
Children who
are not all 18 years old are prohibited from using the phone. Any online platform should not be approved
to login their applications. The parents should not
support the childrens to use the phone.
The adults who are all 18 years
old should be alert
to use online platforms. they should not give any personal information to an
unknown person. We should use Our
knowledge to protect ourselves from these scams.
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prevent by individuals: educate
yourself, learn about fraud schemes, use a strong password,
protect the information.
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use strong password: We should use a different
I'd and we should use different
passwords in a letter or numbers.
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secure your computer prevent
virus by infecting your computer by installing the regular update antivirus software: secure your mobile devices
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must aware
from the mobile
hackers and we must prevent
the mobile devices
from the hackers.
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protect your data: We must make a regular backup of all your important data.
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financial prevention: use secure payment
processing, verify transactions, keep financial records sure.
Conclusion:
In this article, we conclude that people should
be alert in such scams.
We should not share
our personal information with anyone.
When we do any online
shopping or download
an app, we should read all the information that
comes in it and then accept it. Similarly, if we receive a message from someone's number
on our phone and ask for an OTP, we should not say anything. Only by doing all this can we protect
ourselves from online fraud. We should use our knowledge to protect ourselves from these
scams.
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