fraud

fraud
fraud /frɔːd $ frɒːd/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods
    tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud
    He’s been charged with tax fraud.
    electoral fraud
    She was found guilty of fraud.
2. [countable] someone or something that is not what it is claimed to be:
    I felt like a fraud.
    The police exposed the letter as a fraud.
     

THESAURUS

■ crimes of stealing
   ▪ robbery noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of stealing from a bank, shop etc: £100,000 was stolen in the robbery. | The gang carried out a string of daring robberies.
   ▪ burglary noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of breaking into someone’s home in order to steal things: There have been several burglaries in our area.
   ▪ theft noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of stealing something: Car theft is a big problem. | thefts of credit cards
   ▪ shoplifting noun [uncountable] the crime of taking things from shops without paying for them: They get money for drugs from shoplifting.
   ▪ fraud noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of getting money from people by tricking them: He’s been charged with tax fraud. | credit card fraud
   ▪ larceny noun [uncountable] especially American English law the crime of stealing something: He was found guilty of larceny.
   ▪ phishing noun [uncountable] the activity of tricking people into giving their personal details, bank numbers etc on the Internet, in order to steal money from them: One in four computer users reports that they have been hit by phishing attempts.