Online Frauds: AI, Law, Technology, and Criminology

Online Frauds: AI, Law, Technology, and Criminology offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of online fraud in the digital age. The book explores the evolution of fraud from traditional forms to complex cyber-enabled and AI-assisted crimes, integrating perspectives from criminology, law, and technology. It provides conceptual clarity on cyber criminology, examines diverse typologies of online frauds, and situates these developments within the Indian legal framework, while also offering comparative international insights.

Key Features:

• Detailed discussion of criminological theories applied to cybercrime and online fraud, including routine activity, rational choice, social learning, strain, and space transition theories
• In-depth analysis of various types of online frauds such as phishing, identity theft, e-commerce scams, financial frauds, crypto and Ponzi schemes, and AI-generated scams
• Exclusive focus on AI-assisted crimes, including deepfakes, synthetic media, autonomous systems, and AI-enhanced social engineering
• Critical examination of Indian laws governing online and AI-assisted crimes, including the IT Act, IPC, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, data protection laws, and judicial pronouncements
• Comparative study of international approaches, particularly the U.S. and EU legal frameworks, with lessons relevant to the Indian context
• Extensive coverage of evidentiary aspects relating to electronic evidence under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
• Practical insights into enforcement challenges, forensic issues, jurisdictional complexities, and policy recommendations for effective regulation and governance

This book is intended for law students, criminology scholars, legal practitioners, judges, law enforcement officials, policymakers, and researchers interested in cybercrime, online frauds, and the legal challenges posed by artificial intelligence.