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    Default Falsely Claiming a Medical Condition to Raise Money from Others

    Would it be considered financial fraud, or any finance crime for that matter, if a person were to falsely claim to have an illness to raise money. This money would be used to pay off a debt.

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    Default Re: Financial Fraud if Fake Medical Condition and Raising Money

    Yes, it's criminal fraud.

    Every state's criminal code has it. Look up yours.

    Could be a misdemeanor or a felony depending on how much money is involved.

    The punishment can be jail and fines.

    At the felony level, lots of jail time.

    Don't do it.

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    Default Re: Financial Fraud if Fake Medical Condition and Raising Money

    The basic definition of fraud is giving false or misleading information to induce the other party to act to his detriment (e.g. giving money/property) where he would not have done so had he known the truth. So telling people that you have some kind of serious medical condition and want to raise money pay medical bills to play on their sympathy when you do not have any such medical condition and will use the money to pay debts is clearly fraud: you are telling them a lie to induce them to give you money when they likely would not have given you the money had you known the truth. People can and have been prosecuted (and gone to prison) for doing exactly this scam, the false medical condition to raise money for something else. Find an honest way to raise the money to pay your debts.

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