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At what point does being cute become fraud
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Yes, it's a deliberate act for financial benefit.ceredigion wrote: »Would appear that I'm the only one, who can see the difference in over payment of a utility bill in error just in the general throws of life and the passage I highlighted earlier where there is a deliberate act to deceive for a financial benefit. .
No, it's not illegal.
Consider this - if there was a big button in the high street, that said PUSH THIS BUTTON FOR FREE MONEY, and if you DELIBERATELY press it, a £10 note comes out, would you DELIBERATELY press it?0 -
billbennett wrote: »Yes, it's a deliberate act for financial benefit.
No, it's not illegal.
Consider this - if there was a big button in the high street, that said PUSH THIS BUTTON FOR FREE MONEY, and if you DELIBERATELY press it, a £10 note comes out, would you DELIBERATELY press it?
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