scam

[US]/skæm/
[UK]/skæm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a dishonest scheme; a fraud
vt. to deceive or trick
vi. to engage in deceit or trickery

Example Sentences

blags and scams on the allowance scheme.

a guy that scams old pensioners out of their savings.

The story concerns a cheating wife who is trying to scam her dying husband out of millions by h**ing her doctor/hypnotist lover hypnotise the geezer into signing his dough over to her.

fall for a scam

be aware of scam tactics

Real-world Examples

Worse, they appear to have colluded in order to execute the scam.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

That of course turned out to be a scam.

Source: Vox opinion

I caught Phil pulling one of his insurance scams.

Source: English little tyrant

They believe a " moral framework" blesses their scams.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The tweets promoted a Bitcoin scam that netted more than $100,000.

Source: PBS English News

That's how we're gonna scam these idiots.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

So this is a scam that is so pervasive everywhere you go now.

Source: Connection Magazine

First, I couldn't believe it and I was thinking it could be a scam.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

She said that this scam was a sleight of hand fraud.

Source: 6 Minute English

Now, I just mentioned the word scam, which is an illegal way of making money by tricking someone.

Source: 6 Minute English

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