mail order fraud

  • 1Mail-order bride — is a label applied to a woman who publishes her intent to marry someone from another, usually more financially developed, country.[1] This term is considered offensive by some definitions.[2] The mail order bride industry is the economic trade of …

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  • 2Mail fraud — refers to any scheme which attempts to unlawfully obtain money or valuables in which the postal system is used at any point in the commission of a criminal offense. Mail fraud is a legal concept in the United States Code which can provide for… …

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  • 3mail — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ⇨ See also ↑post ADJECTIVE ▪ certified (AmE) (recorded delivery in BrE), registered ▪ express ▪ first class, second class ( …

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  • 4fraud order — An order issued by the judicial officer or a delegated assistant directing a postmaster to mark FRAUDULENT and to return to sender all mail addressed to any person or concern found violating the postal fraud or lottery statutes. (Also see mail… …

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  • 5Order of Canada — Insignia of a Member of the Order of Canada Awarded by the …

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  • 6mail fraud — A scheme to get money or other assets from a postal customer by offering a product, service, or investment opportunity that does not live up to its claims. Prosecutors must prove that the claims were intentionally misrepresented and that the… …

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  • 7fraud order — An order by the Postmaster General directing the return of mail to the sender upon finding that the addressee is engaged in conducting prohibited schemes, enterprises, or devices. 41 Am J1st P 0 § 97 …

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  • 8Credit card fraud — Personal finance Credit and debt Pawnbroker Student loan Employment contract Salary Wage Empl …

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  • 9Money order — postal money order: Duchy of Brunswick, 1867 A money order is a payment order for a pre specified amount of money. Because it is required that the funds be prepaid for the amount shown on it, it is a more trusted method of payment than a personal …

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  • 10Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy — The Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) initiative of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs provides mail order prescriptions to veterans using facilities with highly automated distribution systems at strategic locations… …

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