Fraud

/fɹˈɔːd/

/ˈfɹɔd/

Fraud

a criminal who deceives people for financial interest or personal advantage

the act of cheating in order to make illegal money

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

synonyms : dupery

a person who deceives people by acting nicely or pretending to be someone who they are not

synonyms : fake

Examples

1. The mayor's political future has been hanging by a thread since the fraud scandal.

2. To my knowledge, he has not been involved in the fraud scheme.

3. Her ex-boss, she said, was 'a tyrant and a fraud'.

4. Honestly, who better to lead an investigation into tax fraud than someone who was convicted of just that?