sham

Something false or empty that is purported to be genuine.

Deceitfulness or pretense.

One who claims to be what he or she is not; an impostor or fraud.

A decorative cover made to simulate an article of household linen and used over or in place of it.

Not genuine; fake.

To put on the false appearance of; feign.

To assume a false appearance or character; dissemble.

To deceive; trick; cheat; delude with false pretenses.

To obtrude by fraud or imposition.