
116 Cyberpower
Example adapted from a real case
On several well-known auction sites, computers and digital cameras were
advertised. The total sales amounted to a large sum of money deposited in
many bank accounts. Purchasers – 220 of them – were spread over 11 coun-
tries, and 55 of them reported not having received any goods. The investiga-
tion allowed the identication and apprehension of 20 individuals who were
the owners of the bank accounts in question. The auction sites were pleased to
remove these advertisements, and the bank closed the related bank accounts.
Some variants of auction fraud exist and are commonly grouped together as
the third ...