Despite best efforts, people manage to obtain things by making false or misleading representation of facts. Think about the last time a deposed foreign prince emailed you looking for your bank account details to hide his royal fortune from the rebels in his homeland. Fraud deals with actions that deceive or are intended to deceive another so that the individual will act upon these facts to his or her legal injury. This is most commonly in the buying or selling of property but can extend to several other areas that constitute criminal conduct. Victims of such actions can claim compensation for their loss in the civil courts.