While mail and wire fraud charges can be added to virtually any other type of fraud charge because of the modern-day prevalence of the internet, some more specific examples of mail or wire fraud may include making phone calls designed to obtain the personal information of the call recipient on false pretenses and for personal gain, sending mail that appears to be from a government agency, engaging in vacation scams offering low-cost rentals that do not exist, soliciting charitable donations on behalf of non-existent charities, and more.