fraud
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The most consequential lie was the pregnancy she faked for nearly 10 months even after most of those close to her knew it was a fraud: She’d had a hysterectomy in 2010.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The Sheriff’s Department, at a news conference Wednesday, said that California is the No. 1 state in the U.S. for online fraud, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime 2025 report.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The company is run by a serial entrepreneur with a history of bankruptcy and lawsuits alleging fraud.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
By March this year, police said they had arrested 38 people on allegations of manslaughter and fraud.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“I wasn’t searching for a news report of a scam or fraud per se,” he said.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing fraud
A Web of Lies
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