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Fair point in regard to the original story. I was mainly responding to the GP discussing hiring for management level, assuming hiring had happened as well. But, yeah it doesn't have to be illegal but can still be fraud.

I find it interesting that perceptions can be wildly different. In some societies people who don't game the system or try to commit fraud can be seen as naive or stupid. In others, the complete opposite - those who try all these things, are shunned and held in low regard even if they haven't actually broken any laws, because they are breaking social mores.