Sentence examples for fraudulent attempt from inspiring English sources

1771 Barbados, West Indies William Lauder, (died 1771, Barbados, West Indies), Scottish literary forger, known for his fraudulent attempt to prove Milton a plagiarist.

"We see this as a fraudulent attempt by Novell to get something they don't have," said Darl C. McBride, president and chief executive of SCO.

"In some instances, this could amount to a fraudulent attempt by a rogue valuer, acting on behalf of the mortgage lender but in the interests of the seller, to overvalue the property.

Colombian officials said this week that they first learned that Emmanuel could be in foster care in Bogotá through a phone call on Dec. 28 from a man whose identity has not been disclosed, warning them that a fraudulent attempt to obtain the boy from state custody was under way.

In short, the government believes that the foreigner entered without declaring intent to immigrate, effectively a fraudulent attempt to gain a green card.

Other cases, however, involve blatantly fraudulent attempts to evade the no-dog rule.

Experian went through the list of addresses and I assured them these were all connected with fraudulent attempts to use my details.

The tests were commissioned by the EU amid concerns about possible fraudulent attempts to sell horsemeat as processed beef in a number of member states.

Over the summer it had been flooded with fraudulent login attempts using around 1.5m usernames.

The lawsuit claims the various companies involved in Mains's loan acted as a criminal enterprise, "which committed fraudulent acts and attempted to collect on unlawful debt".

These customers will either over-identify the fraudulent transactions in an attempt to balance their lack of time with their desire to protect their assets, or under-identify the transactions for fear of inadvertently committing an act of fraud themselves.