COMPUTER fraud has shown obvious appeal. Experts say only one out of 22 000 computer criminals is sent to prison. They estimate that only one percent of all computer crime is detected, only 14 percent of that is reported, and only three percent of those cases ever results in jail sentences. The average dollar amount in reported computer frauds is estimated to be US$ 600 000 ($3 000 000) versus an average of US$23 000 ($115 000) using manual methods. “Hacking (computer fraud) is a completely impersonal, dehumanised crime.