mail fraud

mail fraud definition - business

mail fraud

Illegal use of the U.S. Postal Service in a willful effort to defraud or obtain money or property under false pretenses. Investment scams promising vast riches are a common type of mail fraud.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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