hoax
There are plenty of hoaxers both in the real world and online.
In most cases, a scientific hoaxer is found out within a few years and disgraced.
The state Attorney General's office wants to reduce the number of people taken in by scammers, hucksters, and hoaxers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Miscellaneous criminals
arsonist
artifice burglar
bigamist
bioterrorist
black hat
desperado
distraction burglar
distraction thief
drug dealer
embezzler
launderer
looter
lowlife
man of straw
money launderer
scofflaw
shicer
shoplifter
small-timer
smuggler
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