Mabunda, Sagwadi2018-11-292018-11-292018Mabunda, S. (2018). Is it cyberfraud or good ol’ offline fraud? A look at section 8 of the South African cybercrimes bill. Journal of Anti-Corruption Law, 2(1): 58 - 70.http://hdl.handle.net/10566/4229This paper discusses section 8 of the South African Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill, a section which deals with the crime of cyberfraud. It argues that there are certain fraudulent acts which have been presented incorrectly as examples of cyberfraud when they are classified better as ordinary offline fraud. The mere presence of an internet element in the commission of a fraud crime is not enough to elevate the crime to cyberfraud status. Therefore, for an act to be called a cyberfraud crime, it must meet the minimum requirement of being a computer-dependent crime rather than being merely a computer-enabled crime.enThe Journal of Anti-Corruption Law is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal which publishes articles, case notes and comments on any issue relevant to corruption in particular and to economic crimes in general.Section 8South African Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity BillCyberfraudCrimeArticle