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• fraud — 01. He was arrested and charged with [fraud] after trying to use someone else s credit card. 02. He was fined for tax [fraud] for not including his waitering tips on his income tax form. 03. If you ask me, these psychics who appear on television… …   Grammatical examples in English

• fraud — [fro:d US fro:d] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: fraude, from Latin fraus deceiving ] 1.) [U and C] the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud ▪ He s been charged… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fraud — n [Latin fraud fraus] 1 a: any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage; specif: a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with… …   Law dictionary

• age fraud — n. The misrepresentation of one s age, particularly as a way of gaining an unfair advantage in a sports competition. Also: age fraud. Example Citations: A senior Chinese basketball official has admitted China had been guilty of fielding over aged …   New words

• Medicare fraud — In the United States, Medicare fraud is a general term that refers to an individual or corporation that seeks to collect Medicare health care reimbursement under false pretenses. There are many different types of Medicare fraud, all of which have …   Wikipedia

• Advance-fee fraud — African sting An advance fee fraud is a confidence trick in which the target is persuaded to advance sums of money in the hope of realizing a significantly larger gain.[1] Among the variations on this type of scam are the Nigerian Letter (also… …   Wikipedia

• Click fraud — is a type of Internet crime that occurs in pay per click online advertising when a person, automated script or computer program imitates a legitimate user of a web browser clicking on an ad, for the purpose of generating a charge per click… …   Wikipedia

• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act — The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is a law passed by the United States Congress in 1986, intended to reduce cracking of computer systems and to address federal computer related offenses. The Act (codified as 18 U.S.C. § 1030) governs… …   Wikipedia

• Oregon land fraud scandal — Congressman John N. Williamson (left), Senator John H. Mitchell (middle), U.S. attorney John Hicklin Hall (top right), and Congressman Binger Hermann (bottom right). The Oregon land fraud scandal of the early 20th century involved U.S.… …   Wikipedia

• KPMG tax shelter fraud — The KPMG tax shelter fraud scandal involves allegedly illegal U.S. tax shelters by KPMG that were exposed beginning in 2003. In early 2005, the United States member firm of KPMG International, KPMG LLP, was accused by the United States Department …   Wikipedia

• Computer fraud case studies — BackgroundThe purpose of this page is to explore case studies in using Information Technology to commit fraud. Computer fraud is the act of using a computer to commit fraud (A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful …   Wikipedia