Is marriage fraud a criminal case or a civil case?

Fraud is a criminal case as long as the amount involved reaches the standard of criminal filing. Do not meet the standards of criminal filing, according to public security cases. Fraud is an illegal act, and it is not a civil case in terms of investigating its legal responsibility. But whether it is a criminal case or a public security case, the actor has the obligation to compensate the victim, which belongs to the category of civil cases. Legal basis: 1. According to the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Fraud (20 1 1, which will take effect on April 8), if the amount of fraudulent public or private property is more than 3,000 yuan 1 10,000 yuan, more than 30,000 yuan100,000 yuan and more than 500,000 yuan, Those who should be deemed as "a large amount" to defraud public or private property to reach the above-mentioned amount standard can be given a heavier punishment as appropriate in accordance with the provisions of Article 266 of the Criminal Law: (1) defrauding an unspecified majority of people by sending short messages, making phone calls or publishing false information through the Internet, radio and television, newspapers and magazines; (2) defrauding disaster relief, emergency rescue, flood control, special care, poverty alleviation, immigration, relief and medical funds and materials; (three) fraud in the name of disaster relief fund-raising; (four) defrauding the disabled, the elderly or the disabled; (5) Causing the victim to commit suicide, mental disorder or other serious consequences. If the amount of fraud is close to the above-mentioned standards of "huge amount" and "especially huge amount", and it belongs to one of the circumstances specified in the preceding paragraph or belongs to the ringleader of a fraud group, it shall be recognized as "other serious circumstances" and "other particularly serious circumstances" as stipulated in Article 266 of the Criminal Law respectively. Article 266 of the Criminal Law Whoever commits fraud to defraud public or private property, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined. If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail. 3. Article 49 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment: Those who steal, cheat, rob, rob, extort or intentionally damage public or private property shall be detained for more than 5 days 10 days, and may also be fined for less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for more than 10 and less than 15, and may also be fined less than 1000 yuan.