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Legal Concepts54) Millie receives a parcel from her aunt in Indonesia. The delivery man asks her to sign anauthorization document to receive the parcel. Millie signs without reading the document, as sheis in a hurry. However, on the other side of the document are contract terms that transfer all ofMillie's property to the delivery man. This is an instance of ________.A) fraud in the inceptionB) fraud in the inducementC) fraud by concealmentD) misrepresentation of law
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