Category talk:Fraudsters

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Categories for discussion This category was nominated for deletion, renaming, or merging with another category on 2008 April 15. The result of the discussion was no consensus.

Is this a sensible Category? It has one entry. --Wetman 23:45, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Hardly surprising, considering you posted this comment exactly 24 minutes after it was created! Give it a chance - there's plenty of material out there. -- Necrothesp 01:09, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Okay, I have a different question: Is fraudster a word? Tim Rhymeless (Er...let's shimmy) 04:53, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Yes. The Oxford English Dictionary says it is. -- Necrothesp 20:24, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I feel that this Category is being misapplied somewhat. It is a subcategory of Criminal, so shouldn't people in this category be limited to those convicted of fraud? Or maybe the name should be changed to "Category:People convicted of fraud". As it is currently being applied, to people who have been embroiled in some controversy, but without a conviction, I think borders on slander and libel. H2O 19:53, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

I agree there. At the very least, its application to people who haven't been convicted is POV. Jammycakes 13:24, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Why is Ali listed as a fraudster?

good Day how are you doing? just recently i had an unfortuanete luck, a company called Global Marketing, (a taiwan business) contacted me, asking me to receive cheques, cash it in my bank account, and then i can take 10 % of the amount for myself, the rest i must send to a person in south hampton who will send the money too taiwan. They managed to scam and steal 1000 pounds from me. now thats alot of money!!!! They sent me a fraud cheque, it wasnt just fraud it was stolen. the bank questioned me, threatened to bring the police... I couldve been in alot of trouble if they called the police! Hey guys, please be carefull with this type of busines1!! they promise you good/alot of money. easy money. but all you get out is fraud and trouble. and maybe they even steal from you! Be careful they tend to contact you through gumtree posts

[edit] Name of category

"Fraudster" sounds funny in American. (Maybe great in English?) It sounds amusing. Sorry, but it does. Why not "People convicted of fraud"? That has a ring of authenticity to it.

Reminds me of another category containing "scandal." Just naming it "scandal" sounds pov. "Fraudster" seems like stretching a word to cover somebody you don't like (in American). Sounds a both a bit POV and a bit ridiculous. Recommend changing it.

Just realized why. The problem is labeling. It is one thing to call a politician a liar. It is quite another thing to call him "a person convicted of perjury." Can you see the difference? In the first I have labeled him forever. I am telling everyone that I do not belong to his party = implying that he never tells the truth. Ever. In the second, I have simply and objectively named his conviction only. It is non-pov that way. Student7 (talk) 01:39, 1 March 2008 (UTC)