A study of current trends in internet fraud (Yahoo Yahoo) and the Islamic response

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2023 in the subject Theology - Islamic theology, grade: 4.37, Lagos State University, course: Islamic Studies, language: English, abstract: The reality of crime in society has been that, upon discovering a particular pathway to commit a crime, a new channel emerges. The emergence and significance of the internet in contemporary times move side by side with cybercrime, becoming an advanced space for the ease and swift perpetuation of crimes. This has helped the likes of cyber-bullying, cyber-stalking and, especially, internet fraud to succeed almost seamlessly. The teachings of Islam include respect for each other's personal affairs, respecting the properties of others and not acquiring the properties illegally. Internet fraud remains a digitalized standard of theft, which has a very bad reputation in the principles of Islam. This, unhesitatingly, becomes the attention of the researcher in this paper, assessing the legal and ethical standpoints of Islam against the cynical activities.

Allah has prohibited humans from violating other people¿s rights such as distrust, fraud and theft. This matter is clearly proved in the verses of the Qur'an which prohibit man from engaging in immoralities, which as well contradicts and opposes the main purpose of the Prophet's mission to present a good model of living for the "Ummah" to follow. On the other hand, one of the issues that raises great concern in the contemporary time is the cybercrime, which unmistakably incorporates immoral behaviors that Allah and His Messenger forbid, such as dishonesty, fraud, and theft. Compared to other crimes, cybercrime is expanding very quickly and has a significant negative impact on the political, economic, and social spheres.

Thus, being the goal of this study to further prove the act of cybercrime is unlawful from the perspective of Islam, which should be avoided by every Muslim, this chapter therefore examines the matter from the Islamic perspective with evidence to substantiate such condemnations and specifically relating its contemporary nature with similar roots.