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Brochure: Contract Fraud

Contract or procurement fraud typically occurs when a government employee or contractor knowingly and willfully executes a scheme to defraud the government or when a party obtains information by deception or misrepresentation to receive inappropriate payment from the government.

Read the following to learn more about common Contract Fraud schemes: