Ngokungafani namanye amathuluzi we-software ewusizo we-Amazon elingukhiye, leli thuluzi lonke lihlose ukukunikeza ukuqonda okucacile kwegama elingukhiye - kuthathwe ngokuqondile kusuka kubanikazi bakho be-niche , noma iqoqwe kusuka kulabo abaphumelela kakhulu ukuthengisa kwenye indawo kwiWebhu. Njengoba kokubili okuyisisekelo mahhala futhi ukhokhele full-fat version, Igama elingukhiye Spy yisisombululo esihle ngempela kubathengisi abaqalayo ukulinganisa ngokushesha ivolumu yosesho kwanoma yiliphi igama elingukhiye, ngokuhambisana nokunika iphakethe elikhulu lokuhlanganisa okuhlobene nokuphakamisa konke umsila omude inhlanganisela (ngezinketho zegama le-LSI elingukhiye) okunconywa ukuba ulinganisele. This qualitative case study research endeavour is a direct result of limited research on female fraud research in South Africa. The research questions that guided this research are: What are the different pathways and lived experiences of the females incarcerated for fraud?; What are the causes, contributory factors and motives of the sample-specific female fraud offenders? and Can the criminal behaviour of each female offender be explained by means of criminological theories?. Seven adult female offenders voluntarily participated in this research project and their unique narratives, pathways and lived experiences were depicted and analysed to determine the causes, contributory factors and motives related to their offending behaviour. Criminological theories and the gendered theory of female offending were applied to explain their fraud-related behaviours. The findings suggest that overlapping causes (i.e. lack of self-control), contributory factors (i.e. rationalisation of behaviour) and motives (i.e. greed) played a prominent role in the female offenders’ fraud-related behaviours.