Stamets@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 14 days agoKing forgot his crownlemmy.worldimagemessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down13
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minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·14 days agoThere is no mention of any consideration (a legal term meaning he didn’t promise them anything in return) provided by the “boyfriend”. This would not be fraud under English common law.
minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 days agoYou don’t have to promise anything in return for it to be fraud. If I start a Go Fund Me because I have cancer when I really don’t have cancer, the people donating aren’t promised anything in return. It’s still fraud.
minus-squareCeedoestrees@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-212 days agoThe consideration is the exclusive romantic relationship. They wouldn’t have given him gifts if they didn’t believe they were in a relationship. But this is probably fake.
There is no mention of any consideration (a legal term meaning he didn’t promise them anything in return) provided by the “boyfriend”.
This would not be fraud under English common law.
You don’t have to promise anything in return for it to be fraud. If I start a Go Fund Me because I have cancer when I really don’t have cancer, the people donating aren’t promised anything in return. It’s still fraud.
The consideration is the exclusive romantic relationship. They wouldn’t have given him gifts if they didn’t believe they were in a relationship.
But this is probably fake.
Thank you for the addition