on July 20, 2016, 12:48 pm
fraud 
/frôd/
noun
noun: fraud; plural noun: frauds
wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
"he was convicted of fraud"
synonyms: fraudulence, cheating, swindling, embezzlement, deceit, deception,
"he was arrested for fraud"
informal scam, con, rip-off, sting, gyp, fiddle, bunco, hustle, grift
"social insurance frauds"
being credited with accomplishments or qualities.
"mediums exposed as tricksters and frauds"
synonyms: impostor, fake, sham, charlatan, quack, mountebank; swindler, gonif,
informal phony, con man, con artist, scam artist
"they exposed him as a fraud"
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