In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain,
or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law
(e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or
recover monetary compensation) or criminal law (e.g., a fraud perpetrator
may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities), or it may
cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element
of another civil or criminal wrong. The purpose of fraud may be monetary
gain or other benefits, for example by obtaining a passport, travel
document, or driver's license, or mortgage fraud, where the perpetrator
may attempt to qualify for a mortgage by way of false statements.
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