spoofer
One who deceives
A spoofer is someone who spoofs—who fakes, imitates, or deceives.
The word covers both playful and malicious contexts.
A comedian who parodies movies is a spoofer.
So is someone who falsifies caller ID or email headers to disguise their identity: The spoofer made it look like the call came from the IRS.
One feigning another's identity
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
faker · scammer · trickster · phony · pretender · identity thief · catfish · huckster
Someone who plays tricks
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- jokerCutup or wild card
- fabricatorCreator of lies
- fakerOne who pretends
canard · dupery · fakery · hoodwinker · bamboozler · leg-puller · wind-up merchant
One who copies others
- satiristOne who mocks through wit
- impressionistPerformer copying famous voices
- mimicOne who copies others
- caricaturistArtist of exaggerated likenesses
comedian · lampooner · SNL · Weird Al · deadpan · pastiche · takeoff
Fraudulent credential harvesting
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
- man-in-the-middleCovert communication interception scheme
- signal jammingBlocking electronic transmissions intentionally
impostor
One feigning another's identity
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
charlatan · faker · scammer · trickster · phony · pretender · identity thief · catfish · huckster · grifter
prankster
Someone who plays tricks
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
- jokerCutup or wild card
- fabricatorCreator of lies
faker · canard · dupery · fakery · hoodwinker · bamboozler · leg-puller · wind-up merchant
impersonator
One who copies others
- satiristOne who mocks through wit
- impressionistPerformer copying famous voices
- mimicOne who copies others
caricaturist · comedian · lampooner · SNL · Weird Al · deadpan · pastiche · takeoff
phishing
Fraudulent credential harvesting
- hackerUnauthorized system accessor
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
- man-in-the-middleCovert communication interception scheme
spoofergenuine article
Authentic original item
real deal · original · real McCoy · verified user · authenticator
spoofertruth-teller
One who speaks accurately
authenticator · verifier · straight talker · validator · certifier
- spoofed callsCalls with falsified origins
- email spoofingFalsifying message sender identity
- caller ID spoofingFalsifying displayed phone number
- spoofed emailMessage with falsified origin
- spoofed numberFalsified caller identification
- literary spoof