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MAIL FRAUD [3 records]

Record 1 2006-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Criminology
DEF

[Fraud in which] you’re in possession of your card and somebody has made transactions using the card number only, as in the case of mail orders, phone orders, or Internet transactions.

CONT

According to the Canadian Bankers Association, no card, or card-not-present, credit card fraud accounted for 10 per cent of total losses for Visa and MasterCard in the last fiscal year, ending June 30, 2000.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Criminologie
DEF

[Fraude selon laquelle] vous êtes en possession de votre carte, et quelqu'un a effectué des transactions en utilisant uniquement le numéro de la carte, comme c'est le cas pour les commandes par la poste, par téléphone ou par Internet.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

The mail ballot system has several other disadvantages which include the need to close the list of mail absentee voters early enough to dispatch ballot papers and for these to be returned by the voter ...

OBS

Establish a provision in the statutes for the Chief Elections Officer to request an investigation of potential mail absentee voter fraud should certain statistical anomalies appear in the final vote tally.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
OBS

Les électeurs qui seront à l'extérieur du Canada le jour du scrutin ou lors du vote par anticipation peuvent s'inscrire au vote postal par bulletin spécial.

OBS

«Ceux et celles qui veulent s'inscrire au vote postal par bulletin spécial doivent le faire bientôt,» [...]

Key term(s)
  • électrice inscrite au vote postal par bulletin spécial
  • électrice absente inscrite au vote postal

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Postal Regulations and Legislation
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Législation et réglementation (Postes)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Infracciones y crímenes
  • Legislación y reglamentación de correos
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
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