What consitutes fraud? Is it Civil offence or Criminal?

Question

If someone fakes a legal document is that fraud?

Do I report it to the police?

Answer 1

Are you still wondering about your local council ?

Its a crimial offence, one to be reported to the police.

Fake is fraud. It is also an emotive word that suggests that did it with sinister motives.

Even if they did copy it, the police may choose not to proceed unless criminal intent was suspected.

Answer 2

Hello...It would seem it is definately fraud.

Therefore report it to everyone you can...especially to the police, giving them photo copies of the documents concerned, and insist you wish for them to act upon it immediately.
Ask for a case number straight away, as you intend to take it up with your solicitor as well, this way the police will act quickly.

The main crime you want to have them charged with will be...Fraud...but under, Computer Misuse Act 1990.

This will mean the main offence of Fraud is a full 'criminal' offence, and at least two major players within the offending council will be charged...the assigned Data Protection Officer and The Chief Executive.

Answer 3

If anyone fakes any sort of document then it is a criminal offence,unless it is labelled a copy for humourous purposes,and the fact made clear that it is not an original.

These guidelines are breached everyday in things like tv spoofs etc,but the point is,no-one is trying to decieve in these cases.
Even a harmless seeming deception can have unknown effects on possibly innocent parties.

Answer 4

In the broadest sense, a fraud is a deception made for personal gain, although it has a more specific legal meaning, the exact details varying between jurisdictions. Many hoaxes are fraudulent, although those not made for personal gain are not best described in this way. Not all frauds are hoaxes - electoral fraud, for example. Fraud permeates many areas of life, including art, archaeology and science. In the broad legal sense a fraud is any crime or civil wrong for gain that utilises some deception practiced on the victim as its principal method.

In criminal law, fraud is the crime or offense of deliberately deceiving another in order to damage them — usually, to obtain property or services from him or her unjustly. Fraud can be accomplished through the aid of forged objects. In the criminal law of common law jurisdictions it may be called "theft by deception," "larceny by trick," "larceny by fraud and deception" or something similar.

In academia and science, fraud can refer to academic fraud - the falsifying of research findings which is a form of scientific misconduct - and in common use intellectual fraud signifies falsification of a position taken or implied by an author or speaker, within a book, controversy or debate, or an idea deceptively presented to hide known logical weaknesses. Journalistic fraud implies a similar notion, the falsification of journalistic findings.

Answer 5

Its mainly a crimnial offense, though there can be civil remedies. Yes that is fraud, yes report it to the police. Fraud is basically dishonesty for gain.

Answer 6

yes, both civil and criminal.

hire a lawyer, file a case in court and look into laws that violate that act. you could bring the alleged forgerer/falsifier to jail and at the same time ask for damages.

where i live it depends on the kind of document that is involved into the transaction...

Answer 7

Yes, it is a criminal offence and should be reported.

Answer 8

They are both offences & Yes report it.

Answer 9

actually it depends on what type of civil document it is , who or what it pertains to

Answer 10

Is Both