<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Social media provide a more convenient way for daily communication and business transaction, while they are also exploited by potential criminals to perpetrate offenses of different natures. Fraud is one of the most frequently reported offenses, some of which involve the use of WeChat, an application now used by 846 million users worldwide. The article is designed to give a comprehensive statement of features, causes, and types of WeChat fraud currently existing in China. The article also formulates important countermeasures based on academic conclusions, law enforcement opinions as well as written criminal judgments collected from Chinese courts during the research.</p></abstract>

Social media provide a more convenient way for daily communication and business transaction, while they are also exploited by potential criminals to perpetrate offenses of different natures. Fraud is one of the most frequently reported offenses, some of which involve the use of WeChat, an application now used by 846 million users worldwide. The article is designed to give a comprehensive statement of features, causes, and types of WeChat fraud currently existing in China. The article also formulates important countermeasures based on academic conclusions, law enforcement opinions as well as written criminal judgments collected from Chinese courts during the research.

Analysis of Criminal Activities Exploiting Social Media: With Special Regards to Criminal Cases of Wechat Fraud in Chinese Jurisdiction

Journal of Legal Studies

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Social media provide a more convenient way for daily communication and business transaction, while they are also exploited by potential criminals to perpetrate...

Analysis of Criminal Activities Exploiting Social Media: With Special Regards to Criminal Cases of Wechat Fraud in Chinese Jurisdiction

Published Online: Nov 07, 2020

Page range: 19 - 36

Received: Jul 01, 2020

Accepted: Sep 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jles-2020-0009

Keywords
Social media, WeChat, fraud, crime, criminal, detection

© 2020 Xingan Li, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Analysis of Criminal Activities Exploiting Social Media: With Special Regards to Criminal Cases of Wechat Fraud in Chinese Jurisdiction

Published Online: Nov 07, 2020

Page range: 19 - 36

Received: Jul 01, 2020

Accepted: Sep 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jles-2020-0009

KeywordsSocial media, WeChat, fraud, crime, criminal, detection

© 2020 Xingan Li, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Social media, WeChat, fraud, crime, criminal, detection