fraud
/frôd/
wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
"he was convicted of fraud"
Similar:
fraudulence
sharp practice
cheating
swindling
trickery
artifice
deceit
deception
double-dealing
duplicity
treachery
chicanery
skulduggery
imposture
embezzlement
monkey business
funny business
crookedness
hanky-panky
shenanigans
flimflam
jiggery-pokery
monkeyshines
management
knavery
trick
cheat
hoax
subterfuge
stratagem
wile
ruse
swindle
racket
scam
con
con trick
rip-off
leg-pull
sting
gyp
kite
diddle
fiddle
swizzle
bunco
boondoggle
hustle
grift
rort

a person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities.
"mediums exposed as tricksters and frauds"
Similar:
impostor
fake
sham
pretender
hoodwinker
masquerader
charlatan
quack
mountebank
swindler
fraudster
racketeer
cheat