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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > causes of poverty > fraud
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > crimes in America > fraud
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > behavior (psychology) > antisocial behavior > deception > fraud
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > crimes and offenses > antisocial behavior > deception > fraud
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > mental health, mental disorders, and special groups > antisocial behavior > deception > fraud
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > antisocial behavior > deception > fraud
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > everyday life at work > deception > fraud
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > everyday life at work > deception > fraud
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > journalism > issues and controversies > deception > fraud
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > journalism > issues and controversies > deception > fraud
... > social science subjects > business and management > types of industry > communication industry > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > issues and controversies > deception > fraud
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > industry > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > issues and controversies > deception > fraud
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > issues and controversies > deception > fraud
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > behavior (psychology) > social behavior > deception > fraud
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > social life > social behavior > deception > fraud
social science subjects > business and management > business ethics > finance ethics > fraud
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > crisis management > financial crises > fraud
... > social science subjects > business and management > management settings > business management > governance > crisis management > financial crises > fraud
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > crimes and offenses > white collar crimes > fraud

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fraud  

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  • Fraud is a generic term that encompasses the multifarious and often ingenious means by which one individual can gain an advantage over another through deliberate false suggestion, concealment, or misrepresentation of the truth. Fraudulent acts include the forging of documents, tampering with scales and measures, false bookkeeping, and intentionally lying in contractual negotiations. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Fraud]

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