Challenges for regulating financial fraud in cyberspace
Abstract
Purpose
This paper seeks to examine the problem of cyber fraud, a situation created by online financial transactions.
Design/methodology/approach
Examines the challenges to regulating financial fraud in cyberspace, e.g. those responsible for the fraud; the possibility of prosecution; and the position of cyberspace in the light of jurisdiction and control.
Findings
Finds that the introduction of internet specific regulation would be useful in combating cyberspace fraud.
Originality/value
This paper arguably breaks new ground in recommending measures to combat financial fraud in cyberspace.
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Citation
Fletcher, N. (2007), "Challenges for regulating financial fraud in cyberspace", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 190-207. https://doi.org/10.1108/13590790710742672
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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