Committed when a person deceives another, fraudulently or dishonestly induces them to deliver property (or to consent to someone retaining property), or intentionally induces them to do or not do something they wouldn't have if not deceived, causing them harm.
- Deception plus resulting harm (usually financial) is the core of the offence — the specific form the deception takes doesn't have to be listed in advance.
This is the broad, general fraud offence — most scam and fraud situations (online or offline) start with this as the applicable charge.
Related law
The specific, aggravated version of cheating involving impersonation
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Cheating by Personation
If a scammer pretended to be a bank employee, a relative, or an official to trick you, this specific provision covers that impersonation element on top of the general cheating charge.
Criminal Breach of Trust
Relevant if someone you entrusted money or property to (an employee, partner, agent, or someone managing funds on your behalf) has misused it rather than simply stolen it outright.
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