Fraud

Intentional deception to gain unlawfully

For other uses, see Fraud (disambiguation).

"Phony" redirects here. For the Vocaloid song, see Phony (song).

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A fake automated teller slot used to commit bank fraud upon bank patrons

In law, fraud is intentional deception to deprive a victim of a legal right or to gain from a victim unlawfully or unfairly. Fraud can violate civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compensation) or criminal law (e.g., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities), or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.[1] The purpose of fraud may be monetary gain or other benefits, such as obtaining a passport, travel document, or driver's licence. In cases of mortgage fraud, the perpetrator may attempt to qualify for a mortgage by way of false statements.[2]

## Terminology

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Fraud can be defined as either a civil wrong or a criminal act. For civil fraud, a government agency or person or entity harmed by fraud may bring litigation to stop the fraud, seek monetary damages, or both. For criminal fraud, a person may be prosecuted for the fraud and potentially face fines, incarceration, or both.[3]

### Civil law

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In common law jurisdictions, as a civil wrong, fraud is considered a tort.[4][5] While the precise definitions and requirements of proof vary among jurisdictions, the requisite elements of fraud as a tort generally are the intentional misrepresentation or concealment of an important fact upon which the victim is meant to rely, and in fact does rely, to the detriment of the victim.[6] Proving fraud in a court of law is often said to be difficult as the intention to defraud is the key element in question.[7] As such, proving fraud comes with a "greater evidentiary burden than other civil claims". This difficulty is exacerbated by the fact that some jurisdictions require the victim to prove fraud by clear and convincing evidence.[8]

In cases of a fraudulently induced contract, fraud may serve as a legal defence in a civil action for breach of contract or specific performance of a contract.[9] Similarly, fraud may serve as a basis for a court to invoke its equitable jurisdiction.[10][11] The remedies for fraud may include rescission (i.e., reversal) of a fraudulently obtained agreement or transaction, the recovery of a monetary award to compensate for the harm caused, punitive damages to punish or deter the misconduct, and possibly others.[12]

### Criminal law

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In common law jurisdictions, as a criminal offence, fraud takes many different forms, some general (e.g., theft by false pretense) and some specific to particular categories of victims or misconduct (e.g., bank fraud, insurance fraud, forgery). The elements of fraud as a crime similarly vary.[13] The requisite elements of perhaps the most general form of criminal fraud, theft by false pretense, are the intentional deception of a victim by false representation or pretense with the intent of persuading the victim to part with property and with the victim parting with property in reliance on the representation or pretense and with the perpetrator intending to keep the property from the victim.[14]

## Types of fraud

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An advertisement for a possibly fraudulent "work-at-home scheme"

The falsification of documents, known as forgery, and counterfeiting are types of fraud involved in physical duplication or fabrication.[15] The "theft" of one's personal information or identity, like finding another's social security number and then using it as identification, is a type of fraud.[16][17] Fraud can be committed through and across many media including mail, wire,[15] phone, and the Internet (computer crime and Internet fraud).[18]

Given the international nature of the web and the ease with which users can hide their location, obstacles to checking identity and legitimacy online, and the variety of hacker techniques available to gain access to PII have all contributed to the very rapid growth of Internet fraud.[19] In some countries, tax fraud is also prosecuted under false billing or tax forgery.[20] There have also been fraudulent "discoveries", e.g., science, where the appetite is for prestige rather than immediate monetary gain.[21] A hoax is a distinct concept that involves deliberate deception without the intention of gain or of materially damaging or depriving a victim.[22]

### Internal fraud

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Internal fraud, also known as "insider fraud", is fraud committed or attempted by someone within an organization such as an employee.[23]

### Commodities fraud

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The illegal act of obtaining (or the attempt to obtain) a certain amount of currency in accordance with a contract that promises the later exchange of equated assets, which ultimately never arrive, is a type of fraud, known as commodities fraud. Alternatively, the term can relate to the failure of registering in an exchange, the act of deliberately providing falsified information to clients, the action of executing transactions with the sole purpose of making a profit for the payee, and the theft of client funds.[24][25]

## Detection

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Further information: Data analysis techniques for fraud detection

