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fraud(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit, imitation)
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fake(noun, copy, counterfeit, fraud, imitation)
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impostor
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charlatan(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit, fraud)
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faker(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit, fraud)
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deceiver(noun, deceiver)
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pretender(noun, fake, trick, copy, counterfeit)
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sham(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit, fraud)
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cheat(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit, fraud)
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phony(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit, fraud)
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mountebank(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit, fraud)
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pseud
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pseudo(noun, fake, copy, counterfeit, fraud)
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trickster(noun, fraud)
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humbug(noun, deceiver)
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hypocrite(noun, mimic)
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shammer
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swindler
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con man(noun, expression, idiom)
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confidence man(noun, expression, idiom)
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