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  2. False pretenses - Wikipedia

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    For example, the North Carolina false pretense statute applies to obtaining "any money, goods, property, services, choses in action, or any other thing of value ..." [ 2 ] Under common law, false pretense is defined as a representation of a present or past fact, which the thief knows to be false, and which he intends will and does cause the ...

  3. Fraud - Wikipedia

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    The requisite elements of perhaps the most general form of criminal fraud, theft by false pretense, are the intentional deception of a victim by false representation or pretense with the intent of persuading the victim to part with property and with the victim parting with property in reliance on the representation or pretense and with the ...

  4. Lexington businessman admits false promises in taking ... - AOL

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    Hettiarachchi used the false pretense that he would repay T.E. and give her 20% of his business, but didn’t. He illegally obtained $281,059 from T.E., according to the court record.

  5. How to protect yourself from debt relief and credit scams - AOL

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    Using an EIN under false pretenses is a federal crime. The company doesn’t explain your rights and their abilities According to the Credit Repair Organization Act (CROA) , credit repair ...

  6. Misrepresentation - Wikipedia

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    In common law jurisdictions, a misrepresentation is a false or misleading [1] statement of fact made during negotiations by one party to another, the statement then inducing that other party to enter into a contract. [2] [3] The misled party may normally rescind the contract, and sometimes may be awarded damages as well (or instead of rescission).

  7. Drop the pretenses. Swallow your pride. Tell the truth ... - AOL

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    This column really is about the rewards of declining to live under the bondage of false pretenses and unrealistic expectations. It’s about learning to tell the truth about yourself.

  8. Mail and wire fraud - Wikipedia

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    Mail fraud was first defined in the United States in 1872. 18 U.S.C. § 1341 provides: Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure for unlawful use ...

  9. An AI startup CEO on a Forbes '30 Under 30' list has ... - AOL

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    The company received $10 million under false pretenses, the indictment says. AllHere, which came out of Harvard Innovation Labs, created an AI chatbot that was supposed to help reduce student ...