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FRAUDSTER [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-02-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Taxation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- carousel scheme
1, record 1, English, carousel%20scheme
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- carousel fraud scheme 2, record 1, English, carousel%20fraud%20scheme
correct, noun
- carousel fraud 3, record 1, English, carousel%20fraud
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A carousel scheme involves false commercial transactions and a lengthy paper trail intended to convince government agencies that a business is eligible for large tax refunds on export sales. The fraudster creates fictitious sales and transfers to accomplice companies. The goods continue to be sold through a series of controlled companies, each liable to pay the GST [goods and services tax], before the goods are finally exported as sales of zero-rated supplies. The companies in the chain disappear without remitting the GST, and the final supplier claims a refund. This process can be repeated many times, resulting in the goods circulating in the same fashion as a carousel. 4, record 1, English, - carousel%20scheme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
There are different aggressive schemes within Canada’s GST/HST [goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax] system, but the one that [the Canada Revenue Agency sees] often is referred to as a "carousel" scheme. The name "carousel" comes from the circular manner in which the transactions flow through a fabricated supply chain. This scheme involves a group of entities who work together to sell goods to each other, or, at times, provide the appearance of selling goods. In this supply chain, at least one registrant, known as the "missing trader," charges GST/HST but does not remit it to the government. 5, record 1, English, - carousel%20scheme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Fiscalité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stratagème frauduleux de type carrousel
1, record 1, French, stratag%C3%A8me%20frauduleux%20de%20type%20carrousel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- stratagème de type carrousel 2, record 1, French, stratag%C3%A8me%20de%20type%20carrousel
correct, masculine noun
- fraude de type carrousel 3, record 1, French, fraude%20de%20type%20carrousel
correct, feminine noun
- fraude carrousel 4, record 1, French, fraude%20carrousel
correct, feminine noun
- stratagème carrousel 5, record 1, French, stratag%C3%A8me%20carrousel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il y a différents stratagèmes abusifs dans le système de la TPS/TVH [taxe sur les produits et services/taxe de vente harmonisée] du Canada, mais celui que [l'Agence du revenu du Canada voit] souvent est appelé stratagème de type «carrousel». Le nom «carrousel» provient de la façon circulaire dont les opérations sont acheminées dans une chaîne d'approvisionnement fabriquée. Ce stratagème concerne un groupe d'entités qui travaillent ensemble pour vendre des biens entre elles ou, parfois, pour donner l'impression de vendre des biens. Dans cette chaîne d'approvisionnement, au moins un inscrit, appelé «commerçant disparu», facture la TPS/TVH, mais ne la verse pas au gouvernement. 6, record 1, French, - stratag%C3%A8me%20frauduleux%20de%20type%20carrousel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Sistema tributario
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fraude carrusel
1, record 1, Spanish, fraude%20carrusel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El fraude carrusel es un claro ejemplo de abuso de la exención del IVA [impuesto sobre el valor añadido]. Como consecuencia de ello, las mercancías que son negociadas en esos mercados sin haber soportado el pago del IVA constituyen para los defraudadores una notoria ventaja, permitiéndoles vender la mercancía a un precio inferior o con un margen mayor [al] que la venden los empresarios que sí cumplen con sus obligaciones fiscales. 2, record 1, Spanish, - fraude%20carrusel
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-03-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Internet and Telematics
- IT Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chief executive officer fraud
1, record 2, English, chief%20executive%20officer%20fraud
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- CEO fraud 2, record 2, English, CEO%20fraud
correct
- business email compromise 3, record 2, English, business%20email%20compromise
correct
- BEC 3, record 2, English, BEC
correct
- BEC 3, record 2, English, BEC
- business e-mail compromise 4, record 2, English, business%20e%2Dmail%20compromise
correct
- BEC 4, record 2, English, BEC
correct
- BEC 4, record 2, English, BEC
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
CEO fraud occurs when a fraudster sends an email to a member of staff, [pretending] to be the head or principal [and] instructing that member of staff to make a one-off, usually urgent, bank transfer to a nominated bank account. 1, record 2, English, - chief%20executive%20officer%20fraud
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Internet et télématique
- Sécurité des TI
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fraude du président
1, record 2, French, fraude%20du%20pr%C3%A9sident
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fraude du faux PDG 2, record 2, French, fraude%20du%20faux%20PDG
feminine noun
- arnaque du faux dirigeant d'entreprise 3, record 2, French, arnaque%20du%20faux%20dirigeant%20d%27entreprise
feminine noun
- escroquerie au chef d'entreprise 4, record 2, French, escroquerie%20au%20chef%20d%27entreprise
avoid, feminine noun, Quebec
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Qu'est-ce que la fraude du président? Il s'agit d'une escroquerie de plus en plus fréquente, qui consiste à se faire passer pour le patron d'une société et à ordonner des virements. 5, record 2, French, - fraude%20du%20pr%C3%A9sident
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
PDG : président-directeur-général 6, record 2, French, - fraude%20du%20pr%C3%A9sident
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Internet y telemática
- Seguridad de IT
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fraude del presidente ejecutivo
1, record 2, Spanish, fraude%20del%20presidente%20ejecutivo
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-12-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Offences and crimes
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- forged cheque
1, record 3, English, forged%20cheque
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- forged check 2, record 3, English, forged%20check
correct
- bogus cheque 3, record 3, English, bogus%20cheque
correct
- bogus check 4, record 3, English, bogus%20check
correct
- fraudulent cheque 5, record 3, English, fraudulent%20cheque
correct
- fraudulent check 6, record 3, English, fraudulent%20check
correct
- altered cheque 7, record 3, English, altered%20cheque
correct
- altered check 8, record 3, English, altered%20check
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cheque bearing a false signature. 9, record 3, English, - forged%20cheque
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An altered cheque is an actual cheque of an account holder that has been properly issued, but is intercepted and altered by a fraudster. 10, record 3, English, - forged%20cheque
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Here are some examples of fraudulent cheque scams: A scammer purchases a $2,000 laptop on eBay and sends the vendor a bogus cheque for $3,000. ... 11, record 3, English, - forged%20cheque
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The preferred Canadian spelling form is "cheque," not "check." 12, record 3, English, - forged%20cheque
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Infractions et crimes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chèque falsifié
1, record 3, French, ch%C3%A8que%20falsifi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- faux chèque 2, record 3, French, faux%20ch%C3%A8que
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les personnes familières avec les éléments de sécurité que certains chèques ou mandats-poste arborent seront en mesure de reconnaître plus facilement un chèque falsifié lorsqu'un ou plusieurs de ces éléments sont absents. 3, record 3, French, - ch%C3%A8que%20falsifi%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le nombre de plaintes le plus alarmant soumis au Bureau [de la concurrence Canada] l'année dernière s'élevait à 8 400 et ces plaintes provenaient de personnes qui avaient reçu un faux chèque ou un faux avis selon lequel elles avaient gagné un prix. 4, record 3, French, - ch%C3%A8que%20falsifi%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
- Infracciones y crímenes
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cheque falso
1, record 3, Spanish, cheque%20falso
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- cheque falsificado 2, record 3, Spanish, cheque%20falsificado
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cheque expedido fingiendo la firma del librador. 3, record 3, Spanish, - cheque%20falso
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] cheque falsificado [...] resulta aquel otro en que, bajo firma auténtica, se enmiendan o falsifican otras declaraciones, normalmente la cantidad, aumentándola. 2, record 3, Spanish, - cheque%20falso
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-10-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Real Estate
- Banking
- Loans
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mortgage fraud
1, record 4, English, mortgage%20fraud
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- mortgage loan fraud 2, record 4, English, mortgage%20loan%20fraud
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mortgage fraud is a type of real estate fraud that most often hurts the financial institutions that lend money for purchasing property. The most common form of mortgage fraud involves fraudsters acquiring property and then artificially increasing the property's value through a series of sales and resales between the fraudster and someone in cooperation with them. 3, record 4, English, - mortgage%20fraud
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Mortgage loan fraud in 2006 rose 35 percent over the previous year, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network reports. Loan fraud can involve predatory lending schemes, inflating appraisals, property flipping or falsifying borrower income to qualify for home mortgages. 4, record 4, English, - mortgage%20fraud
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Immobilier
- Banque
- Prêts et emprunts
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fraude hypothécaire
1, record 4, French, fraude%20hypoth%C3%A9caire
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une fraude hypothécaire se produit lorsqu'une personne fournit intentionnellement de l'information inexacte, frauduleuse ou incomplète à un prêteur pour garantir un prêt hypothécaire qui, autrement, ne lui serait peut-être pas accordé. 2, record 4, French, - fraude%20hypoth%C3%A9caire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La fraude hypothécaire est un crime que le secteur bancaire, la police, les gouvernements et d'autres organisations participant à des transactions immobilières prennent très au sérieux. 2, record 4, French, - fraude%20hypoth%C3%A9caire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-09-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fraud detection system
1, record 5, English, fraud%20detection%20system
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Current fraud detection systems are based on scanning the point of sale(POS) transaction(credit, ATM [automatic teller machine] & debit card) against known customer profiles. These are strong at detecting the simple fraudster, but fail to stop the sophisticated fraudsters who are interested in more than just simple theft, and use the customer information to commit increasingly complex, hard-to detect, and malicious schemes that inflict an increasingly negative impact on both the customer and financial institution. 2, record 5, English, - fraud%20detection%20system
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- système de détection de fraude
1, record 5, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20d%C3%A9tection%20de%20fraude
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une société anglaise de technologies de l'information spécialisée dans les systèmes de détection de fraude a développé un logiciel pour la prévention de la fraude dans le secteur financier. 2, record 5, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20d%C3%A9tection%20de%20fraude
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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