noun

1. The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.

2. Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.

3. The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.

Synonyms: cheat, faker, fraudster, impostor, trickster, deceit, grift, hoky-poky

verb

1. To defraud