About Teachers Pay Teachers. TeachersPayTeachers (TpT) was founded in 2006 by Paul Edelman, a former NYC public school teacher. TpT's mission is to make teachers lives easier by creating the world's first open marketplace where teachers buy and sell original teaching materials. The end result, every one wins, especially the students.
Mail fraud is a federal crime by nature, as using the postal service to advance a criminal attempt necessarily involves the federal government. There is a relatively clear statute in existence that defines mail fraud, and each of the two required elements is explained below.
Definition. A fraudulent scheme performed by a dishonest individual, group, or company in an attempt obtain money or something else of value. Scams traditionally resided in confidence tricks, where an individual would misrepresent themselves as someone with skill or authority, i.e. a doctor, lawyer, investor. After the internet became widely used, new forms of scams emerged such as lottery scams, scam baiting, email spoofing, phishing, or request for helps. These are considered to be email fraud. Also see phishing, scheme.