Millie receives a parcel from her aunt in Indonesia. The delivery man asks her to sign an authorization document to receive the parcel. Millie signs without reading the document, as she is in a hurry. However, on the other side of the document are contract terms that transfer all of Millie's property to the delivery man. This is an instance of ________.

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Fraud in the inception occurs when a person is deceived as to the nature of his or her act and does not know what he or she is signing. In this case, Millie thought she was signing a receipt, not a contract transferring property.

Millie Receives a Parcel from Her Aunt in Indonesia