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frauds

The correct spelling is frauds.

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noun

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The correct spelling is frauds. The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
  2. 2.Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.
  3. 3.The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
  4. 4.A person who performs any such trick.
  5. 5.A trap or snare.

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