| A | B |
| code of ethics | statement adopted by the management and board of directors and businesses to guide employees in taking appropriate actions in critical situations that could reflect on the organization |
| conflict of interest | when 2 interests are at cross-purposes |
| fraud | a deception deliberately practiced to secure unfair or unlawful gain. |
| check kiting | opening accounts at 2 or more institutions and creating fraudulent balances |
| forgery | counterfeiting a check or other document with the intent to defraud |
| check counterfeiting | creating a check or duplicating a check |
| house-flipping | buying a house below market value and selling it above market value for profit |
| straw buyer | someone who agrees to use their personal information to buy a house at a falsely inflated price |
| spam | junk e-mails |
| phishing | sending a user an email falsely claiming to be a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to solicit private information |
| war driving | criminal practice of driving around tgo find retailers with weaknesses in their internet security systems |
| sniffer programs | electric programs that capture account numbers and PINs |