Mandy calls a local newspaper and pretends to be a neighbor who is away for the winter. She obtains account history and orders newspaper service for six months. Has Mandy committed fraud?
A) No. The newspaper has not yet been delivered nor paid.
B) Yes. She is in violation of the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act of 1999.
C) No. Her neighbor can obtain all of the newspapers when they return next spring.
D) Yes. She has engaged in mail fraud, Title 18, U.S. Code Section 1344.

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B: No one has acted on the deception at this point. Mandy is in violation of the gram-leach bliley act of 1999 because she used false pretenses to access personal information of others.

Mandy Calls a Local Newspaper and Pretends to Be a Neighbor