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-'''Mail fraud''' is an offense under [[United States federal law]], which includes any scheme that attempts to unlawfully obtain money or valuables in which the [[postal system]] is used at any point in the commission of a criminal offense. Mail fraud is covered by [[Title 18 of the United States Code]], Chapter 63. As in the case of [[wire fraud]], this statute is often used as a basis for a separate federal prosecution of what would otherwise have been only a violation of a state law. "Mail fraud" is a [[term of art]] referring to a specific statutory crime in the United States of America.  In countries with nonfederal legal systems the concept of mail fraud is irrelevant: the activities are likely to be crimes there, but the fact that they are carried out by mail makes no difference as to which authority may prosecute or as to the penalties which may be imposed. In the 1960s and '70s, inspectors under regional chief postal inspectors such as Martin McGee, known as "Mr. Mail Fraud," exposed and prosecuted numerous swindles involving land sales, phony advertising practices, insurance ripoffs and fraudulent charitable organizations using mail fraud charges.<ref>http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4528100.html</ref>
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-*[http://www.ftc.gov US Federal Trade Commission]
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