A fraudulent manufacturer's suggested retail price on a speaker

The detection of fraudulent activities on a large scale is possible with the harvesting of massive amounts of financial data paired with predictive analytics or forensic analytics, the use of electronic data to reconstruct or detect financial fraud. Using computer-based analytic methods in particular allows for the surfacing of errors, anomalies, inefficiencies, irregularities, and biases which often refer to fraudsters gravitating to certain dollar amounts to get past internal control thresholds.[26] These high-level tests include tests related to Benford's Law and possibly also those statistics known as descriptive statistics. High-level tests are always followed by more focused tests to look for small samples of highly irregular transactions. The familiar methods of correlation and time-series analysis can also be used to detect fraud and other irregularities.[27]

## Cost

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Participants of a 2010 survey by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimated that the typical organization loses five per cent of its annual revenue to fraud, with a median loss of $160,000. Fraud committed by owners and executives was more than nine times as costly as employee fraud. The industries most commonly affected are banking, manufacturing, and government.[28]

## By region

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### Asia

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#### China

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In China, according to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, the Crime of Fraud (诈骗罪) refers to the "criminal act of deceiving and obtaining public or private property".[29] According to Article 266 of the Criminal Law:[29]

1. Those who commit fraud involving a "relatively large amount" of public or private property shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, or injunction control with community correction, and may additionally or solely be fined.
2. If the amount involved is "large" or there are other serious circumstances, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.
3. If the amount involved is "particularly large" or there are other particularly serious circumstances, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of over ten years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined or have their property confiscated.

According to the "Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of the Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Fraud" (关于办理诈骗刑事案件具体应用法律若干问题的解释) issued by the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate in 2011, for cases of fraud involving public or private property with a value ranging from 3,000 yuan to 30,000 yuan, from 30,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan, and over 500,000 yuan, they should be respectively deemed as "relatively large amount", "large amount", and "particularly large amount" as stipulated in Article 266 of the Criminal Law.[30]

#### India

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In India, the criminal laws are enshrined in the Indian Penal Code,[31] supplemented by the Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Evidence Act.[32]

### Europe

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#### United Kingdom

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In 2016, the estimated value lost through fraud in the UK was £193 billion a year.[33] In January 2018, the Financial Times reported that the value of UK fraud hit a 15-year high of £2.11bn in 2017, according to a study. The article said that the accountancy firm BDO examined reported fraud cases worth more than £50,000 and found that the total number rose to 577 in 2017, compared with 212 in 2003. The study found that the average amount stolen in each incident rose to £3.66m, up from £1.5m in 2003.[34]

As at November 2017, fraud is the most common criminal offence in the UK according to a study by Crowe Clark Whitehill, Experian and the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies.[35] The 2017 Annual Fraud Indicator shows that fraud costs about £10,000 per family in the UK, and the UK's fraud cost exceeds the gross domestic product of 148 countries[36] such as Romania, Qatar and Hungary.[37]

According to another review by the UK anti-fraud charity Fraud Advisory Panel (FAP), business fraud accounted for £144bn, while fraud against individuals was estimated at £9.7bn. The FAP has been particularly critical of the support available from the police to victims of fraud in the UK outside of London. Although victims of fraud are generally referred to the UK's national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre, Action Fraud, the FAP found that there was "little chance" that these crime reports would be followed up with any kind of substantive law enforcement action by UK authorities, according to the report.[38]

In July 2016, it was reported that fraudulent activity levels in the UK increased in the 10 years leading up to 2016 from £52 billion to £193 bn. This figure would be a conservative estimate, since as the former commissioner of the City of London Police, Adrian Leppard, has said, only 1 in 12 such crimes are actually reported.[39] Donald Toon, director of the NCA's economic crime command, stated in July 2016: "The annual losses to the UK from fraud are estimated to be more than £190bn". Figures released in October 2015 from the Crime Survey of England and Wales found that there had been 5.1 million incidents of fraud in England and Wales in the previous year, affecting an estimated one in 12 adults and making it the most common form of crime.[40]

Also in July 2016, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) stated: "Almost six million fraud and cyber crimes were committed last year in England and Wales and estimated there were two million computer misuse offences and 3.8 million fraud offences in the 12 months to the end of March 2016." Fraud affects one in ten people in the UK. According to the ONS, most fraud relates to bank account fraud. These figures are separate from the headline estimate that another 6.3 million crimes (distinct from fraud) were perpetrated in the UK against adults in the year to March 2016.[41]

Fraud was not included in a "Crime Harm Index" published by the Office for National Statistics in 2016. The Chief of the National Audit Office (NAO), Sir Anyas Morse has also said "For too long, as a low-value but high-volume crime, online fraud has been overlooked by government, law enforcement and industry. It is now the most commonly experienced crime in England and Wales and demands an urgent response."[42]

