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Analysis of Criminal Activities Exploiting Social Media: With Special Regards to Criminal Cases of Wechat Fraud in Chinese Jurisdiction

Analysis of Criminal Activities Exploiting Social Media: With Special Regards to Criminal Cases... AbstractSocial media provide a more convenient way for daily communication and business transaction, while they are also exploited by potential criminals to perpetrate offenses of different natures. Fraud is one of the most frequently reported offenses, some of which involve the use of WeChat, an application now used by 846 million users worldwide. The article is designed to give a comprehensive statement of features, causes, and types of WeChat fraud currently existing in China. The article also formulates important countermeasures based on academic conclusions, law enforcement opinions as well as written criminal judgments collected from Chinese courts during the research. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Legal Studies de Gruyter

Analysis of Criminal Activities Exploiting Social Media: With Special Regards to Criminal Cases of Wechat Fraud in Chinese Jurisdiction

Li, Xingan
Journal of Legal Studies , Volume 26 (40): 18 – Dec 1, 2020
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Abstract

AbstractSocial media provide a more convenient way for daily communication and business transaction, while they are also exploited by potential criminals to perpetrate offenses of different natures. Fraud is one of the most frequently reported offenses, some of which involve the use of WeChat, an application now used by 846 million users worldwide. The article is designed to give a comprehensive statement of features, causes, and types of WeChat fraud currently existing in China. The article also formulates important countermeasures based on academic conclusions, law enforcement opinions as well as written criminal judgments collected from Chinese courts during the research.

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Journal of Legal Studies – de Gruyter

Published: Dec 1, 2020

Keywords: Social media; WeChat; fraud; crime; criminal; detection

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