fraud
intentional deception made for unfair or unlawful gain or damaging or depriving a victim
forgery of documents
process of creating documents, with the intent to deceive
shell game
Confidence trick
false self-employment
situation in which somebody registered as self-employed or a temp is de facto an employee carrying out a professional activity under the authority and subordination of another company
charity fraud
act of using deception to get money from people who believe they are making donations to charities
Cramming
a form of fraud in which small charges are added to a bill without the subscriber's consent, approval, authorization or disclosure
Wells Fargo account fraud scandal
controversy generated by fraud perpetrated by Wells Fargo
grandparent scam
fraud
Tidal case
fraud case
fraudulent conveyance
attempt to avoid debt by transferring money to another person or company, particularly with reference to insolvent debtors
odometer fraud
Illegal practice of rolling back odometer mileage on vehicles
bank fraud
use of potentially illegal means to obtain money, assets, or other property owned or held by a financial institution
Contract cheating
type of academic fraud
fraudulent concealment
withholding information in order to defraud
mail and wire fraud
federal crimes in the United States that involve mailing or electronically transmitting something associated with fraud
religious fraud
civil or criminal fraud carried out in the name of a religion or within a religion
welfare fraud
act of illegally using state welfare systems by knowingly withholding or giving information to obtain more funds than would otherwise be allocated
procedural fraud
modifying the evidence related to crime, including modifying the crime scene, the objects related to the crime or even the state of the people involved, in order to induce the magistrate or the expert to error
Diesel emissions scandal
Automotive industry scandal
Guess who I am
Fraudulent means of defrauding victims of money by enumerating acquaintances posing as victims
friend in emergency fraud
scams attempting to get people to transfer money to the crook's bank account by impersonating someone you know
Arcane Group
2015 scandal in Chile
Fraud factory
human trafficking and online scam enterprises
pyramid scheme
type of unsustainable business model
missing trader fraud
theft of Value Added Tax (VAT) from a government by organised crime gangs
advance-fee scam
type of fraud where the victim unknowingly engages in one way trade with the perpetrator
insurance fraud
any act committed to defraud an insurance process, when a claimant attempts to obtain some benefit or advantage that one is not entitled to, or when an insurer knowingly denies some benefit that is due
diploma mill
company or organization that manufactures fake diplomas for a fee
psychic surgery
medical fraud in which the practitioner creates the illusion of performing surgery
Enron scandal
2001 accounting scandal of American energy company Enron
accreditation mill
fraudulent organization, not recognized for educational accreditation
American Police Force
fraudulent entity claiming to be a private military company
control fraud
form of criminal enterprise when a trusted person in a high position of responsibility in a company, corporation, or state subverts the organization and engages in extensive fraud for personal gain
unconscious fraud
fraud committed by somebody who does not consciously realise that they are deceiving others
intrinsic fraud
intentionally false representation that goes to the heart of what a given lawsuit is about
food fraud
intentional adulteration of food with cheaper ingredients for economic gain
Collusion of toilet paper in Chile
Chile scandal
telephone slamming
telecommunications scam
Internet fraud
type of fraud or deception which makes use of the Internet to defraud victims
heraldic fraud
false claim of having right to a coat of arms
three-card monte
card game, usually fraudulent
romance scam
a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining their affection, and then using that goodwill to commit fraud
market abuse
circumstances where financial market investors have been unreasonably disadvantaged by insider dealing or market manipulation
airplane game
fraudulent pyramid scheme
obtaining property by deception
criminal offence
salting
adding gold or silver to an ore sample to change the value of the ore with intent to deceive potential buyers of a mine