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fraud
/frɔːd/
Definition
1
Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
2
A person who engages in deceitful or dishonest practices, especially for financial advantage.
3
An act of trickery or cheating that undermines trust or fairness.
Examples
The con artist's latest scheme involved selling 'genuine' unicorn horns made from painted pool noodles.
After the fraud promised investors a yacht club on Mars, his beach bungalow suddenly became beachfront property in Brazil.
She discovered the psychic hotline was a fraud when it predicted her cat would win the lottery—before the cat ate the ticket.
The email claiming he'd won a Nigerian prince's fortune turned out to be fraud, much like his uncle's tale of buried pirate treasure.