Financial crimes are
crimes against
property, involving the unlawful
conversion of the ownership of
property (belonging to one person) to one's own personal use and benefit. Financial crimes may involve
fraud (
cheque fraud,
credit card fraud,
mortgage fraud,
medical fraud, corporate fraud,
securities fraud (including
insider trading),
bank fraud, payment (
point of sale) fraud,
health care fraud);
theft;
scams or confidence tricks;
tax evasion;
bribery;
embezzlement;
identity theft;
money laundering; and
forgery and
counterfeiting, including the production of
Counterfeit money and
consumer goods.