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Corrupt leaders were chosen in a fraudulent election.
fraudulent use of a credit card
the victim of a fraudulent scheme
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By Anna Gordon September 4, 2024 8:02 AM EDT
A new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows that money lost to fraudulent bitcoin ATM scammers increased nearly tenfold between 2020 and 2023.
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Anna Gordon, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
The basic subscription offered cybercriminals the opportunity to complete fraudulent online transactions against banks such as HSBC, Monzo and Lloyds through the bypass of multi-factor authentication protections, the NCA said.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
In 2020, the pair were charged in Michigan and Ohio with running a fraudulent robocalling scheme that made about 85,000 calls, discouraging voters from going to the polls.
—Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 2 Sep. 2024
But in 2020, as more states were mailing every voter a ballot because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump denigrated these votes as inherently fraudulent.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
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Anna Gordon, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
The basic subscription offered cybercriminals the opportunity to complete fraudulent online transactions against banks such as HSBC, Monzo and Lloyds through the bypass of multi-factor authentication protections, the NCA said.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
In 2020, the pair were charged in Michigan and Ohio with running a fraudulent robocalling scheme that made about 85,000 calls, discouraging voters from going to the polls.
—Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 2 Sep. 2024
But in 2020, as more states were mailing every voter a ballot because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump denigrated these votes as inherently fraudulent.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2024
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudulent. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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fraudulent
adjective
fraud·u·lent
ˈfrȯ-jə-lənt 
: based on or done by fraud
fraudulently
adverb
fraudulentness
noun
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