crime, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

identity theft - the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, social security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge

mail fraud - use of the mails to defraud someone

election fraud - misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election

constructive fraud, legal fraud - comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence

collateral fraud, extrinsic fraud - fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial

fraud in fact, positive fraud - actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another

fraud in the factum - fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract

fraud in the inducement - fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts

intrinsic fraud - fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud

swindle, cheat, rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

name dropper - someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends

ringer - a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses

chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, guile, chicane - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

goldbrick - anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

Piltdown hoax, Piltdown man - a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax