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Fraud
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a criminal who deceives people for financial interest or personal advantage
Examples
The fraud convinced many people to invest in a non-existent business scheme.
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Uncountable
Plural form
frauds
Examples
He was arrested for fraud after it was discovered that he had been falsifying financial records for years.
Examples
The insurance company uncovered a fraud where claims were falsified to obtain money.
