It’s a new world out there. It may be easier to purchase personal information on the dark web and do a little credit card theft than robbing a 7 Eleven. A day doesn’t go by that you don’t heard about a breach of some website or some new internet scam. It’s the new frontier.

Fraud is committed online in large numbers. Many innocent internet users use the internet to make purchases, or even apply for credit cards or jobs. Because of this, the internet has a large storage of credit card and banking information, social security numbers, and names and addresses. With this information, and just the right amount of knowledge with computers, some people are able to hack systems and access this information you may think is protected.

Outside of stealing information, online prostitution is just as popular. This allows men and women to stay in the comfort of their homes and again, remain just anonymous enough to get away with their criminal activities. There are websites created that allow individuals to solicit themselves in exchange for money, goods, or a service. People will code their work as a “massage” or even just as simple as a date, to stay below the radar as possible.

Online harassment, also known as cyber-bullying is very common. Because of its capabilities to make someone completely anonymous, people find the courage to say mean and threatening things to almost anyone, just because they can. Harassment online comes in the same form as it does in person, sexual included. These offenses are taken just as seriously and are punishable offenses.

Simply put, if it is illegal in person, chances are it is illegal online unless specifically created for online purposes. There are so many ways to rack up criminal charges through the internet, and even then there are criminal defenses that may be available to you should you be accused of such crimes. If you or someone you know has been accused of an internet offense, contact a criminal defense attorney.

Alexander Truluck focuses his practice as a criminal defense attorney in Clearwater, Palm Harbor, Largo, Dunedin and the Tampa Bay area.

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