Challenges of responding to online fraud victimisation in Australia / Cassandra Cross, Russell G Smith & Kelly Richards.

Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2014.

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Fraud -- Australia.

Crime prevention -- Australia.

Victims of crimes -- Australia.

Phishing -- Australia.

Internet fraud -- Australia.

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.

Title from title caption of PDF document (viewed on June 4, 2014).

"May 2014".

Includes bibliographical references (p. 5-6).

1836-2206