Speculation on the monetary gain definition of fraud is lots of
fun. However, we all know fraud has a wider meaning as
two dictionary definitions show.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraud
1 a : deceit, trickery; specifically : intentional perversion of truth
in order to induce another to part with something of value or to
surrender a legal right
b : an act of deceiving or misrepresenting : trick
2. a : a person who is not what he or she pretends to be : impostor;
also : one who defrauds : cheat
b : one that is not what it seems or is represented to be
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fraud?s=t
noun
1. deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence,
perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
2. a particular instance of such deceit or trickery: mail fraud;
election frauds.
3. any deception, trickery, or humbug: That diet book is a fraud and a
waste of time.
4. a person who makes deceitful pretenses; sham; poseur.
I think most people who were victim of some false
email pretending they engaged in obnoxous or
illegal behavior would say the email was a fraud
and the person who sent it was one too..
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