CREDIT CARD FRAUD AND THE LAW By A.L.R. JOSEPH SUBJECT: Banking‚ Criminal Law Malaysia [1993] 2 CLJ xii (Apr) Introduction To most consumers‚ credit cards are pieces of plastic - issued to them by their bank or retail shop which allow payment for goods or services - which give them prestige and flexibility. Further‚ they also provide a convenient avenue of obtaining on-the-spot cash. The credit card is a phenomenally successful development of modern banking and retailing based on technological
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Assessment The most interesting part in Gupta’s article is in her conclusion. The author notes that fraud in the health sector is a reality and should be exposed. Gupta further states that clinical operations are vulnerable to fraud because the system lacks effective mechanisms to detect‚ investigate‚ and prosecute individuals or groups of people who engage in fraud. Finally‚ the author calls on everyone in the health sector to develop a culture of research‚ which should be based on fundamentals
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originates. This region is typically at the elevation where freezing occurs within the cloud. Freezing‚ combined with collisions between ice and water‚ appears to be a critical part of the initial charge development and separation process. During wind-driven collisions‚ ice crystals tend to develop a positive charge‚ while a heavier‚ slushy mixture of ice and water (called graupel) develops a negative charge. Updrafts within a storm cloud separate the lighter ice crystals from the heavier graupel‚ causing
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occurring antimicrobials for food preservation receives increasing attention due to consumer awareness of natural food products and a growing concern of microbial resistance towards conventional preservatives (Schuenzel et al.‚ 2002). Antimicrobial properties of herbs and spices have been recognized and used since ancient times for food preservation and in medicine. Herbs and
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Nigerian‚ or "419"‚ scams are one of the most common types of fraudulent email currently hitting inboxes. Nigerian scam messages can also arrive via fax or letter. The messages claim that your help is needed to access a large sum of money‚ usually many millions of dollars. The money that the message claims does not exist. Those who initiate a dialogue with the scammers by replying to a Nigerian scam message will eventually be asked for advance fees supposedly required to allow the deal to proceed
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This essay assesses property dualism‚ a theory of mind. It proclaims the existence of a single‚ physical substance (unlike Cartesian dualism)‚ but argues that this single substance has two potential properties: physical and mental states that are not reducible. The idea that mental states are non-reducible properties of brain states is the central tenant of a theory of mind called property dualism. However‚ before we can assess the theory we must be aware that the question assumes the existence
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Fraud Examination Executive Summary: Miniscribe By Samantha Altieri‚ Zac Biesiada‚ Dan Cohen‚ and Tim Foley BACC 552 Miniscribe was a computer disk drive manufacturing company that was founded in 1981 by Terry Johnson. The company was initially run out of basement of Mr. Johnson’s home in Longmont‚ Colorado. Shortly after becoming a publicly traded company in 1983‚ Miniscribe began to experience financial losses. (United States v. Patrick J. Schleibaum) In 1985 the venture capital firm
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THE TRANSFER OF PROPERTY ACT‚ 1882 PERSONS COMPETENT TO TRANSFER (Section-7 ) Submitted by: Ananya mohapatra BBA-LLB (A) 5th Semester 1082015 PERSONS COMPETENT TO TRANSFER (Section-7) Every person competent to contract and entitled to transferable property‚ or authorized to dispose of transferable property not his own‚ is competent to transfer such property either wholly or in part‚ and either absolutely or conditionally‚ in the circumstances‚ to the extent and in the manner‚ allowed
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Emergent Properties Every living organism is composed of one or more cells. Each of these individual cells serves their own purpose. However‚ they are structured to work together to perform a function. Emergent properties are the properties in which components of a system that is working together has‚ yet when the components are broken down individually‚ they are lacking these properties. Examples of emergent properties include the human brain and ant colonies. An emergent property of the brain
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door to the auction property. They are worried it would diminish the amenity of their property if property developer bought the object property. In order to disguise their interest‚ Mosses arranged for two people to assist in purchasing the property. They were Mr J Breeze and Mr C Carbonaro. Before the auction‚ Mr A Rohan who is a valuer told Dr Moss a quick valuation of property of $2.6 to $2.7 million on where property developers made bids‚ and $2.1 to $2.2 million when no property developer made a
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