Sentences with phrase «operate under false pretenses»

If these exchanges lack appropriate KYC protocols or operate under false pretenses, then the credit card company might struggle to reverse fraudulent transactions.

But clearly there are significant issues in the sector and more companies could prove to be operating under false pretenses.

The disclosure in Sunday's Post about the property's ownership proves the mosque's developers «have been operating under false pretenses,» he said.

«Instead, Andrew Cuomo has let a divisive debate go on for weeks while the developers of the Cordoba Ground Zero Mosque have been operating under false pretenses.

The metadata librarian in question, Jeffrey Beall, has been featured in prominent journals and newspapers for his work on his site, Scholarly Open Access, which exposes publishers and journals who may be operating under false pretenses or bad business practices.

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This may include white collar crimes like fraud, false representation or pretenses, embezzlement or larceny, or more serious acts such as damages you owe to victims if you were at fault for causing someone else's death, such as vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence or operating a boat or aircraft while intoxicated.