plural of missing trader fraud

(law) Receiving insurance policy-based compensation by intentionally causing an event due to which the claim for the compensation for insured property becomes seemingly lawful, and by concealing the intention.

Synonym of cyberfraud

plural of fraud squad

(law) A legal fiction describing a situation where a person or entity gained an unfair advantage over another by deceitful or unfair methods. Intent does not need to be shown.

(Internet) A type of fraud in which a computer program is used to simulate mouse clicks on advertisements, driving revenue to the advertiser, who is paid per click.

The theft of value-added tax from a government by exploiting the way VAT is treated within multijurisdictional trading where the movement of goods between jurisdictions is VAT-free.

A scam in which the solicitor offers large sums of money in return for a smaller up front investment.

(US, law) A felony of a particular class subject to a separate and additional federal penalty for any crime of fraud involving the use of technological communications methods such as wire, radio, or television.

(US, law) A class of felonies, providing for a separate and additional federal penalty for any criminal offense whose perpetration involved the use of the postal system of the United States of America.