A symposium entitled: internet fraud
Today on (Jan 2, 2023) in the presence of the head of departments and lecturer a symposium entitled (internet fraud ), was presented by (Mr. Hariwan Subhi Khorsheed) from the business administration department, Where it has been explained about Internet fraud takes a number of forms with the responsible individuals changing tactics rapidly to avoid detection. The perpetrators rely on telemarketing, and emails, as well as presenting themselves personally to unsuspecting people. The evolution of internet marketing as well as e-commerce and the ease of connectivity create increasing opportunities for fraudsters while at the same time placing more unsuspecting internet users at risk of falling prey to these schemes. There exists a thriving economy online with large sums of money changing hands online. It is therefore important for any internet user to easily identify when they are exposed to internet fraud schemes and as such avoid being a victim. International students and teachers need to ensure that they conduct research prior to investing online or carry-ing out any other transactions (Dinew, 2006). Every day new methods to defraud people are being devised and this simply places people at a risk of falling prey to online fraud schemes. Knowing when one is a victim is an important step if the culprits are to be caught. Logging in to online accounts regularly, subscribing to notifications of account activity, as well as regularly changing passwords is important to ensure fraudsters do not access information one owns. If one discovers that bank statements show deductions they are not aware of, then they might be possible victims of bank fraud. International students are likely to fall prey, especially to auctions as they are used to making purchases from shops so the thrill of buying items online can be overwhelming. Enlightening them of the possible loss of money online is an important step to bringing them closer to avoiding fraud (Frank & Paul, 2011), At the end of the symposium, a set of questions and answers were raised on this subject