Charges Filed For Email Fraud
IBLS Contributor: Attorney Odia Kagan, Tel Aviv, Israel, odia@okaganlaw.com, writes:
Fraud charges were recently filed against, Oren Rahimian, an Israeli resident, for email fraud and transfer of false information by email, according to the Globes, Israel’s leading financial newspaper.
The defendant allegedly opened an email account in the name of the complainant, a classmate of his, and sent emails to her friends in her name, stating that this was her new email address. He allegedly continued using the fake address to acquire information from the friends, including pictures, and contacted the complainant by impersonating her friends, using fraudulent email accounts he created in their names.
Originally published on Ms. Kagan’s blog e-legal at www.odiakagan.typepad.com
Ms. Kagan specializes in Internet and IT law. Her articles on these subjects are published regularly in professional publications of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association as well as in national Israeli websites. Ms. Kagan authored the Israeli Chapter in the book "Cybercrime and Security" published worldwide by Oceana Publications, a division of Oxford University Press. A graduate of the Law Faculty of Tel Aviv University, Ms. Kagan is a member of the Israel and New York Bars, is qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales and is also admitted as legal practitioner in New South Wales, Australia. The above is the author's opinion and does not constitute or replace legal consultation.