The Clue
Better Business Bureau subject (5 letter answer)
The Answer
FRAUD
Tags
Notes
The answer FRAUD is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Charlatan
Chicanery
Flimflam
Humbug
Mountebank
Poseur
Business misbehavior
Con job
Ponzi scheme, e.g.
Great pretender
Illegal activity
Con artist's crime
Consumer affairs topic
Subject of an S.E.C. inquiry
Whistle-blower's exposure
Definition
FRAUD as a noun:
1. intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
2. (imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player) = a person who makes deceitful pretenses
3. (fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on) = something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage