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FRAUDULENT CONDUCT [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

The term "Internet fraud" refers generally to any type of fraud scheme that uses one or more components of the Internet-such as chat rooms, e-mail, message boards, or Web sites-to present fraudulent solicitations to prospective victims, to conduct fraudulent transactions, or to transmit the proceeds of fraud to financial institutions or to others connected with the scheme.

Key term(s)
  • cyberfraud

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

La cyberfraude est généralement le fait d'escrocs qui font la promotion de sociétés par le biais de groupes de discussion ou de babillards électroniques. Ces gens prétendent souvent être en possession d'information privilégiée, ce qui rend particulièrement alléchant l'achat des titres des sociétés en question.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Internet y telemática
CONT

El ciberfraude es un fenómeno exclusivo de la Red cada vez más dañino y relevante en la sociedad, y que se ha ido agravando en la última década, gracias a que reporta beneficios cuantiosos a corto plazo.

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Record 2 2011-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
  • Parliamentary Language
  • Offences and crimes
DEF

Illegal conduct committed in an election, usually in the form of fraudulent voting. Examples include voting twice, voting under another person name(usually a deceased person), and voting while ineligible.

CONT

Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an election. Acts of fraud tend to involve affecting vote counts to bring about a desired election outcome, whether by increasing the vote share of the favored candidate, depressing the vote share of the rival candidates, or both. Exactly what constitutes electoral fraud under law varies from country to country; methods which are illegal in one country may not be in another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

La fraude électorale inclut tous les processus ayant pour objet d'influencer le résultat d'élections, de façon à garantir ou favoriser (augmenter la probabilité) un résultat voulu. Toutes les sociétés utilisant le système des votes sont confrontées au problème, et cherchent à s'en prémunir (au moins officiellement).

Spanish

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