missing trader fraud

noun

Synonym of carousel fraud.

Meanings

nounmissing trader fraud (usually uncountable, plural missing trader frauds)

plural missing trader frauds

  1. uncountableusuallySynonym of carousel fraud.

    Synonyms: carousel fraud

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of carousel fraud.

Origin

So called because it involves one of the traders absconding without paying the due tax.

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missing trader fraud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missing%20trader%20fraud

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “missing trader fraud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/missing%20trader%20fraud.

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