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Author: Cross, Cassandra

Title: Challenges of responding to online fraud victimisation in Australia

Summary: Online fraud occurs when an individual or a business responds in some manner to an unsolicited invitation received via the internet and suffers financial or other detrimental effects as a result. In 2010-11, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012) found that over 1.2 million Australians (6.7% of the population aged 15 years and over) had been a victim of personal fraud, losing approximately $1.4b in the preceding 12 months. More than half of these victims (55.7%) were contacted via the internet or email (online victimisation). In addition to monetary losses, victims of online fraud suffer serious psychological, emotional, social and even physical problems as a consequence of their victimisation. This paper explores the challenges of responding to online fraud victimisation in Australia and describes some of the specific support services that have recently emerged to support victims of this crime.

Details: Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2014. 6p.

Source: AIC Trends & Issues No. 474: Internet Resource: Accessed June 9, 2014 at http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/tandi_pdf/tandi474.pdf

Year: 2014

Country: Australia

URL: http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/tandi_pdf/tandi474.pdf

Shelf Number: 132433

Keywords:
Online Fraud (Australia)
Online Victimization (Australia)