fraudulent

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"The government is taking several steps to ensure that there is investigation and immediate action against any fraudulent practices," Jaya Narayan Acharya, spokesman at the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

While even reliable AI detectors can produce false results, researchers say a crop of fraudulent tools has emerged online, easily weaponized to discredit authentic content and tarnish reputations.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Not wanting to be scammed, I said I was calling to report a fraudulent charge, but I never mentioned PayPal or the charge.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Patent and Trademark Office, Tesla described its adversary as “a bad-faith trademark squatter, who started as a Tesla fan,” and described the French company’s attempt to trademark the Cybercab moniker as fraudulent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Third, the pools would have a higher than average number of low-doc or no-doc loans—that is, loans more likely to be fraudulent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis