fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
misrepresentation; false statement
marriage fraud; fake marriage
phone scam involving a pretended relative
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
to scam; to defraud; to swindle; to cheat
misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history)
false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
bank transfer scam; telephone banking fraud
lie; untruth; prevarication
petty swindling; petty swindler
clickbaiting; giving something a misleading title
false statement (misrepresentation) of one's academic career
falsehood; fabrication; dissimulation
plan of fraud; scheme of deception
phishing email; fraudulent email
fraud; fraudulence; dupery; hoax
lying about one's age; age fabrication
one-click fraud (online fraud and extortion technique used by spammers)
fraud based on demanding payment for false claims or non-existent bills
fraud; defrauding; fraudulent injury
con artist; swindler who tricks victims with false narratives
telephone fraud where the caller pretends to be a relative of the victim
one-ring fraud (attempt to encourage a return call to a fraudster's number)
lying about one's age; misrepresentation of age
better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive
Nigerian fraud; 419 fraud
smartphone app malware; Trojan horse app
organized crime group specializing in fraud (esp. bank transfer scams)
crab meat mail-order fraud