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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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This reduces the impact of potential fraudulent activity.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The spokesperson cited a 2024 case in which Spotify found that a fraudulent artist who falsely obtained $10 million in royalties from various streaming services had extracted just $60,000 from Spotify.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2025
Last year, Beatdapp, a streaming fraud detection program, estimated that at least 10 percent of all streams are fraudulent, leading to annual losses of $2 to $3 billion.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Andrew Wheatley, minister without portfolio in the prime minister’s office, said the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team has identified more than two dozen fraudulent hurricane relief websites attempting to divert contributions and donations from legitimate sources.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The spokesperson cited a 2024 case in which Spotify found that a fraudulent artist who falsely obtained $10 million in royalties from various streaming services had extracted just $60,000 from Spotify.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2025
Last year, Beatdapp, a streaming fraud detection program, estimated that at least 10 percent of all streams are fraudulent, leading to annual losses of $2 to $3 billion.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Andrew Wheatley, minister without portfolio in the prime minister’s office, said the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team has identified more than two dozen fraudulent hurricane relief websites attempting to divert contributions and donations from legitimate sources.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Fraudulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraudulent. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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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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