Fraud

Fraud is the crime or offense of deliberately deceiving another in order to damage them -- usually, to obtain property or services from him unjustly. [1]. Fraud can be committed through many methods, including mail, wire, phone, and the Internet. Forms of criminal fraud include:\n*confidence tricks such as the 419 fraud, Spanish Prisoner, and the shell game; \n* false advertising; \n* identity theft; \n* false billing;\n* forgery of documents or signatures;\n* taking money which is under your control, but not yours (embezzlement)\n* the selling of products of spurious use, such as quack medicines;\n* creation of false companies or "long firms"; \n* false insurance claims; and \n* securities frauds such as pump and dump. Fraud is also a type of civil law violation known as a tort. A tort is a a wrong for which the injured party may bring a suit in court for damages in the form of monetary compensation. A civil fraud typically involves the act of making a false representation of a fact susceptible of actual knowledge which is relied upon by another to his or her detriment.

See also

\n* mail fraud\n* Internet fraud\n* credit card fraud\n* phone fraud\n* False Claims Law\n* Accounting scandals\n* Creative accounting\n* Political corruption\n* The National Council Against Health Fraud\n* Ponzi scheme\n* Phishing\n* Questioned document examination\n* Caper stories such as The Sting Category:Crimes\n