1) Aim of identity theft 2) Deceit 3) Deception 4) Dissembling 5) Dissimulation 6) False pretenses 7) French word used in English 8) Impersonation 9) Ploy of many a con man 1) Deceit 2) Deception 3) Hoax 4) Lie 5) Sham 
• (n.) The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
Im·pos'ture noun [ Latin impostura : confer French imposture . See Impone .] The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating. « From new legends And fill the world with follies and impostures .&#...
[n] - pretending to be another person
imposture 1. The act of pretending to be somebody else in order to trick people, or an occasion on which this is done. 2. The act or instance of engaging in deception under an assumed name or identity. 3. The action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others. 4. Deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition pr...
noun pretending to be another person
the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others. · deception using an assumed character, identity, or name, as by an impostor. · an instance or piece of fraudulent imposition.
[Intelligent words] pretending to be another person