Digital deception: Exploring vulnerabilities and the role of regulation in combating online fraud

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Abstract

This study aims to measure the content of e-commerce regulations in overcoming the problem of digital trade transaction crimes. This research contributes to identifying the potential for cross-border digital trade crimes from a legal aspect. This study uses a qualitative analysis method. The content analysis approach is used to trace the substance of regulations governing e-commerce so that it can explicitly recommend regulations that are relevant to potential problems for the future (Han et al., 2022). The previous study approach was also used to support exploring the research discussion (Jansen et al., 2021). The study results indicate that the current regulations have not fully overcome the problems arising from e-commerce, such as data protection crimes and fraudulent goods not of the original. This study concludes that existing regulations must be discussed and evaluated by including clauses on the potential for cross-border digital trade crimes. Future regulations must touch on the artificial intelligence (AI) space, as it has been widely adopted by online platforms such as e-commerce. Although this study has revealed the limitations of e-commerce regulations, further research is important to discuss the supporting infrastructure for e-commerce activities, further facilitated by the state and equipped with an established legal foundation.

Keywords: Digital Crime, Digital, Online Fraud, Law, Regulation

Authors’ individual contribution: Conceptualization — R.P.; Methodology — R.P.; Software — S.F.; Validation — R.P. and S.F.; Formal Analysis — R.P.; Investigation — R.P.; Resources — R.P. and S.F.; Data Curation — S.F.; Writing — Original Draft — R.P.; Writing — Review & Editing — S.F.; Visualization — S.F.; Supervision — R.P.; Project Administration — R.P. and S.F.; Funding Acquisition — R.P. and S.F.

Declaration of conflicting interests: The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

JEL Classification: K42, L86, O33

Received: 29.07.2025
Revised: 25.10.2025; 19.11.2025; 05.02.2026
Accepted: 03.03.2026
Published online: 04.03.2026

How to cite this paper: Pardede, R., & Febrianto, S. (2026). Digital deception: Exploring vulnerabilities and the role of regulation in combating online fraud. Corporate Law & Governance Review, 8(2), 20–28. https://doi.org/10.22495/clgrv8i2p2