1982: Conference Proceedings
Articles

Prevention of Maritime Fraud: Some Observations

Published 1982-07-04

Keywords

  • maritime fraud,
  • documentary credit fraud,
  • letter of credit,
  • documentary credit,
  • Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits,
  • UCP 1974
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Abstract

This article examines different types of maritime fraud, with an emphasis on documentary credit (letter of credit) fraud. Examples and explanations of documentary credit fraud are provided, along with observations on how and why this type of fraud has proliferated.