The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word KITING , but the solution may also be FRAUD which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Financial crime crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| KITING | 33 % | 6 |
| FRAUD | 33 % | 5 |
| MONEYLAUNDERING | 33 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Financial crime
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bank fraud
- identity fraud
- property crime
- embezzlement
- forgery
- identity theft
- corruption
- tax evasion in the united states
- false pretenses
- theft of services
- internet fraud
- burglary
Crossword Answer definitions
KITING noun- The act of writing a check on an account with insufficient funds, expecting that funds will become available by the time the check clears.
- The act of tampering with a medical prescription, increasing the number of pills or other item.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result KITING
- Making a fictional transaction
- Writing a bad check
- Passing bad checks
- Financial crime
- Windy-day fun
- Soaring: Colloq.
- Forger's activity
- Using fraudulently altered checks
- Moving along swiftly
More clues leading to the result FRAUD
- Impostor
- Charlatan
- Mountebank
- Trickery
- Bunco squad's concern
- Criminal deception
- Super duper
- Dupery
- Businessman's crime
- Deceptive crime