Fraud is deliberate deception.
 The main fraud offences are common law fraud, uttering, embezzlement, and statutory fraud
===== Civil fraud =====Although elements may vary by jurisdiction and the specific allegations made by a plaintiff who files a lawsuit that alleged fraud, typical elements of a fraud case in the United States are that:Somebody misrepresents a material fact in order to obtain action or forbearance by another person;The other person relies upon the misrepresentation; andThe other person suffers injury as a result of the act or forbearance taken in reliance upon the misrepresentation

