Real case studies on Internet fraud written by real fraud examiners Internet Fraud Casebook: The World Wide Web of Deceit is a one-of-a-kind collection of actual cases written by the fraud examiners who investigated them. These stories were hand-selected from hundreds of submissions and together form a comprehensive, enlightening and entertaining picture of the many types of Internet fraud in varied industries throughout the world. Each case outlines how the fraud was engineered, how it was investigated, and how perpetrators were brought to justice Topics included are phishing, on-line auction fraud, security breaches, counterfeiting, and others Other titles by Wells: Fraud Casebook, Principles of Fraud Examination, and Computer Fraud Casebook This book reveals the dangers of Internet fraud and the measures that can be taken to prevent it from happening in the first place.

Real case studies on Internet fraud written by real fraudexaminersInternet Fraud Casebook: The World Wide Web of Deceit isa one-of-a-kind collection of actual cases written by the fraudexaminers who investigated them. These stories were hand-selectedfrom hundreds of submissions and together form a comprehensiveenlightening and entertaining picture of the many types of Internetfraud in varied industries throughout the world.* Each case outlines how the fraud was engineered, how it wasinvestigated, and how perpetrators were brought to justice* Topics included are phishing, on-line auction fraud, securitybreaches, counterfeiting, and others* Other titles by Wells: Fraud Casebook, Principles of FraudExamination, and Computer Fraud CasebookThis book reveals the dangers of Internet fraud and the measuresthat can be taken to prevent it from happening in the firstplace.

Preface xiiiInternet Fraud Tree xviiChapter 1 Phantom Figurines 1John OuelletChapter 2 From Russia with Love? 13Ernesto F. RojasChapter 3 Behind a Smoke Screen 21Jay DawdyChapter 4 Cars, Cards, Chemicals and Crayons 31Al SternbergChapter 5 Small-Town Boys 43Andrea Lee ValentinChapter 6 Dangerous Diet 51Nancy e. JonesChapter 7 The Suburban Spoofer 59James B. KeithChapter 8 Don't Mess with Texas 69Kasondra N.D. FehrChapter 9 Hot Wire 81Ryan W. MuellerChapter 10 A Business within a Business 89Alan F. GreggoChapter 11 Double Play 97Delena D. SpannChapter 12 the eBAY-Fraud Brothers 105Gerard (Jerry) BuchleitnerChapter 13 Not-So-Precious Metals 113Michael J. MolderChapter 14 The Cool-Cash Syndicate 125Austine S.M. AdacheChapter 15 Dastardly Design 133Prabhat KumarChapter 16 The Reckless Clerk 141Oleg LykovChapter 17 Close Quarters 151John P. GrancarichChapter 18 Playing with Fire 161Hank J. BrightmanChapter 19 Hack, Pump and Dump 171Nadia BrannonChapter 20 Dangerous Learning Curve 179Ahmed R. KunnumpurathChapter 21 The Sherwood Boys 187Paolo BourellyChapter 22 The Broken Nest Egg 197David Alan WhiteChapter 23 One More Lap to Go 207Spyridon RepousisChapter 24 Death and Taxes 217Gay StebbinsChapter 25 Keeping It All in The Family 225David PettersonChapter 26 No Security in Online Advance Fees 237Dr. Ivo George CaytasChapter 27 The G.I. Hacker 245Bruce L. OwdleyChapter 28 The Wrong Suspect 253Jyoti KhetarpalChapter 29 Dribbling On the Internet 261Timothy D. MartinChapter 30 Behind the Mask 269Christian Andre ChmielChapter 31 Online Pharmacy 279Jon CohenChapter 32 The Porn Procurement Process 291Lt Col Robert J. BlairChapter 33 Gambling On a Profit 299Antonio Ivan S. AguirreChapter 34 The Solitaire Trader 309Shabda PrakashChapter 35 The Big Brother He Never Had 315Chris A. McCullochChapter 36 Wanted: Your Money 325Jonathan WasherChapter 37 The Business of Making Money 333Bill MaloneyChapter 38 Failure to Deliver 341Todd J. DavisChapter 39 Cyber Psycho 349Eric A. KreuterChapter 40 Drag Queens and Drugs 359Peter J. DonnellyChapter 41 Wire Transfers from Nowhere 369Kenneth C. Citarella and Laura A. ForbesGlossary 379Index 383