Chapter 10 Scenario questions

. Eliya has applied for a promotion at work, with an increase in pay.
In her CV, submitted as part of the application, she put some things which were not strictly true, in order to try to secure the post.
Could any offence have been committed here?

She has committed fraud by false representation.

She has committed an offence of dishonesty.

She has committed fraud by abuse of position.

She has committed no offence.

. Robert filled up his car with petrol, and, upon realising that there was a "distance payment point" set up at the petrol station, drove away without paying for his fuel, which was detected on CCTV ANPR.
Which offence has been committed here?

He has committed fraud by false representation.

He has committed an offence of dishonesty.

He has committed making off without payment.

He has committed theft.

. Anderson is a solicitor, whose client, Parveen, has entrusted him with taking care of a series of financial transactions for her. Unbeknown to Parveen, Anderson has used the documents for these transactions to take £1000 from Parveen's pension without her knowledge.
Which offence has been committed here?

He has committed fraud by abuse of position.

He has committed theft.

He has committed fraud by false representation.

He has committed no offence.

. Sam is an accountant, and their client, Mr Smith, has left some investments in Sam's care, under their supervision, with strict instructions to notify him if there is any risk of their losing value. This was clearly set out, in a signed document, when Mr Smith appointed Sam. Last week, Sam noticed a high risk to Mr Smith's investment, but intentionally did not tell Mr Smith, as they may have then lost Mr Smith's continued business if he had taken his business elsewhere.
Mr Smith therefore lost a significant sum of money.
Which offence has been committed here?

They have committed fraud by abuse of position.

They have committed fraud by false representation.

They have committed fraud by failure to disclose information.

They have committed no offence.

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