Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2023 – Electronic mail fraud
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2023
- Electronic mail: means a message, file, or other information that is transmitted through a local, regional, or global computer network, regardless of whether the message, file, or other information is viewed, stored for retrieval at a later time, printed, or filtered by a computer program that is designed or intended to filter or screen those items. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2021
- Identifying information: means information that alone or in conjunction with other information identifies an individual, including an individual's:
(a) Name, social security number, date of birth, and government-issued identification number. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2021
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Web page: means a location that has a single uniform resource locator (URL) with respect to the World Wide Web or another location that can be accessed on the Internet. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2021
A person may not, with the intent to engage in conduct involving the fraudulent use or possession of identifying information, send or cause to be sent to an electronic mail address held by a resident of this state an electronic mail message that:
(1) Is falsely represented as being sent by a legitimate online business;
(2) Refers or links the recipient of the message to a Web page that is represented as being associated with the legitimate online business; and
(3) Directly or indirectly induces, requests, or solicits the recipient of the electronic mail message to provide identifying information for a purpose that the recipient believes is legitimate.
Acts 2006, No. 549, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 2006.