• To resolve disputes and conflicts occured in cyberspace by the methods such as online negotiaion, mediation, or arbitration.Abbreviation of Online Dispute Resolution.
• To resolve disputes and conflicts occured in the real world using online communication methods such as e-mails, chat, or TV conferences。
• To prevent these disputes and conflicts online.
• The main advantages of ODR are: to reduce cost and time for resolution; to correspond to complex cross border disputes.
Genrally speaking, Germany, Canada, Australia, the US, England are the countries have high reputation for safe dealings. People avoid African countries, Eastern European countries, Russia, and China because they have high rate of scams. It is sad to say but you need extra cautiousness when you deal with these avoided countries. According to the LA Times article "Romania home base for EBay scammers" (12/26/2007), "No one, ...does Internet auction fraud like the Romanians. Bulgarians specialize in intellectual property theft; Ukraine is a leader in online credit card crime; the Russians have a profitable niche in Internet dating fraud".
This table shows the ranking of countries which had internet crime perpetrators, but it does not necessarily mean that the perpetrators were from these countries. The 91.1% of complainants resided in the US, followed by 2.Canada (2.1%）3.England(1.1%）4.Australia (0.6%）, and 5.India(0.36%). Thus, the complainants were concentrated in English speaking countries. This may be due to the facts that IC3 is an American organization and the claims could be filed only in English and these countries are used to confront conflicts rather than avoiding them. From other point of view, the troubles with the people of these countries can develop to bigger scales.
| Ranking | Country | Ranking | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The US | ６ | Italy |
| ２ | England | ７ | Spain |
| ３ | Nigeria | ８ | South Africa |
| ４ | Canada | ９ | Russia |
| ５ | Romania | 10 | Ghana |
This table shows the highest per capita rate of perpetrators in the US.
| Ranking | State | per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disrict of Columbia | 99.10 |
| ２ | Nevada | 65.45 |
| ３ | Delaware | 41.98 |
| ４ | Florida | 40.73 |
| 5 | New York | 38.06 |
| 6 | Utah | 36.40 |
| ７ | Washington | 31.96 |
| 8 | California | 31.87 |
| 9 | Alaska | 28.53 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | 28.45 |
This table shows the ranking of states which had Internet Crime perpetrators.
| Ranking | State | Ranking | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | ６ | Pennsylvania |
| ２ | Florida | ７ | Georgia |
| ３ | New York | ８ | Ohio |
| ４ | Texas | ９ | Washington |
| ５ | Illinois | 10 | New Jersey |
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