RT Article
T1 The modus operandi of transnational computer fraud: a crime script analysis in Vietnam
JF Trends in organized crime
VO 25
IS 2
SP 226
OP 247
A1 Van Nguyen, Trong
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1801161089
AB This study aims to better understand transnational computer fraud in Vietnam utilizing crime script analysis. Data from criminal profiles and in-depth interviews with investigators were combined, and the results showed that Vietnam could become an operational base for both domestic and foreign criminals to implement transnational computer fraud. This type of fraud, which includes crimes with only minor technological elements and those involving almost entirely technological factors, represents the intersection of fraud, transnationality, and technology. Technology can support criminals in defrauding victims transnationally without the need for direct interaction. Moreover, the study clarified the different roles of Vietnamese and foreign offenders in the two types of transnational computer fraud: bank card data fraud and phone scams. As the first study of this nature implemented in Vietnam, this research contributes to the knowledge of computer fraud, especially in Asia, providing a foundation for future investigations related to this kind of cybercrime.
K1 Phone scams
K1 Bank card data fraud
K1 Crime script analysis
K1 Transnational computer fraud
K1 Vietnam
DO 10.1007/s12117-021-09422-1