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These are gradually increasing in our Country too and include counterfeit, stolen as
well as cards which were not received, taking over of credit card accounts, mail
order and transactions on the internet.
20.10 Health care frauds: The frauds in this area include inflated bills,
false claims and frauds in the purchase and use of pharmaceuticals and equipment.
These would be both in government and the private sector.
20.11 Telecommunications: Fraud in this sector is well over four billion
dollars an year. The main fraud here is in subscription or identity fraud as stolen
Ids or credit cards can be used for free service in anonymity and with impunity.
This includes telemarketing frauds. This kind of fraud is endemic and will increase.
20.12 Identity theft: This new type of offence consists of stealing of
identity nformatin and using it to obtain credit, hide from the law or live as a local
resident, without being entitled to. Fraud may be perpetrated against financial
institutions, government departments or other private companies or individuals,
using identity theft.
20.13 Intellectual Property and cyber crime: IP theft (copyright,
trademark) industrial/commercial secrets, cyber squatting etc., the cost of which
runs to a few hundred billion dollars every year in the US alone.
20.14 Computer Crime: Yet another new type of offence which covers
illegal access to information contained in a computer – whether privately or
publicly owned in which either fraud is committed using computers or used for
sending threatening messages. These could be used for activities threatening a
Country’s security.
20.15 Technology and crime: With increasing e-commerce, there is
increase in cyber economic crime. For every economic crime, there is a cyber
version with much more potential, larger profits and lesser risks. While the ecommerce,
as a system is speedy and efficient, its very speed and efficiency are
creating problems. The Internet has made all borders and legal jurisdictions
obsolete. Criminals can remain in one jurisdiction and commit crimes elsewhere
and avoid prosecution. Therefore, a high degree of co-ordination to prevent crime
and co-operation to prosecute and punish crime become essential especially as the
proceeds of these crime go into further crimes including drugs and arms.
20.16 Pornography (including child pornography):
These offences involve violence against women and children.
These offences would cover manufacture, possession and commercial