fraud
//frɔːd//
Noun
fraudSingular
fraudsPlural
1
The crime of deceiving someone in order to obtain money, property, or services dishonestly or illegally.
He was convicted of fraud for stealing money from his clients.
2
A person who pretends to be something they are not in order to deceive others.
He claimed to be a doctor, but he was a fraud.
3
Something that is not what it is claimed or expected to be; a fake or sham.
The antique turned out to be a fraud.