fraud

nouns

intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
fraud
is a type of (narrower)
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
"a long record of crimes"
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fake, faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on