fraud vs sham

fraud and sham both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fraud	Yes	No	No	No
sham	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, fraud and sham are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of fraud include fake, faker, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, shammer.

fraud (noun)	sham (noun)
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person	something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage	a person who makes deceitful pretenses
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
a person who makes deceitful pretenses

fraud (adjective)	sham (adjective)
	adopted in order to deceive

fraud (verb)	sham (verb)
	make believe with the intent to deceive
	make a pretence of