widespread fraud

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• Phone fraud — Whether in the form of the consumer attempting to defraud the telephone company, the telephone company attempting to defraud the consumer, or a third party attempting to defraud either of them, fraud has been a part of the telephone system almost …   Wikipedia

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• Friendly fraud — is a credit card industry term used to describe a consumer who makes an Internet purchase with his/her own credit card and then issues a chargeback through his/her card provider after receiving the goods or services. History Friendly fraud has… …   Wikipedia

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