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What Is Fraud?
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Theft of cash, goods or services –
the fraudulent taking of money or property belonging to another,
with intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property
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Fraud - Dishonest reporting of time, including punching
in or out for a colleague, or taking liberties with an
honor-system recording of in and out times
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Kickbacks - A return of a percentage of a sum of money
already received, typically as a result of pressure, coercion,
or a secret agreement
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Bid Rigging – action between contractors during a bidding
process. This includes the submission of false bids to
artificially raise prices, the creation of fake companies, and
taking turns to submit “low bids” after bidders exchange
information
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Bribery – the offering, giving, receiving or soliciting
anything of value to influence an action of an official
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Collusion – two or more parties acting together to
defraud a person or organization
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Corruption – the offering, giving, receiving or
soliciting of any thing of value to influence the action of a
public official
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Money Laundering – concealing the source of illegally
gotten money
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Release of Proprietary Information - release of
information owned by a private individual or business
under a trademark or patent
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Unauthorized discounts – offering to sell goods or
services at a reduced price without the consent of the owner
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Fraudulent Insurance Claims – deceitful filing for
monetary reimbursement of property or personal losses or medical
expenses
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