# familiar fraud

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A type of fraud in which someone fraudulently opens accounts or makes purchases in someone else's name, in which the victim is a close friend or family member.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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