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(Add email fraud definition of 'spoofing'. Sources: The Treasurer, March 2017, p39; Techtarget webpage http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/email-spoofing)
imported>Doug Williamson
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Layering]]
* [[Layering]]
* [[Market abuse]]
* [[Phishing]]
* [[Phishing]]
* [[Ransomware]]
* [[Ransomware]]

Revision as of 09:16, 3 October 2017

1. Market manipulation

The (illegal) practice of placing orders and then immediately cancelling or withdrawing them, with the intention of artificially manipulating market prices.


2. Email fraud

The forgery of an email header, so that the message appears to have originated from a legitimate trusted source.


See also