Does it constitute contract fraud for a father to sign a contract in the name of his son?

If the contract signed by the father in the name of his son is ratified by the son, the principal-agent relationship is established, the contract is legal and valid, and no crime is established. Second, if the son does not ratify, the father subjectively has the purpose of illegally occupying the advance payment of the other party to the contract. According to Item (1) of Article 224 of the Criminal Law, signing a contract in the name of another person constitutes the crime of contract fraud. The consequence of the first case is to bear the liability for breach of contract, refund the advance payment of 5 million yuan and compensate the losses caused to the other party. In the second case, you should bear criminal responsibility. Because of the huge amount, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined and his property confiscated. If you are only sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, you still have to compensate the other party for their losses.