What is DECOY LETTER?

A letter prepared and mailed for the purpose of detecting a criminal,
particularly one who is perpetrating frauds upon the postal or revenue laws. U. S. v.
Whittier,5 Dill. 30, Fed. Cas. No. 10.08S.

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Related Legal Terms
DECOY, DECOY POND, LETTER, LETTER OF CREDIT, BRING-DOWN COMFORT LETTER, LETTER OF COLLECTION, LETTER SPACING, COMFORT LETTER, COMMITMENT LETTER, TRANSFERABLE LETTER OF CREDIT


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