Evaluation of Evidence in Internet Auction Fraud Investigations

Abstract Internet auction fraud has become prevalent. Methodologies for detecting fraudulent transactions use historical information about Internet auction participants to decide whether or not a user is a potential fraudster. The information includes reputation scores, values of items, time frames of various activities and transaction records. This paper presents a distinctive set of fraudster characteristics based on an analysis of 278 allegations about the sale of counterfeit goods at Internet auction sites. Also, it applies a Bayesian approach to analyze the relevance of evidence in Internet auction fraud cases.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: IFIP
• Authors: Michael Y. K. Kwan, Richard E. Overill, Kam-Pui Chow, Jantje A. M. Silomon, Hayson Tse, Frank Y. W. Law, Pierre K. Y. Lai
• Keywords: Abstract Internet Auction, IFIP 2010, Internet Auction, Internet Auction Fraud, Programming Languages