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Check Fraud
Cheque fraud (Commonwealth English), or check fraud (American English), refers to a category of criminal acts that involve making the unlawful use of cheques in order to illegally acquire or borrow funds that do not exist within the account balance or account-holder's legal ownership. Most methods involve taking advantage of the ''float'' (the time between the negotiation of the cheque and its clearance at the cheque writer's financial institution) to draw out these funds. Specific kinds of cheque fraud include cheque kiting, where funds are deposited before the end of the float period to cover the fraud, and paper hanging, where the float offers the opportunity to write fraudulent cheques but the account is never replenished. Types of cheque fraud Cheque kiting Cheque kiting full refers to use of the float to take advantage and delay the notice of non-existent funds. Embezzlement While some cheque kiters fully intend to bring their accounts into good standing, others, often k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth English
The use of the English language in current and former Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations was largely inherited from British Empire, British colonisation, with some exceptions. English serves as the medium of inter-Commonwealth relations. Many regions, notably Australian English, Australia, Brunei English, Brunei, Canadian English, Canada, Hong Kong English, Hong Kong, Indian English, India, Hiberno-English, Ireland, Malaysian English, Malaysia, New Zealand English, New Zealand, Pakistani English, Pakistan, Singapore English, Singapore, South African English, South Africa, Sri Lankan English, Sri Lanka and the Caribbean English, Caribbean, have developed their own native varieties of the language. Mozambique, which joined the Commonwealth in 1996, is a special case: English is widely spoken there, despite it being a former Portugal, Portuguese colony (though the port of Chinde was leased by Britain from 1891 to 1923). Lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
