Is it illegal to tell someone how to commit fraud?

Question

Is it illegal to have information on a website on how to fraud a company?

Answer 1

hmm. Good question? I do not think it's illegal..the one who commits the act is the one who is performing an illegal act.

it like someone telling another person that"If you buy a gun and load it then point it at someone and pull the trigger, it will hurt them or even kill them". The one who pulls the trigger broke the law NOT the one who informed the person.

REMEMBER..that American laws are SO broad that a prosecutors can find your information giving illegal. When it comes to the Law, always play on the safe side

All you have is information BUT caution, be careful on how you deliver the information. If I were you, I would not involve myself with giving people such information.

Answer 2

Nope..in fact.. the news media does it all the time.. tell us how alter checks, counterfeit currency etc.. If you told me how build a bomb, would that be illegal?

You are not committing accessory to a crime, because there is no crime taking place. Just because you instruct someone to commit fraud, doesn't mean fraud had been committed.

Here is a link for committing fraud and building a bomb... I never used this site..just googled how to build a bomb and this came up.

Answer 3

Yes, it is a form of conspiracy and/or aiding and abetting if it is posted with the intent to aid a person in the commission of a crime. Intent is the key. It is very rarely prosecuted though. It is one of those situations where the first Amendment conflicts with the criminal code.

Remember the Anarchist's Cookbook, it was found to be a criminal offense to publish that information wasn't it?

Edit: This actually could be considered solicitation because if I remember correctly, solicitation just takes the ecouragement of the commission of a crime. It is probably not conspiracy because I think with conspiracy you have to have an agreement. So, final answer, it is solicitation and aiding and abetting before the fact.

Answer 4

I doubt it. It might be feasible -- in a civil action filed by that company -- if the information was specific and accurately gave step-by-step instructions and was totally illegal (like, including secret codes or something), but it would be a stretch.

Answer 5

Not really.... I have seen plenty of products being sold online to commit credit card, cellular phone, fake ID's fraud, and the owners of the sight get away with it by putting on their sight that the products are for educational purposes only...

Answer 6

It's not AS illegal as fraud, but you are STILL breaking the law...

And despite this - there are HUNDREDS of posts on here EVERY DAY asking HOW to get away with something (usually getting software/passwords for free) ;);););)

Answer 7

No. Not unless they actually do it and then rat you out as an accomplice. Information is not illegal in a democracy.

Answer 8

by way of fact usa hates Mexicans. The ICE won't lock human beings up in reformatory; yet they valuable as hell deport them removed from their families, jobs, and lives and deliver them decrease back to the hell they got here from the place there at the instant are not any jobs, infested water, and shortage of nutrition. i might somewhat pass to reformatory then get picked up by way of the ICE. Now it fairly is hypocrisy.

Answer 9

Yes, accessory to the crime.

"An accessory is a person who assists in the commission of a crime, but does not actually participate in the commission of the crime as a joint principal. The distinction between an accessory and a principal is a question of fact and degree:"

Answer 10

No you can tell people that, its freedom of speech as long as you don't commit fraud