fraudulent scheme

English Thesaurus

1. an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit (noun.act)

hypernym	:	endeavor, endeavour, enterprise,
definition	:	a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) (noun.act)

derivation	:	racketeer,
definition	:	someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) (noun.person)

derivation	:	racketeer,
definition	:	someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) (noun.person)