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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. 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. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License How can somone avoid marriage fraud when dating illegal immigrants? Q. Should people just not get involved with people that are illegal? What are the warning signs of marriage fraud? Do you think you would know if someone was with you for a green card or true love? Asked by Jake S - Fri Jun 12 10:08:45 2009 - - 26 Answers - 0 Comments A. Its hard to tell but there are a few signs. 1) they dont take you to meet ANY family or friends. 2)the family/friends dont seem to like you 3)they ask too soon to marry you 4)they want a baby with you too soon(like the first few weeks/months 5)you suspect they are not talking to just mom when they call home to their country 6)they send alot of money home frequently(some is just to their parents but if it is a lot on a weekly basis) 7)they dont ask to meet your family/friends 8)they ask constintly about if you can help them get a green card Always make sure you know the person well before you marry them.They could have different beliefs about child raising than you,or be abusive,or have a drinking problem or gambling problem.You just have… [cont.] Answered by Alwaysright - Fri Jun 12 23:14:31 2009 What are your thoughts on voter fraud? Is this how you want your candidate to win an election? Q. Acorn seems to think its okay to pick up homeless people off the streets and register them to vote. It happens that Obama is very involved with Acorn and has been for many years. He has even gotten tax dollars to support their evil agenda, voter fraud! Your thouhts? Asked by honestly7777 - Sat Oct 4 00:08:29 2008 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments A. I am concerned about voter fraud especially with the early votes in Ohio. I can not understand how people can be so complacent about such issues. ACORN was even slated by the House to receive money from the bailout bill. Fortunately that was halted. For those who are concerned about homeless people having the right to vote, I certainly agree they should be able to vote. But they should be required to have a valid photo ID. Otherwise, you have can easily have a person just going from one voting place to another with different names. That is begging for fraudulent votes. We have to have a way to protect the integrity of our voting process. I would never want my candidate to win by fraudulent means. That violates everything our… [cont.] Answered by M C - Sat Oct 4 00:15:42 2008 What can I do about an illegal immigrant committing marriage fraud?
Q. Please tell me, what I can do about someone marrying me, just to obtain citizenship in the United states. I have proof of all the fraud committed but it seems like noone in the court system will help me, since it's too much work. Can I do anything about this? Asked by labittchen - Sat Oct 25 21:47:15 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. Write it off as a lesson learned and move on. Answered by Jessy D - Sat Oct 25 22:13:21 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "fraud"  nytimes.com Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:45:16 GMT+00:00 Case New York Times The SEC charged Goldman in a civil complaint on April 16 with securities fraud related to the creation and sale of a subprime mortgage security. ... SEC's internal watchdog investigates timing of Goldman subprime fraud case ... Telegraph.co.uk Slapped wrist for Goldman and it's straight back to business Financial Times Burg Simpson Seeks Justice for Victims of Investment Fraud 24-7PressRelease.com (press release) This is London - Financial Times - Financial Express  shanghaidaily.com Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:00:53 GMT+00:00 case Shanghai Daily By Ni Yinbin | 2010-7-28 | newspaper edition twenty-ONE suspects have been caught for credit-card fraud and touting invoices in a case involving 40 million ...  amlawdaily.typepad.com Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:16:21 GMT+00:00 The Am Law Daily Freeman served as the trustee for failed Miami factoring company ES Bankest, which collapsed in a $170 million fraud in 2003. Litigation arising from the ... Miami accountant Lewis Freeman gets 8 years for fraud MiamiHerald.com Miami accountant gets 8-1/2 years in prison for 'Ponzi-like' scheme MiamiHerald.com Freeman sentenced to eight years South Florida Business Journal Forbes - MiamiHerald.com From Google News Search: "fraud"  infiniteunknown.net 500px x 393px | 30.00kB [source page] 5 days ago edited GREAT Post Thanks for the info From Yahoo Image Search: "fraud"  gizmodo.com Adam Frucci Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:40:00 GM Electronic voting is clearly here to stay, but it's been plagued with accusations of . fraud. and insecurity at nearly every election since it was introduced. But voting systems designer David Bismark may have a solution.  nejm.org Kesselheim, AS, Studdert, DM, Mello, MM Wed, 12 May 2010 20:55:45 GM Special Report from The New England Journal of Medicine Whistle-Blowers' Experiences in . Fraud. Litigation against Pharmaceutical Companies.  reviewgallery.net Ty Summers ue, 27 Jul 2010 07:40:33 GM Phishing is the latest form of scam on the Internet. Scammers use e-mails to send information of what seems to be a legitimate website and eventually, if not dismissed by the victim, ask for his or her personal information. ... From Google Blog Search: "fraud" |
