The rapid expansion and use of the internet, the digitalisation
of almost every available piece of information on the planet, as
well as the enormous increase in the volume of transactions taking
place electronically on a daily basis during the last two decades,
have also brought about an increase in internet fraud cases. The
term 'internet fraud' generally covers cybercrime activity
that takes place over the internet or via email, including crimes
like phishing, impersonation, credit card and identification theft,
and other hacking activities designed to swindle people or
businesses out of money.
The online dependency of businesses and people worldwide is
creating new opportunities for cybercriminals. According to
Interpol officials, since the pandemic outbreak, cybercriminals
have been developing and boosting their attacks at an alarming
pace. Nowadays, the internet has become one of the most popular
tools used to commit fraud. Internet scams that target
