Act of deceiving somebody in order to make money.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

Act of deceiving somebody in order to make money.

(1) fraud (2) robbery
(3) pickpocket (4) theft

Answer :-

(1) fraud

Explanation :-

fraud (N.) : an act of deceiving somebody in order to make money
robbery (N.) : the crime of stealing money or goods from a bank, shop/store, person using violence or threat
pickpocket (N.) : a person who steals money, etc. from other people’s pockets, especially in crowded places
theft (N.) : the crime of stealing something from a person or place