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consumer fraud  

Definition

  • Fraud is a purposeful, unlawful act to deceive, manipulate, or provide false statements to damage others. In general, fraud is viewed as false communication that conceals or contains a scheme to create a materially false statement or representation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Consumer Fraud]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-X8CQKGRB-5

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