Digital Forensic Process in Fraud Investigation: A Case Study on Email Analysis

Email as part of a human interaction becomes important because it changes the way people transmit their data and information. However, the use of email can be positive or negative depends on the user. Fraudster may use the advanced technology to helps them conduct fraud. In fraud investigation, an investigator should gather all available evidence to support their task. Investigator should look for direct evidence comprehend investigation. Therefore, email plays a significant part of the investigation because it is a communication between employees or companies. This paper use Design Science Research Methodology to examines digital forensic on email fraud investigation. Using an email body and content, this research performs digital forensic process in an investigation. The result shows that digital forensics help investigator to analyze an email and maintain the integrity of the entire investigation process