Humbug

1. To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.
2. A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.
3. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.
4. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.