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CHECK FRAUD [3 records]

Record 1 2009-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Offences and crimes
DEF

... the use of a cheque to obtain financial advantage by: altering the cheque (payee/amount) without appropriate authority; theft of legitimate cheques and subsequent alteration or conversion; duplication or counterfeiting of cheques; the use of false invoices to solicit legitimate cheques; depositing a cheque into a third party account without authority; depositing a cheque for payment knowing that insufficient funds are in the account to cover the deposited cheque.

OBS

The preferred Canadian spelling form is "cheque," not "check."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Infractions et crimes
DEF

[Fraude qui] consiste à s'approprier le bien ou l'argent d'autrui de façon malhonnête à l'aide de faux chèques, de chèques sans provision, de chèques volés, etc.

CONT

Un individu commet une fraude par chèque s'il fait une fausse déclaration écrite en vue d'en soutirer un bénéfice ou de léser une personne. Exemples : effectuer une transaction avec un chèque sans provision ou avec un chèque certifié contrefait; induire une personne à accepter un chèque volé sur lequel une signature a été imitée; encaisser un chèque sur lequel le montant a été modifié; etc.

CONT

La fraude par chèque est l'un des crimes financiers qui croît le plus rapidement à l'heure actuelle.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Offences and crimes
DEF

Fraud that has been made illegal by statute and that subjects the offender to criminal penalties such as fines and imprisonment. An example is the willful evasion of taxes accomplished by filing a fraudulent tax return.

CONT

Criminal sanctions may apply for criminal use of checks(e. g., non-payment due to insufficient funds, cease of trading, termination of checks etc. after the check is issued). Criminal fraud and misrepresentation and civil tort liability may also apply.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

Des sanctions criminelles peuvent aussi s'appliquer [si la personne est reconnue coupable] de fraude criminelle, de déclarations trompeuses ou de responsabilité civile délictuelle.

CONT

Si de récents cas très médiatisés amènent bien des gens à assimiler les transactions intéressées à la fraude criminelle, ces transactions ne correspondent souvent pas à une violation des lois pénales.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
CONT

The checks have not been physically altered, but the account information is no longer valid. Criminals who commit paperhanging check fraud are usually hampered by a fixed number of checks, which means they often buy large ticket items and leave the area before discovery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque

Spanish

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