Combating Technology-Related Crime: A Case Study of Joint Public Fraud by Impersonating Others or Call Center Cases
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This article aims to 1) study and analyze the issues surrounding the enforcement of laws, 2) explore ways to amend and improve the law to align with existing problems, and 3) create new legal measures to combat those involved in joint public fraud by impersonating others or in call center (Call Center) cases. The study found that combating offenders involved in joint public fraud by impersonating others or call center fraud requires legal measures to increase the authority of law enforcement officers, enabling them to have more opportunities for arrests and reducing the benefits for offenders. Increasing the opportunity for arresting offenders in technology-related criminal cases can be achieved by establishing new criminal offenses for conspiracy or aiding in technology-related crimes, with penalties equal to the primary offense. Courts should also have the discretion to reduce sentences in cases where offenders provide important and valuable information in combating technology-related crimes. Moreover, authorities should be empowered to investigate using special methods such as undercover operations, special investigations, wiretapping, and surveillance of communications via applications. A central coordinating agency should be established to facilitate cooperation among all involved agencies. To reduce the financial benefits of crime, focus should be placed on seizing assets related to the crimes. Law enforcement officers involved in investigations or arrests should be given the authority to confiscate assets related to criminal activities. Measures such as civil asset forfeiture and the seizure of specific property should be applied alongside the confiscation of assets.
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