Originally Posted by
Father-of-3
I think that definition while more detailed leads to the same conclusion. Don't lie.
Easy solution, don't "devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises"
There's still no fraud going on, so whether someone is truthful or not does not matter. None of what we're doing is illegal. Get that through your head.
I could tell a cashier that I'm buying all the GCs to use on a trip to the Olympics where I'll compete in the decathlon. It would have no absolutely no effect on the legality of my purchase, but the cashier might think I'm delusional. Of course there's no need to lie in the first place, and I think your apparent belief that many of us are doing so is judgmental and is negatively influencing your reasoning here.