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Fake card number is only illegal if it is used to produce and then use it for fraudulent purposes. How people can do fraud with card number generator? Criminals use the numbers generated by the real credit card generator to make fake credit cards and fake cc and then find a place to buy credit cards but not to validate the numbers immediately.
Of unknown origin; attested in London criminal slang as adjective (1775, 'counterfeit'), verb (1812, 'to rob'), and noun (1851, 'a swindle;' of persons 1888, 'a swindler'), but probably older. A likely source is feague 'to spruce up by artificial means,' from German fegen 'polish, sweep,' also.

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Fake credit card number that works Our tool generates real active credit card numbers with money to buy stuff with billing address and zip code. Credit card companies themselves use it to provide their card numbers. The software tells the computer to produce a string.

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[fāk] (naval architecture)

To lay a rope or chain down in long bights side by side or in coils in regular order.

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deepfake

1. A fake video of someone created using artificial intelligence methods ('deep learning'), typically with the goal of mimicking that person's physical attributes and mannerisms to the extent that it appears real. We're in trouble if a lot of people think these deepfakes are actually genuine.

2. The system or method used to create such a video. When bad actors start using deepfake to spread disinformation, it's going to be hard to stop.

fake check

1. A written order to a bank that has been forged. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. A lot of fake checks have been circulating in the area lately, claiming to be from the local university; in reality, they are scams trying to swindle people out of money.

2. A written order to a bank for a certain amount of funds that has been dishonored, either because such funds are not available or because the given checking account does not exist. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. My ex-husband has been writing fake checks all over town to pay for his gambling debt.

fake cheque

1. A written order to a bank that has been forged. Primarily heard in UK, Canada. A lot of fake cheques have been circulating in the area lately, claiming to be from the local university; in reality, they are scams trying to swindle people out of money.

2. A written order to a bank for a certain amount of funds that has been dishonored, either because such funds are not available or because the given checking account does not exist. Primarily heard in UK, Canada. My ex-husband has been writing fake cheques all over town to pay for his gambling debt.

fake it

1. To act as though one is knowledgeable or competent in some area. A: 'I'm panicking and can't remember any of the steps to the dance routine!' B: 'Then just get in the back and fake it!'

2. To behave in a manner contrary to one's emotions. She always seemed so happy, but she told me that she's really been faking it all this time.

3. slang To fake an orgasm. I can't believe so many of my friends fake it.

fake news

1. Fabricated news reports presented as authentic. As they aim to drive web traffic to the providing website, they often have provocative headlines. That story is clearly fake news, spreading lies in support of a thinly-veiled political agenda.

2. By extension, any news report that one judges to be biased or inaccurate. That article came from a legitimate site, so you can't just dismiss it as fake news.

fake out

To deceive, mislead, or trick someone, usually by doing something unexpected. A noun or pronoun can be used between 'fake' and 'out.' The defender faked me out and then went around me to score an easy goal.

fake the funk

slang To pretend to be cooler or more knowledgeable than one actually is. You can't fake the funk, man—you're either cool or you're not.

fake it

to pretend (to do something). If you don't know the right notes, just fake it.I can't fake it anymore. I've got to be honest with you.

fake off

Sl. to waste time; to goof off. Hey, you guys, quit faking off!All you clowns do is fake off. Now, get busy!

fake someone out

to deceive someone; to fool someone. You really faked me out. I never would have guessed it was you.The student tried to fake out the teacher.

fake someone out of something

Sl. to get something from someone by deception. He faked Tom out of his place in line.She faked me out of a lot of money.

fake out

To fool someone into expecting that you will act in one manner, only to act in another: He faked me out by looking to the right but jumping to the left. The lights came on briefly to fake out the audience, but then they went out and the band returned to the stage.

fake it

tv. to pretend (to do something). If you don’t know the right notes, just fake it.

fake off

in. to waste time; to goof off. Hey, you guys, quit faking off! Get to work!

fake on someone

in. to deceive someone; to lie to someone; to stand someone up. If you fake on me again, we’re through.

fake someone out

tv. to deceive someone, as with a football pass. They faked me out, and then I stumbled over my own feet. The coach was fuming.

fake the funk

Fake Hacking

tv. to pretend to be in the know; to pretend to be fly; to fake being stylish. (Black.) He’s only faking the funk to survive in the hood. He gets an A in every class in school.

Fake Id

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