Hochstapelei — meaning in English

English meaning

• fraud noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.

Senses

Hochstapelei is used for these senses in English:

• con game A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.
• fraud The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.

fraud — full definition

1. noun The crime of deceiving someone to gain money or an unfair advantage.
2. noun A person who pretends to be something they are not.

Related German words