Forms of stealing Obvious forms of stealing. The most obvious way that we steal is when we take something from someone else without his or her permission . Stealing suggests stealth. A pick-pocket for example, uses stealth, as does a burglar. Fraud may also be included here.
Fraud involves getting what belongs to another by deception.
Here, the victim often gives what is stolen to the thief, thinking that doing so will be profitable. The only one who profits, however, is the thief. Embezzlement is the misuse or misappropriation of something that has been entrusted to us. Embezzlement is frequently an offense of a bank employee or of a comptroller of a corporation. Extortion gains possession of another person's property by threats, but without the use of a weapon.