An act of cheating

• gyp

  1. To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle.
  2. A fraud or swindle.
  3. One who defrauds; a swindler.

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  1. To deprive (another) of something by fraud; cheat or swindle.
  2. A fraud or swindle.
  3. One who defrauds; a swindler.

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• flimflam

  1. Nonsense; humbug.
  2. A deception; a swindle.
  3. To swindle; cheat.

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  1. Nonsense; humbug.
  2. A deception; a swindle.
  3. To swindle; cheat.

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• victimization

  1. An act that victimizes or exploits someone
  2. Adversity as a result of being a victim

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  1. An act that victimizes or exploits someone
  2. Adversity as a result of being a victim

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• swindle

  1. To cheat or defraud of money or property.
  2. To obtain by fraudulent means:
  3. To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.

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  1. To cheat or defraud of money or property.
  2. To obtain by fraudulent means:
  3. To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.

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• cheat

  1. To deceive by trickery; swindle:
  2. To deprive by trickery; defraud:
  3. To mislead; fool:

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  1. To deceive by trickery; swindle:
  2. To deprive by trickery; defraud:
  3. To mislead; fool:

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One who fakes

• quack

  1. The characteristic sound uttered by a duck.
  2. To utter the characteristic sound of a duck.

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  1. The characteristic sound uttered by a duck.
  2. To utter the characteristic sound of a duck.

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• pretender

  1. One who simulates, pretends, or alleges falsely; a hypocrite or dissembler.
  2. One who sets forth a claim, especially a claimant to a throne.

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  1. One who simulates, pretends, or alleges falsely; a hypocrite or dissembler.
  2. One who sets forth a claim, especially a claimant to a throne.

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• phony

  1. Not genuine or real; sham or counterfeit:
  2. Spurious, deceptive, or false:
  3. Fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest:

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  1. Not genuine or real; sham or counterfeit:
  2. Spurious, deceptive, or false:
  3. Fraudulent, deceitful, or dishonest:

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• mountebank

  1. A hawker of quack medicines who attracts customers with stories, jokes, or tricks.
  2. A flamboyant charlatan.

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  1. A hawker of quack medicines who attracts customers with stories, jokes, or tricks.
  2. A flamboyant charlatan.

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• impostor

  1. One who engages in deception under an assumed name or identity.

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  1. One who engages in deception under an assumed name or identity.

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• humbug

  1. Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud.
  2. A person who claims to be other than what he or she is; an impostor.
  3. Nonsense; rubbish.

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  1. Something intended to deceive; a hoax or fraud.
  2. A person who claims to be other than what he or she is; an impostor.
  3. Nonsense; rubbish.

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• faker

  1. one who fakes something
  2. an impostor or impersonator

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  1. one who fakes something
  2. an impostor or impersonator

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• fake

  1. Having a false or misleading appearance; fraudulent.
  2. One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham.
  3. A brief feint or aborted change of direction intended to mislead one's opponent or the opposing team.

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  1. Having a false or misleading appearance; fraudulent.
  2. One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham.
  3. A brief feint or aborted change of direction intended to mislead one's opponent or the opposing team.

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• charlatan

  1. A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.

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  1. A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.

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Deceit

• sharp-practice

  1. Commercial activity that is possibly dishonest while not actually being illegal.

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  1. Commercial activity that is possibly dishonest while not actually being illegal.

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• cheating

  1. Present participle of cheat.
  2. An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition.
  3. Unsporting or underhand.

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  1. Present participle of cheat.
  2. An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, or imposition.
  3. Unsporting or underhand.

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• duplicity

  1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
  2. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
  3. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

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  1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
  2. An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing.
  3. The quality or state of being twofold or double.

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• trickery

  1. The practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem.

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  1. The practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem.

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An act of deception or trickery

• scam

  1. A fraudulent business scheme; a swindle.
  2. To defraud; swindle.

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  1. A fraudulent business scheme; a swindle.
  2. To defraud; swindle.

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• hoax

  1. An act intended to deceive or trick.
  2. Something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means.
  3. To deceive or cheat by using a hoax.

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  1. An act intended to deceive or trick.
  2. Something that has been established or accepted by fraudulent means.
  3. To deceive or cheat by using a hoax.

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• swindle

  1. To cheat or defraud of money or property.
  2. To obtain by fraudulent means:
  3. To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.

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  1. To cheat or defraud of money or property.
  2. To obtain by fraudulent means:
  3. To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.

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An impostor

• quack

  1. The characteristic sound uttered by a duck.
  2. To utter the characteristic sound of a duck.

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  1. The characteristic sound uttered by a duck.
  2. To utter the characteristic sound of a duck.

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• charlatan

  1. A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.

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  1. A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.

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• sham

  1. Something false or empty that is purported to be genuine:
  2. Deceitfulness or pretense:
  3. One who claims to be what he or she is not; an impostor or fraud:

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  1. Something false or empty that is purported to be genuine:
  2. Deceitfulness or pretense:
  3. One who claims to be what he or she is not; an impostor or fraud:

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• pretender

  1. One who simulates, pretends, or alleges falsely; a hypocrite or dissembler.
  2. One who sets forth a claim, especially a claimant to a throne.

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  1. One who simulates, pretends, or alleges falsely; a hypocrite or dissembler.
  2. One who sets forth a claim, especially a claimant to a throne.

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