Only a crime if they explicitly solicited the payments. Just sending random spam and saying you are their grandson is not really a crime unless they used the grandson’s name.
This absolutely would fall under fraud laws. There was clear intent to deceive. He knowingly sent them all a message claiming to be their grandson. Whether there was a solicitation for money or not it’s a different issue.
He knowingly misrepresented fact to a large group. And the action of purchasing the list would count as very clear intent. The problem is getting enough proof for someone to care
What crime would this be, in particular?
Fraud
Only a crime if they explicitly solicited the payments. Just sending random spam and saying you are their grandson is not really a crime unless they used the grandson’s name.
This absolutely would fall under fraud laws. There was clear intent to deceive. He knowingly sent them all a message claiming to be their grandson. Whether there was a solicitation for money or not it’s a different issue.
He knowingly misrepresented fact to a large group. And the action of purchasing the list would count as very clear intent. The problem is getting enough proof for someone to care
This should be a crime 😭 Think of the innocent grandma’s just being wholesome. Crime of being anti-wholesome.
It is, it’s called “fraud”.
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of course the Germans have a word for it.
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