FraudWordNet Explorer

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

(maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo

the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge

use of the mails to defraud someone

misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election