What's the difference between faker and fraud?

Faker


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Congealed Tipex to odour of gym – Russia cheese fakers fail taste test Read more Food is not the only sector to suffer.
  • (2) There were some indications that high hostility scores on the Rorschach tended to be worldly wise, covertly hostile, independent, stubborn, and poor fakers.
  • (3) Results showed that a knowledgeable group of informed fakers had great difficulty reproducing the test performance of individuals with left fronto-temporal impairment.
  • (4) Congealed Tipex to odour of gym – Russia cheese fakers fail taste test Read more “He knew about the rules but did not respect them, hoping that customs officers would not check his vehicle.” Last August, Russia banned the import of dairy products, meat and produce from the EU and other western countries to retaliate against sanctions imposed on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.
  • (5) Fleet Street showed how roughly it treats slick fakers when they break their word these days by describing Clegg as an "honourable", "strong", "hard-headed" and "mature" politician, whose U-turn on tuition fees proved he was "serious about government".
  • (6) There are a lot of voices – in government, in the media, even in the street – bleating about the fakers, whispering about how cushy it is to present your disability and get a big fat cheque.
  • (7) Congealed Tipex to odour of gym – Russia cheese fakers fail taste test Read more Over the weekend, food standards officials said about 600 tonnes of food had been destroyed since the new “destroy on site” rules came into effect on 6 August.
  • (8) While no banknote is ever completely counterfeit proof, introducing polymer will make things much harder and more expensive for fakers.
  • (9) "We are concerned that this narrative of benefit scroungers or fakers connected to the welfare reform bill does risk stigmatising all people with a disability," he said.
  • (10) It all came toppling down on 11 June this year, when she was asked in a television interview: “Are you African American?” Her stunned reply – saying she didn’t understand the question – was swiftly interpreted as evidence she was a “race faker”.
  • (11) With this error he actually demonstrates the exact opposite of his case – he shows that once again the Tories are way behind the curve at best, and outright fakers a lot more of the time.
  • (12) You only catch the most obvious fakers, and only a small share of them.” There is also the problem of relying on whistleblowers , who face the thankless and emotionally draining prospect of accusing their own colleagues of fraud.

Fraud


Definition:

  • (n.) Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick.
  • (n.) An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of obtaining some valuable thing or promise from another.
  • (n.) A trap or snare.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) TalkTalk said customers should monitor their accounts over the coming months and report anything unusual to Action Fraud.
  • (2) But most instances are more mundane: the majority of fraud cases in recent years have emerged from scientists either falsifying images – deliberately mislabelling scans and micrographs – or fabricating or altering their recorded data.
  • (3) Casadevall said the pressures to commit fraud came from many sources - not least the competition for scarce funding for research.
  • (4) He is, by any measure, one of the biggest scientific frauds of all time.
  • (5) How much more is this than the amount lost to fraud?
  • (6) In April, Ronnie was charged with a series of offences relating to an alleged £1m fraud at the retailer.
  • (7) Compare the billions lost through tax avoidance to the £1.2bn lost through benefit fraud, an issue that remains the news fodder of choice for the rightwing press.
  • (8) Many have degrees or work in professional fields, and feel embarrassed by the fact they have become a victim of fraud.
  • (9) The speciality steels division faces a Serious Fraud Office investigation and some of its top staff are suspended , which could complicate a sale.
  • (10) This Comment explores issues concerning the control of fraud and abuse in health programs financed with public funds, specifically the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
  • (11) In a recent decision, Commonwealth v. Kobrin, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a psychiatrist being investigated for possible Medicaid fraud did not have to turn over all of his notes concerning therapy sessions.
  • (12) "No, it's a stunt, a fraud," cry Lib Dems, Clegg's leftie critics included.
  • (13) The once squeaky-clean Spanish royal family has become immersed in a growing fraud scandal that reveals how members of King Juan Carlos's family may have cashed in on the monarchy's good name.
  • (14) Transparency news Man of the week - Nigerian Fifa executive Amos Adamu: July – tells four Nigerian officials charged with fraud to fight in court to clear their names.
  • (15) We know that markets can be gamed, and that fraud and false information undermine their efficiency.
  • (16) Britain's Serious Fraud Office has launched a formal criminal investigation into GlaxoSmithKline's sales practices, piling further pressure on the drugmaker which is already being investigated by Chinese authorities and elsewhere amid allegations of bribery.
  • (17) GNM reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Awards or any feature thereof with or without prior notice due to reasons outside its control (including, without limitation, in the case of anticipated, suspected, or actual fraud).
  • (18) Most vacancies are now advertised over the internet and claimants are encouraged to apply online to help them prepare for the world of work.” The disclosure of the revenue generated by BT came after the Observer revealed that 85% of benefit fraud allegations made by the public to a telephone hotline or online over the last five years were false.
  • (19) In 2012, Britain was among the donors that suspended all direct aid to the Ugandan prime minister's office over allegations of fraud.
  • (20) Only shop online on secure sites Before entering your card details, always ensure that the locked padlock or unbroken key symbol is showing in your browser, cautions industry advisory body Financial Fraud Action UK.