Chapter 2. Introduction to Fraud, ID Theft, and Regulatory Mandates
Credit card fraud and identity theft are problems that plague our information-dependent society and predate the age of the Internet. Ironically, the things that make your life easier and more convenient also make crime easier and more convenient. Moreover, the Internet allowed some crime that only happened on a small scale to grow and spread globally, and the Internet's scalability turned electronic-based crimes into a global concern. Some crime was automated and changed from rare to widespread, for example, Nigerian e-mail scams. Gone are the days where criminals need to be in the same location, country, or even continent to scam you out of your hard-earned dollars. Nigerian ...
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