| Abstract [eng] |
This Master's thesis analyses the criminal offence of fraud, which occurs in cyberspace. The first chapter of the Master's thesis discusses the concept of cyber fraud in the narrow and broad sense and identifies the elements of the offence and its specific features. The second section identifies the factors that lead to cyber fraud, including the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing digitalisation of society, as well as the ways in which cyber fraud is perpetrated, mentioning the most common methods, such as telephone fraud, investment fraud, or fraud through the unauthorised use of personal data. The analysis of the statistical data provides an overview of the most common types of e-fraud in Lithuania. The second chapter of the Master thesis analyses the relationship and distinction between electronic fraud and other criminal offences occurring in cyberspace, such as the unlawful downloading and use of electronic data, the disposition of such data, or the unauthorized access to an electronic system. The territorial and active personal jurisdiction principles are distinguished, an overview is made of their application to offences committed in cyberspace and how they are established in Lithuania in comparison with the regulation under international or European Union law. The second chapter of the Master's thesis also discusses the investigation and evidentiary aspects of e-fraud. Finally, the third chapter of the Master's thesis, taking into account the methods of committing e-fraud and the prevalence of cyber fraud, presents the directions of preventive measures and positive examples of Lithuanian practice. |
