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Collateral Fraud
Collateral fraud is a type of fraud that involves intentional misrepresentation or deceptive behavior outside of a transaction or contract, which deprives one party of informed consent or full participation. It is also known as extrinsic fraud.
These examples illustrate how collateral fraud involves deception that occurs outside of a transaction or contract, which causes harm to the other party. In both cases, the party committing the fraud intentionally misrepresents the truth to induce the other party to act to their detriment.