BTM 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: National White Collar Crime Center, Internet Crime Complaint Center, Advance-Fee Scam

• School: Concordia University
• Department: Business Technology Management
• Course: BTM 200
• Professor: econcordia

Document Summary

Using computer for non-work activities while you are being paid to work. Monitor employee"s computers to prevent theft and measure productivity. Employers have a legal right to monitor the usage of their equipment/software because they paid for it. Cybercrimes: criminal acts conducted by cybercriminals primarily through the use of computers; computer users need to protect themselves from becoming victims of cybercriminals. Cybercriminals: individuals who use computers, networks or the internet to perpetrate crime. Fraud-related: non-delivery of ordered items, credit and debit card fraud, advanced fee scams. Non-fraud-related: computer intrusions, unsolicited email, child pornography. Internet crime complaint center (ic3): partnership between fbi and. National white collar crime center (nw3c: top crimes reported. Identity theft (stealing someone"s personal info for financial gain) Non-auction scam (running auctions/sales of merchandise that does not exist) Advance fee fraud (convincing people to send money in good faith : fbi-related scams.