Which term describes obtaining property by false pretenses?

• A. Affordance of trust and legitimacy
• B. Obtaining property by false pretenses
• C. Storage-related high-tech crimes
• D. Confidence game

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is the formal criminal term for fraud that happens when someone misrepresents a fact to another person, knows the representation is false, and intends to defraud, causing the victim to transfer property. The phrase that precisely names this offense is “obtaining property by false pretenses.” It’s a standard statutory description of the crime and captures the core elements: a false representation of a material fact, intent to defraud, reliance by the victim, and transfer of property as a result.

The other options don’t fit this precise legal label. One is not a recognized legal term for the offense; another refers to a broad category of crimes involving storage but not the specific act of obtaining property by deceit; and the last describes the scam method (a confidence trick) rather than the formal statutory charge itself.