noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ elaborate
▪
It turned out to be an elaborate ~.
▪ cruel
▪
He described the deception as a cruel ~.
▪ bomb ( BrE )
▪ email , Internet , virus
▪
He had been the victim of a computer virus ~.
VERB + HOAX
▪ perpetrate
▪
a ~ perpetrated by the government
▪ fall for
▪ expose
HOAX + NOUN
▪ email , letter
▪ call , caller (both BrE )