Section 248Part 9 — Offences Relating to Property
Obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception
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248. (1) A person who by any deception dishonestly obtains for themselves or another any pecuniary advantage commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for five years.
The cases in which a pecuniary advantage within the meaning of this section are to be regarded as obtained for a person are cases where —
any debt or charge for which that person makes themselves liable or is or may become liable (including one not legally enforceable) is reduced or, in whole or in part, evaded or deferred;
the person is allowed to borrow by way of overdraft, or to take out any policy of insurance or annuity contract, or obtains an improvement of the terms on which that person is allowed to do so; or
the person is given the opportunity to earn remuneration or greater remuneration in an office or employment, or to win money by betting.
In this section — “deception” has the same meaning as in section 247.