Maxims of Law: Deceit is an artifice, since it pretends one thing and does another
Original Article: "Deceit is an artifice, since it pretends one thing and does another" http://ecclesia.org/truth/maxims.html#Fraud 
MAXIM
ar·ti·fice 
/ˈärtəfis/ 
Noun 
Clever or cunning devices or expedients, esp. as used to trick or deceive others: "artifice and outright fakery". 
Synonyms 
trick - ruse - wile - art - stratagem - craft - device