What is the word for someone trying to obtain money by providing false information?

Writers Block!


I thought extortion was right but that's obtaining money through blackmail or by using threats.





The scenario is someone is hired to do a job, they provide a time sheet that is false, they say it took them 5 hours to do a 15 min job.





Help please! Thank you :)What is the word for someone trying to obtain money by providing false information?
The results of my brainstorming effort:





Deception


Falsification


Fraudulent behaviour


Theft


Theft of company time by fraudulent means


Falsifying time sheets/Falsification of time sheets


False representation (the act of intentionally making a false representation of a material fact)


Fraudulent behaviour


Defrauding the system/companyWhat is the word for someone trying to obtain money by providing false information?
fraud seems to fit.