The difference between Fraud and Impostor
When used as nouns, fraud means the crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics, whereas impostor means someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.
Fraud is also verb with the meaning: to defraud.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fraud and Impostor
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Fraud as a noun (law):
The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
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Fraud as a noun:
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.
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Fraud as a noun:
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
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Fraud as a noun:
A person who performs any such trick.
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Fraud as a noun (obsolete):
A trap or snare.
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Fraud as a verb (obsolete):
To defraud
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Impostor as a noun:
Someone who attempts to deceive by using an assumed name or identity.