fraud
/frôd/
noun
wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
"he was convicted of fraud"

Similar:
fraudulence
sharp practice
cheating
swindling
trickery
artifice
deceit
deception
double-dealing
duplicity
treachery
chicanery
skulduggery
imposture
embezzlement
monkey business
funny business
crookedness
hanky-panky
shenanigans
flimflam
jiggery-pokery
monkeyshines
management
knavery
trick
cheat
hoax
subterfuge
stratagem
wile
ruse
swindle
racket
scam
con
con trick
rip-off
leg-pull
sting
kite
diddle
fiddle
swizzle
bunco
boondoggle
hustle
grift
rort

a person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities.
"mediums exposed as tricksters and frauds"

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The fact is that Trump’s bizarre, fact-free, and frivolous arguments
may enthrall those who see him as their hero or savior, but in a court
of law all Trump could present was distortions, lies,
and childish nonsense.


https://www.dcreport.org/2023/09/26/...ble-for-fraud/