HM Treasury issued guidance to central government departments in January 2011 concerned with "Tackling Internal Fraud", concerned that economic pressures and potential staff redundancies at the time might lead those staff who "might be tempted" to commit fraud to make more of any opportunity which might arise, noting a possible shift in the balance between "the reward from fraud" and the risk of detection.[43] An aspect of the guidance was to equip staff to look out for "fraud indicators": clues or hints that an individual member of staff, team or area of activity might need "a closer look".[43]: Section 4.16

In 2022, the television program Scam Interceptors revealed that the majority of fraud in the United Kingdom was perpetrated by industrial-scale scamming call centres in Asia.[44]

#### England, Wales, and Northern Ireland

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Since 2007, fraud in England and Wales and Northern Ireland has been covered by the Fraud Act 2006. The Act was given royal assent on 8 November 2006, and came into effect on 15 January 2007.[45] The Act gives a statutory definition of the criminal offence of fraud, defining it in three classes—fraud by false representation, fraud by failing to disclose information, and fraud by abuse of position. It provides that a person found guilty of fraud is liable to a fine or imprisonment for up to six months on summary conviction, or a fine or imprisonment for up to ten years on conviction on indictment.[46] This Act largely replaces the laws relating to obtaining property by deception, obtaining a pecuniary advantage and other offences that were created under the Theft Act 1978.[47][48]

##### Serious Fraud Office

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Main articles: Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom) and Cifas

The Serious Fraud Office is an arm of the Government of the United Kingdom, accountable to the Attorney General for England and Wales. The National Fraud Authority (NFA) was, until 2014, a government agency coordinating the counter-fraud response in the UK. Cifas is a British fraud prevention service, a not-for-profit membership organization for all sectors that enables organizations to share and access fraud data using their databases. Cifas is dedicated to the prevention of fraud, including internal fraud by staff, and the identification of financial and related crime.[49]

##### Scotland

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In Scots law, fraud is covered under the common law and a number of statutory offences. The main fraud offences are common law fraud, uttering, embezzlement, and statutory fraud. The Fraud Act 2006 does not apply in Scotland.[50]

### North America

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#### Canada

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Section 380(1) of the Criminal Code provides the general definition of fraud in Canada:[51]

> 380. (1) Every one who, by deceit, falsehood or other fraudulent means, whether or not it is a false pretence within the meaning of this Act, defrauds the public or any person, whether ascertained or not, of any property, money or valuable security or any service,

>     (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding fourteen years, where the subject-matter of the offence is a testamentary instrument or the value of the subject-matter of the offence exceeds five thousand dollars; or
>     (b) is guilty

>     (i) of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or
>     (ii) of an offence punishable on summary conviction, where the value of the subject-matter of the offence does not exceed five thousand dollars.

In addition to the penalties outlined above, the court can also issue a prohibition order under s. 380.2 (preventing a person from "seeking, obtaining or continuing any employment, or becoming or being a volunteer in any capacity, that involves having authority over the real property, money or valuable security of another person"). It can also make a restitution order under s. 380.3.[52] The Canadian courts have held that the offence consists of two distinct elements:[53]

* A prohibited act of deceit, falsehood or other fraudulent means. In the absence of deceit or falsehood, the courts will look objectively for a "dishonest act"; and
* The deprivation must be caused by the prohibited act, and deprivation must relate to property, money, valuable security, or any service.

The Supreme Court of Canada has held that deprivation is satisfied on proof of detriment, prejudice or risk of prejudice; there does not have to be actual loss.[54] Deprivation of confidential information, in the nature of a trade secret or copyrighted material that has commercial value, has also been held to fall within the scope of the offence.[55]

#### United States

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See also: United States free speech exceptions

##### Criminal fraud

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The proof requirements for criminal fraud charges in the United States are essentially the same as the requirements for other crimes: guilt must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Throughout the United States fraud charges can be misdemeanours or felonies depending on the amount of loss involved. High-value fraud can also trigger additional penalties. For example, in California, losses of $500,000 or more will result in an extra two, three, or five years in prison in addition to the regular penalty for the fraud.[56] The U.S. government's 2006 fraud review concluded that fraud is a significantly under-reported crime, and while various agencies and organizations were attempting to tackle the issue, greater cooperation was needed to achieve a real impact in the public sector.[57] The scale of the problem pointed to the need for a small but high-powered body to bring together the numerous counter-fraud initiatives that existed.[49]

##### Civil fraud

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Although elements may vary by jurisdiction and the specific allegations made by a plaintiff who files a lawsuit that alleged fraud, typical elements of a fraud case are that:[58]

1. Somebody misrepresents a material fact in order to obtain action or forbearance by another person
2. The other person relies upon the misrepresentation
3. The other person suffers injury as a result of the act or forbearance taken in reliance upon the misrepresentation.

