Governments throughout the developed world have found that considerable benefits can be derived from delivering services electronically. Not only are people able to respond to official requests for information via computers, but they can request the payment of benefits and receive funds by way of electronic transfers made directly to their bank accounts. In addition, digital technologies play a critical role in the daily activities of public servants, be they clerks, researchers or politicians. This paper examines how these developments can be put to improper use and how the growing use of computer technologies by government agencies will create additional risks of illegal and fraudulent conduct in the future. A variety of solutions to the problem, many of which also make use of computers, are described.