"friendly fraud" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} friendly fraud (uncountable)
  1. A type of fraud in which a customer purchases and receives an item using a credit card, then requests a spurious chargeback to obtain a refund, effectively gaining the item for free. Wikipedia link: friendly fraud Tags: uncountable
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