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deception
deception
[Sustantivo]

the action of intentionally making a person believe something that is untrue

engaño

engaño

Ex: Trust is easily broken when relationships are built on lies and deception.

La confianza se rompe fácilmente cuando las relaciones se construyen sobre mentiras y engaño.

corruption
corruption
[Sustantivo]

illegal and dishonest behavior of someone, particularly one who is in a position of power

corrupción

corrupción

Ex: He was accused of corruption after accepting kickbacks from contractors in exchange for favorable deals .

Fue acusado de corrupción después de aceptar sobornos de contratistas a cambio de acuerdos favorables.

corrupt
corrupt
[Adjetivo]

using one's power or authority to do illegal things for personal gain or financial benefit

corrupto

corrupto

Ex: The corrupt police officers extorted money from citizens by threatening false charges .

Los oficiales de policía corruptos extorsionaron dinero a los ciudadanos amenazando con cargos falsos.

to con
to con
[Verbo]

to deceive someone in order to deprive them of something, such as money, property, or information

estafar, timar

estafar, timar

Ex: The street magician conned passersby with sleight of hand tricks , making them believe he had supernatural abilities .

El mago callejero engañó a los transeúntes con trucos de prestidigitación, haciéndoles creer que tenía habilidades sobrenaturales.

to conspire

to make secret plans with other people to commit an illegal or destructive act

conspirar

conspirar

Ex: The political scandal involved high-profile figures conspiring to manipulate public opinion .

El escándalo político involucró a figuras prominentes conspirando para manipular la opinión pública.

fraud
fraud
[Sustantivo]

the act of cheating in order to make illegal money

fraude

fraude

Ex: She was shocked to learn that her identity had been stolen and used for fraud, leaving her with a damaged credit score .

Ella quedó impactada al saber que su identidad había sido robada y utilizada para un fraude, dejándola con una puntuación de crédito dañada.

to defraud
to defraud
[Verbo]

to illegally obtain money or property from someone by tricking them

defraudar

defraudar

Ex: The email phishing scheme aimed to defraud recipients by tricking them into revealing personal information .

El esquema de phishing por correo electrónico tenía como objetivo defraudar a los destinatarios engañándolos para que revelaran información personal.

fake
fake
[Adjetivo]

intentionally misleading or deceptive

falso, fingido

falso, fingido

Ex: The fake signature fooled many people .

La firma falsa engañó a muchas personas.

to forge
to forge
[Verbo]

to create a fake copy or imitation of something

falsificar, forjar

falsificar, forjar

Ex: She was arrested for attempting to forge documents .

Fue arrestada por intentar falsificar documentos.

forgery
forgery
[Sustantivo]

the criminal act of making a copy of a document, money, etc. to do something illegal

falsificación

falsificación

Ex: The signature on the document was determined to be a forgery after forensic analysis .

La firma en el documento se determinó que era una falsificación después del análisis forense.

to front for

to act as a public representative for a group or organization, often to hide illegal or secret activities

Ex: He was accused of fronting for the criminal syndicate in complex property schemes.
to deceive
to deceive
[Verbo]

to make a person believe something untrue

engañar

engañar

Ex: Online scams aim to deceive people into providing personal information or money .

Las estafas en línea tienen como objetivo engañar a las personas para que proporcionen información personal o dinero.

hustle
hustle
[Sustantivo]

a fraudulent or deceptive scheme or activity designed to obtain money or other benefits through dishonest or illegal means

estafa, timo

estafa, timo

Ex: The fraudster ran a Ponzi scheme as his main hustle, promising high returns on investments that never materialized .

El estafador dirigió un esquema Ponzi como su principal timo, prometiendo altos rendimientos en inversiones que nunca se materializaron.

scam
scam
[Sustantivo]

a dishonest or illegal way of gaining money

estafa, fraude

estafa, fraude

Ex: The company was exposed for running a scam that defrauded thousands of customers .

La empresa fue expuesta por llevar a cabo una estafa que defraudó a miles de clientes.

to skim
to skim
[Verbo]

to illegally copy information from a credit card to use it without permission

clonar, copiar fraudulentamente

clonar, copiar fraudulentamente

Ex: Experts warn that sophisticated criminals are increasingly skimming card data using hidden devices .

Los expertos advierten que los delincuentes sofisticados copian cada vez más los datos de las tarjetas utilizando dispositivos ocultos.

to collude
to collude
[Verbo]

‌to cooperate secretly or illegally for deceiving other people

conspirar, confabularse

conspirar, confabularse

Ex: The competitors were suspected of colluding to divide up contracts and stifle competition in the industry .

Se sospechaba que los competidores coludían para repartirse contratos y sofocar la competencia en la industria.

conspiracy
conspiracy
[Sustantivo]

the act of secretly collaborating with others to commit a harmful or illegal deed

conspiración, conjura

conspiración, conjura

Ex: Conspiracy often involves meetings and secret communications .

Conspiración a menudo implica reuniones y comunicaciones secretas.

entrapment
entrapment
[Sustantivo]

(law) a practice in which government officials persuade someone to commit a crime that one would not have done by choice

inducción dolosa por agentes de la ley a la comisión de un delito

inducción dolosa por agentes de la ley a la comisión de un delito

Ex: The defendant’s lawyer presented a clear case of entrapment in court.

El abogado del acusado presentó un caso claro de provocación en el tribunal.

graft
graft
[Sustantivo]

a morally or legally wrong act, usually bribery, done to gain an advantage or support

trapicheo

trapicheo

Ex: The anti-corruption task force was established to combat graft and bring corrupt officials to justice .

El grupo de trabajo contra la corrupción se estableció para combatir el soborno y llevar a los funcionarios corruptos ante la justicia.

perjury
perjury
[Sustantivo]

the offense of telling lies in a court of law after you have vowed to tell the truth

perjurio

perjurio

Ex: She admitted to perjury under cross-examination.

Ella admitió el perjurio bajo el interrogatorio cruzado.

identity theft
identity theft
[Sustantivo]

the illegal use of someone's name and personal information without their knowledge, particularly to gain money or goods

usurpación de identidad, suplantación de identidad

usurpación de identidad, suplantación de identidad

Ex: He discovered the identity theft when he received bills for purchases he never made .

Descubrió el robo de identidad cuando recibió facturas por compras que nunca hizo.

bigamy
bigamy
[Sustantivo]

the crime of marrying someone while still legally married to another person

bigamia, bigamia

bigamia, bigamia

Ex: Bigamy cases often involve complex legal disputes over the validity of prior marriages.

Los casos de bigamia a menudo implican disputas legales complejas sobre la validez de matrimonios anteriores.

bigamous
bigamous
[Adjetivo]

describing a marriage that is illegal because one person is already married

bigamo, bigámico

bigamo, bigámico

Ex: The court annulled the bigamous marriage due to the prior valid marriage .

El tribunal anuló el matrimonio bigámico debido al matrimonio válido anterior.

phishing
phishing
[Sustantivo]

a cybercrime in which someone tricks another into revealing their personal or financial information such as their passwords or bank account numbers and then using this information to steal money from them

fraude electrónico, phishing

fraude electrónico, phishing

Ex: The bank issued a warning about a new phishing campaign targeting customers through fake emails claiming to be from the bank 's security team .

El banco emitió una advertencia sobre una nueva campaña de phishing dirigida a los clientes a través de correos electrónicos falsos que pretenden ser del equipo de seguridad del banco.

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