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Mail fraud — refers to any scheme which attempts to unlawfully obtain money or valuables in which the postal system is used at any point in the commission of a criminal offense. Mail fraud is a legal concept in the United States Code which can provide for… … Wikipedia
mail fraud — see fraud Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. mail fraud n. Using letter … Law dictionary
mail fraud — n. The use of the mails to defraud someone. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mail fraud — A scheme to get money or other assets from a postal customer by offering a product, service, or investment opportunity that does not live up to its claims. Prosecutors must prove that the claims were intentionally misrepresented and that the… … Glossary of postal terms
mail fraud — noun A class of felonies, providing for a separate and additional federal penalty for any criminal offense whose perpetration involved the use of the postal system of the United States of America. The mail fraud statute and its counterpart, the… … Wiktionary
mail fraud — The use of the mails to defraud is a federal offense requiring the government to prove a knowing use of the mails to execute the fraudulent scheme. U. S. v. Dondich (C.A.CaL), 506 F.2d 1009. Elements of mail fraud are a scheme to defraud and the… … Black's law dictionary
mail fraud — The use of the mails to defraud is a federal offense requiring the government to prove a knowing use of the mails to execute the fraudulent scheme. U. S. v. Dondich (C.A.CaL), 506 F.2d 1009. Elements of mail fraud are a scheme to defraud and the… … Black's law dictionary
mail fraud — noun use of the mails to defraud someone • Hypernyms: ↑fraud … Useful english dictionary
E-mail fraud — Fraud has existed perhaps as long or longer than money. Any new sociological change can engender new forms of fraud, or other crime. Almost as soon as e mail became widely used, it began to be used to defraud people via E mail fraud. E mail fraud … Wikipedia
Mail and wire fraud — is a federal crime in the United States. Together, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343, and 1346 reach any fraudulent scheme or artifice to intentionally deprive another of property or honest services with a nexus to mail or wire communication. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