To establish a civil claim of fraud, most jurisdictions in the United States require that each element of a fraud claim be pleaded with particularity and be proved by a preponderance of the evidence,[59] meaning that it is more likely than not that the fraud occurred. Some jurisdictions impose a higher evidentiary standard, such as Washington State's requirement that the elements of fraud be proved with clear, cogent, and convincing evidence (very probable evidence),[60] or Pennsylvania's requirement that common law fraud be proved by clear and convincing evidence.[61]

The measure of damages in fraud cases is normally computed using one of two rules:[62]

* The "benefit of bargain" rule, which allows for recovery of damages in the amount of the difference between the value of the property had it been as represented and its actual value;
* Out-of-pocket loss, which allows for the recovery of damages in the amount of the difference between the value of what was given and the value of what was received.

Special damages may be allowed if shown to have been proximately caused by the defendant's fraud and the damage amounts are proved with specificity. Some jurisdictions may permit a plaintiff in a fraud case to seek punitive or exemplary damages.[63]

##### Anti-fraud provisioning

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In response to securities fraud in the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Beyond legislation directed at preventing or punishing fraud, some governmental and non-governmental organizations engage in anti-fraud efforts. Between 1911 and 1933, 47 states adopted the so-called Blue Sky Laws status.[64] These laws were enacted and enforced at the state level and regulated the offering and sale of securities to protect the public from fraud. Though the specific provisions of these laws varied among states, they all required the registration of all securities offerings and sales, as well as of every U.S. stockbroker and brokerage firm;[65] however, these Blue Sky laws were generally found to be ineffective. To increase public trust in the capital markets, Franklin D. Roosevelt established the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).[66] The main reason for the creation of the SEC was to regulate the stock market and prevent corporate abuses relating to the offering and sale of securities and corporate reporting. The SEC was given the power to license and regulate stock exchanges, the companies whose securities traded on them, and the brokers and dealers who conducted the trading.[67]

### Statistics

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Further information: Crime statistics

Rate of fraud per capita for individual countries as reported by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is shown below for the last available year.[68] Definitions of fraud and fraction of unreported fraud might differ for each country.

