Advanced International Journal for Research

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Cyber Financial Fraud: A Major Threat to the Indian Society

Author(s) Ms. Ruth Lalrinliani, Dr. Mridula Devi
Country India
Abstract Technological advancement results various growth in the society. Development brings improvements but it also has a negative impact in the society. India also witnessed different progress including technological evolution however, this progression multiply different types of crimes especially cyber crimes. Easy accessibility of computer and internet improves many areas of our life but crime rates become increasing as cyber criminals discovered new ways to commit different crimes by using new technology which we never known before. Among various cyber crimes, cyber financial fraud becomes one of the common crimes in the 21st Century. It is a multi-trillion dollar business for criminal organizations all around the world. India could not easily escape from this type of crime as the main activity of the criminal is financial gain which greatly attempted the cyber criminals. Financial crimes and cyber crimes are invariably linked as a significant amount of financial fraud takes place through digital technologies and the main goal of cyber criminals is illegal gains from the victims. By committing cyber financial fraud, the criminal whether being an individual or group of individuals by using computer or computer technology can easily taking money or property of the victims without their permission. If positive steps could not be taken, this type of crime will become a major threat to the development of Indian society.
Keywords Cyber crime, Computer, Criminals.
Published In Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-01-20
DOI https://doi.org/10.63363/aijfr.2026.v07i01.3012
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbk6zh

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