Features of the Initial Stage of Fraud Investigation in the Field of IT Technologies

Abstract

In the framework of this study, the author attempts to analyze the initial stage of the investigation of fraud committed using IT technologies. As the author notes, one of the peculiarities of investigating fraud using computer information is that typical traces of a crime should be searched for in computer devices and on the Internet, these traces are virtual in nature, their detection, seizure and subsequent research involves the involvement of a computer information specialist in the investigation of a criminal case. In this category of cases, a computer-technical examination (CTE) is mandatory to detect traces of a crime. The results of the examination form the basis of the evidence base for this category of cases. At the same time, as the author concludes, the information security measures taken are not able to prevent fraud in the field of computer information.