ABSTRACT
This study was designed to identify the factors influencing youth mindset towards internet fraud among faculty of Education, University of Benin students. The research was carried out as survey research using relevant literature from journals, magazine, books and the internet. Four research questions were raised and analyzed for the purpose of the study. A random sampling technique was used 10% of students in four departments in the faculty of education, students in University of Benin. The data were collected with questionnaire instrument Ana analyzed using mean and simple percentage. The result revealed that; social media , poverty , corruption and unemployment are all factors that promote the increase of internet fraud among youths in Nigeria, unemployment is a major contributing factor to Internet fraud, but it was also discovered that even people with jobs still participate in it, peer pressure promote youth involvement in internet fraud and most likely, youths with low self-esteem are pressured in cybercrime, poverty, family background and greed are supportive factors of internet fraud among youths. Enforcing strict legislation actions and parents taking responsibilities of their children, would help curb the menace of internet fraud. Based on the results, it was recommended that policies and programs that can transform the youth life or reduce risks behaviors of students should be put in place. This involves accurate identification, understanding and assessment of people's integrity culture from time to time. These programs should be based on accessed rather than the emergency circumstance, unemployment to a very great extent causes cybercrime. there is an audience need for job creation in order to engage the ideal but enlightened minds of youths in Nigeria. Distracted you will boost the economy and also reduce cyber criminality to the barest minimum, Intervening socio- economy measures such as social benefits for the youths (especially, the unemployed) should be put in place by the government and Agencies, such as the EFCC, put in place to eradicates the
maintance of fraudulent practices should be made through the Independent of various political maneuverings in the country in order to enhance their performance.
