Jean sends e-mail to Irwin promising a percentage of the amount in an African bank account for assistance in transferring the funds to a U.S. bank account. Irwin forwards his account number, but the funds are never sent. Instead, Jean quickly withdraws the funds in Irwin's account. This is ___________.

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Answer: Online Fraud

Explanation: Online Fraud is a term used to describe a deceptive or deceitful act perpetrated using the internet to rob and strip people of their inheritance, wealth or money. Online fraud is usually perpetrated using a set of tricky principles or tools such as fake identities, false stories, adulterated documents gathered from illegal sources in other to deceive or trick victims.

In the scenario above, Jean has committed an online fraud by obtaining Irwin's account details and carting away his money through deceptive means. It is also referred to as internet fraud.