Definition
a fraud: a con, a crime in which a person lies or deceives others
a fraud: an imposter, a person lying about who they really are
- "The Serious Fraud office has been called in, and, although they haven't officially announced their findings yet, the Sunday Roast has THE scoop: it appears that Leeson had been netting huge losses on unauthorised deals, and falsifying information to cover up his failures."
- "Internet fraud is the fastest-growing area of crime, and its perpetrators have just launched a major offensive on internet users."
- "I'll report it to our fraud department."
- "To reduce the risk of credit card fraud, we have recently updated our security system."
- "Bruno Delavigne - Environmentally-conscious or total fraud?"
- "Because technically you'd be committing fraud!"
- "Fraud? Hey, you know what?"
- "He has been suspended from his position at the bank following accusations of fraud."
- "-Theft, fraud and dishonesty"
- "Philip : Fraud?"
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