Deception And Fraud Terminology

noun a person who is easily deceived or fooled

verb to deceive or trick someone into believing something that is not true

• The scammer managed to dupe several investors out of millions of dollars.
• I can't believe I got duped into buying that fake designer purse.
• Don't be a dupe and fall for their lies.
• The magician's trick was so convincing, it completely duped the audience.

noun A person who deceives others by pretending to be someone else

• The company hired a private investigator to uncover the impostor among the employees.
• I think John might be an impostor because his story keeps changing.
• I can't believe she was pretending to be a doctor, what an impostor!
• His charming facade was just a mask for the impostor within.

noun A deceptive or fraudulent act or scheme

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• The man was accused of committing an imposture by pretending to be a doctor.
• I can't believe she tried to pull off that imposture at the party last night.
• That imposture was so obvious, everyone could see through it.
• The imposture of perfection is often used to hide insecurities.

noun the act of pretending to be sick or injured in order to avoid work or duty

• The doctor suspected that the patient was malingering in order to avoid work.
• I think he's just malingering to get out of doing his chores.
• She's always malingering to get out of going to school.
• His excuses for not attending the meeting were just a form of malingering.

noun an act or instance of deceiving

• The company was involved in a scheme of dupery to manipulate their financial statements.
• I can't believe she fell for his dupery and gave him all her money.
• That guy is a master of dupery, always tricking people into doing things for him.
• Her smile was a mask of dupery, hiding her true intentions.