Deception

Con Artist
A con artist, also known as a con man, is a practitioner of fraud or theft by deception who first wins the confidence of a victim. Con artists usually play on the victim's desire to get something for nothing.
Falsify
Falsify refers to the act of intentionally altering or distorting true information, statements, representations, or acts to deceive others, commonly seen in unauthorized alterations of documents like contracts.
Fraud
Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Fraud usually consists of a misrepresentation, concealment, or nondisclosure of a material fact, or at least misleading conduct, devices, or contrivance.

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