C U CLEAR

Fraudulent misrepresentation is a situation in which an individual or entity has taken deliberate steps to intentionally deceive one or more other parties. The deception may involve issuing statements that are known to be untrue, or to deliberately omit relevant facts or information that ultimately lead to some type of loss. In many jurisdictions, this type of negligent misrepresentation is punishable by fines, prison, or a combination of the two. Often, the party found guilty of the misrepresentation is ordered to make some type of recompense to the injured party.

Misrepresentation is a type of tort that a defendant can be charged with in a civil action. It typically occurs when a person makes a false statement of material fact for the purpose of persuading another person to enter into a contract or other arrangement. For example, if a real estate agent tells a potential buyer that a house has new plumbing, when the plumbing is in fact 30 years old, the agent could be liable for misrepresentation. Misrepresentation commonly happens in cases involving false advertising, insurance claims, and real estate contract suits. When misrepresentation occurs in a contract case, the contract is generally voided, and the injured party may be awarded monetary or equitable damages

C U CLEAR pay particular attention and a strong emphasis on the following:

Fraud can be committed through many media, including mail, wire, phone, and the Internet (computer crime and Internet fraud). The international dimensions of the web and ease with which users can hide their location, the difficulty of checking identity and legitimacy online, and the simplicity with which hackers can divert browsers to dishonest sites and steal credit card details have all contributed to the very rapid growth of Internet fraud.

Types of criminal fraud include:

• bait and switch
• bankruptcy fraud
• benefit fraud, committing fraud to get government benefits
• counterfeiting of currency, documents or valuable goods
• charlatanism
• confidence tricks such as the 419 fraud and Spanish Prisoner
• creation of false companies or “long firms“
• embezzlement, taking money which one has been entrusted with on behalf of another party
• false advertising
• false billing
• false insurance claims
• forgery of documents or signatures,
• fraud upon the court
• health fraud, for example selling of products known not to be effective, such as quack medicines,
• identity theft
• investment frauds, such as Ponzi schemes and Pyramid schemes
• Moving scam
• religious fraud
• marriage fraud to obtain immigration rights without entitlement
• rigged gambling games such as the shell game
• securities frauds such as pump and dump
• tax fraud, not reporting revenue or illegally avoiding taxes. In some countries, tax fraud is also prosecuted under false billing or tax forgery^[1]