fraud

In law, fraud is deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain. Fraud is both a civil wrong (i.e., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud and/or recover monetary compensation) and a criminal wrong (i.e., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities). The purpose of fraud may be monetary gain or other benefits, such as obtaining a driver's license by way of false statements.
A hoax is a distinct concept that involves deception without the intention of gain or of materially damaging or depriving the victim.

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  1. JudgeDredd2010

    What Should You Do After Falling Victim to an Online Scam?

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  3. JudgeDredd2010

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  5. Sonic67

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  6. hodgey66

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    Long story short my mum bought a horse box which turned out to be faulty upon driving it back. When she asked a local garage to collect it to fix, when they got there it was gone. The seller said he had assumed my mum had collected it. Only issue is he had the only key, so his story is it was...
  7. funkydamo

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  8. C

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  9. Deadringers

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  10. sniffer66

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  11. Veni Vidi Vici

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  12. towbartone

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