Alice offers Richard a chance to work in her affiliate marketing program which, she claims, will make him a millionaire in three months. Richard makes the "mandatory investment" of $12,000 and becomes an affiliate. Soon, he realizes that such a program does not exist and that Alice has disappeared with the money. This is an instance of ________.

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This is an instance of fraud in inducement where Alice made false promises to Richard about the success of the affiliate marketing program to induce him to invest $12,000. In reality, there was no such program and Alice had no intention of fulfilling her promises.

Alice Offers Richard a Chance to Work in Her Affiliate