In the broadest sense, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent.

The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation. Defrauding people or entities of money or valuables is a common purpose of fraud, but there have also been fraudulent "discoveries", e.g. in science, to gain prestige rather than immediate monetary gain.

A hoax also involves deception, but without the intention of gain, or of damaging or depriving the victim; the intention is often humorous.

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Ronald O'Malley, the former chairman of Bergen County's public financing wing and the CEO of a New Jersey private mortgage brokerage firm, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on 68 counts of . fraud. and conspiracy to commit . fraud. ...

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See also:

  • American Alcohol Analyzers FraudAmerican Alcohol Analyzers Fraud
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    Reports on a fraudulent "company" that sells coin operated breathalyzer vending machines.
  • QuatloosQuatloos
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    Seeks to educate about various types of scams and frauds, how these deals really work, and how to manage the risks.
  • BBB kNOw Fraud VideoBBB kNOw Fraud Video
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    Better Business Bureau's online video, narrated by Lou Gosset, Jr., shows examples of common telemarketing and mail frauds. Windows Media Player needed (free download available).
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Washington Post (blog) A bank official who helped Loudoun County restaurateur Osama El-Atari defraud banks out of more than $71 million was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison ... Former United Bank Employee Sentenced to 30 Months for Helping Conspirator ... Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) Former Va. bank executive sentenced to 2 1/2 years for enabling $17M fraud at ... CanadianBusiness.com
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- report Telecompaper (subscription) Deutsche Telekom is facing another case of provision fraud with banned call centre partners starting under a new name without changing their sales tactics, ...
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scheme BusinessWeek A former Los Angeles hospital executive convicted of a Medicare fraud scheme involving phony patients has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. ...

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How do I raise credit score after bank fraud and identity theft?
Q. After check fraud discovered, closed that acct, opened another at same bank, but not all auto payments were transferred to the new account resulting in what ended up being late payments when I discovered bills not being paid. As a result, my credit score tanked. What can I do to repair my good credit rating?
Asked by redviper1 - Fri Nov 27 23:37:31 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Probably you have some wrong items in your credit report. Use credit repair service to find and remove such bad stuff from your credit - credit-report-score.10001 mb.com
Answered by Jack - Mon Nov 30 04:38:09 2009

How can I report tax fraud without someone knowing it was me?
Q. Is there a way to report tax fraud to the irs without someone finding out it was me? A friend of mine recently married an illegal alien who worked under someone else's social security number but did no claim the income earned on taxes and ended up getting a huge refund- which they were not entitled to.
Asked by Gizzy - Thu Aug 9 21:26:24 2007 - - 3 Answers - 1 Comments

A. You can report them to the irs annonymously, and anyways, the irs does not let a person know who informed on them to the irs. Here's the website to go to
Answered by PepsiLime - Fri Aug 10 08:56:47 2007

What can I do about insurance fraud comitted by independent pharmacy?
Q. An independent pharmacy is billing a handicap friend of mine for charges that have already been paid by insurance. He sent the info to the states Attorney General and they confirmed that fraud has taken place but due to the amount said they would not file charges. He called a lawyer and the lawyer said the pharmacy has him over a rock and a hard place and that the court cost would be more than he would collect. Any suggestion as to what he could do?
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Gary Cotter, a Certified Financial Planner from Florida talks about Trans Continental investment fraud. espanol.video.y​ahoo.com.

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