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  • I'm no expert but I think civil fraud would be something like false product claims, where criminal would be identity theft etc.
  • Approximately 90 percent of fraud is civil. Criminal fraud - must show that there was criminal intent to commit a criminal act from the very start civil fraud - act did not start out as intending to deprive, but escalated to that point. Criminal - taking money or property to permanently deprive someone without giving anything in return. civil - starting repairs of fence, roof, house, etc., and the workmanship is shoddy work or not finished yet.
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  • Civil fraud is usually unintentional because it's something that doesn't start out as fraud, but escalates into fraud at a later point. Criminal fraud is intentional because it's fraud that has been committed with criminal intent. An example of criminal fraud would be like scamming someone. An example of civil fraud would be giving someone some investing advice to make money, they take your word and follow through, and in so doing you get paid, but they lose money, and blame you; even though you had no intent to scam them.
  • In a word...NOTHING. If you commit a fraud, you can be tried criminally and you can be sued civilly. And everyone who said that the difference is "intent" is, in a word, WRONG. Whether your are sued civilly or tried criminally, you must have had the intent to deceive. When you do not have the intent to deceive, that is simply called a mistake.

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