Deception
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Deception is the act of convincing one or many recipients of untrue information. The person creating the deception knows it to be false while the receiver of the information does not. It is often done
Deception of woman, with self-portrait by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1927 (National Museum, Warsaw)
This wallaby has adaptive colouration which allows it to blend with its environment.
The Beguiling of Merlin, by Edward Burne-Jones, 1874
Harry Brignull in 2010
Fraud
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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 or criminal law, or it may be an element of ano
Deception
…gain or advantage. Deceit and dishonesty can also form grounds for civil litigation in tort, or contract law (where it is known as misrepresentation or fraudulent misrepresentation if deliberate), or give rise to criminal prosecution for fraud. The Interpersonal Deception Theory explores the interrelation between communicative…
A fake automated teller slot used to commit bank fraud upon bank patrons
An advertisement for a possibly fraudulent "work-at-home scheme"
A fraudulent manufacturer's suggested retail price on a speaker