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JohnToh
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What is the name of your state? California
Here's the scenario: I made a sales agreement with a person, the person owes me $9000. Everything is legit and agreed upon, and I give him the goods. Later on, he informs me that he has changed his address, and gives me his new address. I don't hear from him again so I send a bill to his new address but I find out that it is a bogus address.
1) Is this considered a case of fraud, since he only provided the address after the deal was agreed upon? I understand fraud as providing false information to "induce" the loss of goods/money, but since the deal was done beforehand when it was correct information - would it be fraud?
2) is fraud considered a criminal case? If the person is caught, will he have a police record? Or is this still considered a civil dispute? I want to make sure he doesn't get away with it.
thanks for the help!!
Here's the scenario: I made a sales agreement with a person, the person owes me $9000. Everything is legit and agreed upon, and I give him the goods. Later on, he informs me that he has changed his address, and gives me his new address. I don't hear from him again so I send a bill to his new address but I find out that it is a bogus address.
1) Is this considered a case of fraud, since he only provided the address after the deal was agreed upon? I understand fraud as providing false information to "induce" the loss of goods/money, but since the deal was done beforehand when it was correct information - would it be fraud?
2) is fraud considered a criminal case? If the person is caught, will he have a police record? Or is this still considered a civil dispute? I want to make sure he doesn't get away with it.
thanks for the help!!