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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a fraud of" is not correct in standard written English.
It is not commonly used and may lead to confusion; instead, "a fraud" or "an act of fraud" would be more appropriate.
Example: "He was exposed as a fraud, deceiving many people with his false claims."
Alternatives: "a deception of" or "an instance of fraud."
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"This was a fraud of major proportions.
They amount, said Cendant, to "a fraud of historic proportions".
It was, in short, a fraud of the highest order.
It's a fraud, of course; the card originally shown is not on the table.
"It may be a fraud of epic proportions," Mr. Shargel said.
"The Turnbull budget is built on a fraud of a grand scale.
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Institutions with predictive fraud analytics saw a fraud reduction of 60%, with a reduction of, on average, $100,000 per event.
Federal agents occupied the National Water Commission and seized files in a fraud investigation of 19 top managers.
She chats about him for a while – nice things – and I feel like a fraud because of my non-disclosure.
How can a securities fraud of this nature and magnitude be the result simply of negligence?
Rousseau was undoubtedly a bit of a fraud and is a bit of a cult figure.
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