Country | Reported annual frauds
per 100,000[68] | Year

|
|

Albania | 34.1 | 2022
Algeria | 3.1 | 2022
Antigua and Barbuda | 25.6 | 2022
Armenia | 53.1 | 2018
Australia | 32.2 | 2022
Austria | 787.8 | 2022
Azerbaijan | 20.3 | 2020
Bahamas | 132.4 | 2022
Barbados | 42.3 | 2022
Belgium | 808.8 | 2020
Belize | 0.0 | 2020
Bermuda | 137.9 | 2016
Bolivia | 0.0 | 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.1 | 2022
Botswana | 7.4 | 2020
Bulgaria | 33.9 | 2022
Canada | 464.9 | 2022
Chile | 374.6 | 2022
Colombia | 119.1 | 2022
Costa Rica | 319.8 | 2022
Croatia | 86.5 | 2022
Cyprus | 38.2 | 2022
Czech Republic | 153.4 | 2022
Denmark | 972.1 | 2022
Dominica | 37.1 | 2022
Dominican Republic | 36.8 | 2020
Ecuador | 187.1 | 2022
El Salvador | 100.5 | 2022
England and  Wales | 1619.5 | 2021
Estonia | 197.0 | 2022
Finland | 973.1 | 2022
France | 401.5 | 2022
Germany | 961.3 | 2022
Greece | 99.0 | 2022
Grenada | 51.8 | 2022
Guatemala | 0.5 | 2020
Guyana | 4.9 | 2022
Hungary | 209.1 | 2022
Iceland | 146.4 | 2022
Indonesia | 9.6 | 2018
Ireland | 204.2 | 2022
Israel | 210.5 | 2022
Italy | 694.8 | 2022
Japan | 30.6 | 2022
Jordan | 36.0 | 2022
Kenya | 0.9 | 2022
Kosovo | 28.0 | 2020
Kyrgyzstan | 276.3 | 2020
Latvia | 126.1 | 2022
Lebanon | 3.0 | 2015
Liechtenstein | 500.9 | 2022
Lithuania | 144.3 | 2022
Luxembourg | 724.1 | 2022
Macau | 189.2 | 2022
Malta | 292.9 | 2022
Mexico | 87.9 | 2022
Monaco | 1559.2 | 2016
Mongolia | 129.6 | 2020
Montenegro | 6.2 | 2022
Morocco | 28.7 | 2022
Myanmar | 3.8 | 2022
Netherlands | 367.9 | 2016
New Zealand | 58.8 | 2020
Norway | 424.1 | 2022
Oman | 36.5 | 2022
Palestine | 20.6 | 2022
Panama | 110.2 | 2022
Paraguay | 122.0 | 2022
Peru | 75.4 | 2022
Poland | 437.9 | 2022
Portugal | 434.9 | 2022
Puerto Rico | 10.5 | 2017
Romania | 62.4 | 2022
Russia | 226.0 | 2020
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 37.8 | 2022
Saint Lucia | 309.7 | 2022
Scotland | 307.3 | 2022
Senegal | 0.1 | 2016
Serbia | 46.3 | 2022
Singapore | 568.2 | 2022
Slovakia | 37.6 | 2022
Slovenia | 172.7 | 2022
Spain | 921.4 | 2022
Sri Lanka | 28.2 | 2018
St. Vincent and Grenadines | 1.0 | 2022
Sweden | 2357.8 | 2022
Switzerland | 294.7 | 2022
Syria | 3.6 | 2018
Thailand | 27.0 | 2022
Trinidad and Tobago | 33.1 | 2020
Turkey | 109.7 | 2014
Ukraine | 58.5 | 2020
United Arab Emirates | 45.4 | 2016
United States | 272.1 | 2022
Uruguay | 576.8 | 2022
Vatican City | 0.0 | 2022

## Further reading

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Further information: List of notable fraudsters

Apart from fraud, there are several related categories of intentional deceptions that may or may not include the elements of personal gain or damage to another individual:

* Obstruction of justice
* 18 U.S.C. § 704 which criminalizes false representation of having been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the Armed Forces of the United States

## See also

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* Accreditation mill
* Bait-and-switch
* Caper stories (such as The Sting)
* Contract fraud
* Corruption
* Cramming (fraud)
* Creative accounting
* Crimestoppers
* Deception
* Diploma mill
* Electoral fraud
* Embezzlement
* False Claims Act
* Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
* Financial crimes
* Forgery
* Fortune telling fraud
* Fraud deterrence
* Fraud in the factum
* Fraud in parapsychology
* Fraud Squad (UK)
* Friendly fraud
* Front running
* Geneivat da'at
* Ghost network
* Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814
* Guinness share-trading fraud, famous British business scandal of the 1980s
* Hoax
* Identity management
* Impersonator
* Insurance fraud
* Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
* Internet fraud
* Interpol
* Journalism fraud
* Mail and wire fraud
* Misappropriation
* Money laundering
* The National Council Against Health Fraud
* Organized crime
* Phishing, attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information
* Placebo
* Police impersonation
* Political corruption
* Push payment fraud
* Quackery
* Quatloos.com
* Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)
* SAS 99
* Scam
* Scientific misconduct
* Secret profits
* Shell company
* Swampland in Florida
* Tobashi scheme, concealing financial losses
* United States Postal Inspection Service
* United States Secret Service
* White-collar crime
* Wood laundering

## References

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1. ^ "Legal Dictionary: fraud". Law.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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## Further reading

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* Edward J. Balleisen Fraud: An American History from Barnum to Madoff. ISBN 978-0691164557 (2017). Princeton University Press.
* Fred Cohen Frauds, Spies, and Lies – and How to Defeat Them. ISBN 1-878109-36-7 (2006). ASP Press.
* Green, Stuart P. Lying, Cheating, and Stealing: A Moral Theory of White Collar Crime. Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0199225804
* Review Fraud – Alex Copola Podgor, Ellen S. Criminal Fraud, (1999) Vol, 48, No. 4 American Law Review 1.
* The Nature, Extent and Economic Impact of Fraud in the UK. February, 2007.
* The Fraudsters – How Con Artists Steal Your Money. ISBN 978-1-903582-82-4 by Eamon Dillon, published September 2008 by Merlin Publishing
* Zhang, Yingyu. The Book of Swindles: Selections from a Late Ming Collection. Columbia University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0231178631

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