Imposture

[Sarah]

The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under afalse or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.From new legends And fill the world with follies and impostures.Johnson.

[Sarah]

Deception: The act of pretending to be somebody else in order to trick people, or an occasion on which this is done.

Imposture is what [imposter]s do.

[Sarah]

Someone who seems like an upright citizen, but really has no spine.

[Tariq Zaki]

Pretending to [be somebody] your not because you think society will [treat] [you better]

[Vania]

An instance of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others.

[Ernesto]

the act of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others