Fraud is one of the most ancient forms of crime in history.

According to the aptly named Fraud.com, there are references to fraud as early as 300 BC when two bad actors named Hegestratos and Zenosthemis were caught for insurance fraud involving their ship and its cargo. While this might have been one of the first instances, it was certainly not the last.

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