potential fraud
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpotentialandfraud
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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk/pəˈten.ʃəl/us/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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fraud
noun
uk/frɔːd/us/frɑːd/
the crime of getting money by ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandfraudfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It does not differentiate among various types ofpotentialfraudand does not distinguish between attempted and successful fraud.
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Despite thispotentialfraud, up-to-date universities admitted the student as author.
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Of these 288,924 errors were found and 6,223 cases were referred forpotentialfraudinvestigation.
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Our system must be strong enough to be alert to and deal withpotentialfraud.
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More than a quarter are about providers not complying with the rules of the scheme, mis-selling orpotentialfraud.
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The process followed is to assume, once an investigation of apotentialfraudbegins, that the whole contract value is at risk.
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The results are then used to identifypotentialfraudand error.
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Those powers are, however, an important safeguard for the public frompotentialfraudand the use of legal aid.
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What is the effect of this contingent fraud, thispotentialfraud?
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As we have already mentioned, those refunds have been a source forpotentialfraudand irregularity.
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Only a quarter of those 8,448 complaints were about misuse, mis-selling orpotentialfraud.
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But even if the husband does know and consent, so that it is no longer a fraud on him, is it not apotentialfraudon others?
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In data matching, it is the identification of an inconsistency which will constitute the first indication ofpotentialfraud, and which will lead to further investigation.
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Those funds which do not have independent custodianship are more likely to be subject topotentialfraud than those which are currently covered, legitimately and voluntarily, by independent custodianship.
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It is a recipe for confusion, lack of accountability,potentialfraud, and for legal cases galore, which will keep many a lawyer in business for many years to come.
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This consolidation has raised concerns among consumers and journalists ofpotentialfraudand degradation in standards.
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All the cases we investigate are potential frauds.
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I suspect that a number of potential frauds would be uncovered as a result.
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Technologies have existed since the early 1990s to detectpotentialfraud.
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Three-level-profiling method operates at the account level and points to any significant deviation from an account's normal behaviour as apotentialfraud.
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