Question 1

Which of the following is not included in the offence of fraud under section 1 Fraud Act 2006?

Accepted Answer

The offence of "obtaining property by deception" was repealed by the Fraud Act 2006 and is not included under section 1 of the Act. The Act focuses on fraud by false representation, failing to disclose information, and abuse of position.

Question 2

D pays a foreign coin into a parking meter. D will have committed which of the following offences:

Accepted Answer

D's action of using a foreign coin in a parking meter constitutes fraud by false representation under s2 of the Fraud Act 2006, as it involves dishonestly making a false representation with the intent to gain or cause loss.

Question 3

W, an elderly person, applies for financial help from the local authority to adapt her home for her physical needs. D, her son, fails to inform the local authority of her death and the work proceeds. Which of the following represents the law. There may be more than one correct

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

D, a bank employee, befriends an elderly bank customer and extracts money from his bank account in order to pay off her credit card debt. Which of the following apply:

Accepted Answer

The answer of D, a bank employee, befriends an elderly...

Question 5

D obtains a large mortgage by falsifying the amount of his income. He intends not to repay it. Which of the following does not apply:

Accepted Answer

Section 4 of the Fraud Act relates to fraud by abuse of position, which does not apply in this scenario. The situation involves making a false representation (S2) and possibly obtaining services dishonestly (S11), but not abuse of position.

Question 6

D spends three nights in a luxury hotel and leaves a worthless cheque on the reception counter when he leaves early one morning having just realized that he could not pay. Which of the following applies:

Accepted Answer

The answer of D spends three nights in a luxury...

Question 7

A taxi driver takes his drunken passenger (D) to a police station instead of to the passenger's home. D refuses to pay. Which of the following is correct:

Accepted Answer

The payment is not lawfully due because the taxi driver did not take the passenger to the agreed destination, so D does not commit an offence under s3 Theft Act 1978.

Question 8

D is a regular customer of a garage. He dishonestly obtains the agreement of the garage owner to defer payment for his petrol by stating that he has been made redundant but will be starting a new job in a month's time. In fact, D intends never to pay. Which of the following does not apply:

Accepted Answer

The answer of D is a regular customer of a...

Quiz 9: Property Offences II: Fraud and Making Off Without Payment