sham vs fraud

sham and fraud both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sham and fraud are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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

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