Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
A person who performs any such trick.
The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
Deception or underhanded behavior.
The art of dressing up; imposture.
Artifice; the use of one or more stratagems.
An instance of deception, underhanded behavior, dressing up, imposture, artifice, etc.