In the broadest sense, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction.

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fraud n. A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain. A piece of trickery; a trick

A false representation of a matter of fact—whether by words or by conduct, by false or misleading allegations, or by concealment of what should have been disclosed—that ...

Describes scams to avoid, most of which are internet-related.

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noun. deceit; trickery; cheating; Law intentional deception to cause a person to give up property or some lawful right; something said or done to deceive; trick; artifice

Health care fraud investigations are among the highest priority investigations within the FBI and rank behind only Public Corruption and Corporate Fraud in the FBI's White ...