alleryStart learning →The most general form of criminal fraud is described as theft by what?
AFalse pretense
BOpen force
CSudden threat
DSecret entry
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. False pretense
Theft by false pretense is the most general criminal fraud: deceiving a victim by false representation so that the victim parts with property.
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