Obtaining a money transfer by deception was a statutory offence in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland, covering the act of dishonestly obtaining a transfer of funds out of a bank account through deceit. It is now a former offence, no longer part of the current law in either jurisdiction. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification CodeSection 15A of the Theft Act 1968 (England and Wales) 1 Jurisdiction VariationNorthern Ireland: created by section 15A of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969, a separate statute from the Theft Act 1968 in England and Wales 1 Classification
Offense GradeMinor or Summary Offense 1 Connections
Has Offense Grade
Entity-backed identity for the offense-grade enum value this offense already carries, resolved to a crime concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The offense-grade fact itself stays on the offense unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Obtaining a money transfer by deception
Wikipedia, Obtaining a money transfer by deception, lead section
Obtaining a money transfer by deception is a former statutory offence in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
Wikipedia, Obtaining a money transfer by deception, England and Wales section
The offence was created by section 15A of the Theft Act 1968.
Wikipedia, Obtaining a money transfer by deception, Northern Ireland section
The offence was created by section 15A of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969.
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