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When investors sell domains — whether to cybercriminals or legitimate companies — they often use an escrow service to ensure that neither the buyer nor the seller is defrauding each other.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2021

When investors sell domains – whether to cybercriminals or legitimate companies – they often use an escrow service to ensure that neither the buyer nor the seller is defrauding each other.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021

The dark side of these things is defrauding people.

From The Verge • Apr. 17, 2018

The Washington D.C.-based Campaign for Accountability filed complaints with the attorneys general of Montana, Utah and Arizona, saying Ivory is defrauding taxpayer funds from local governments.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2015

He answered, "Very well," but there was the look in his eyes of a man who knows he is defrauding his own soul.

From A Reconstructed Marriage by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston