scam

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA /skæm/

Noun

scam noun

A fraudulent deal.“That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me.”
Something that is promoted using scams.“That car was a scam.”

Verb

scam verb

To defraud or embezzle.“They tried to scam her out of her savings.”

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Synonyms

con game confidence trick swindle con cozenage cheating fraudulent swindling dupe bunco trick trickery defraud deceit stitch-up bamboozle sham cheat

Associated

scammer obie perpetrated crore fraud fake victim scandal nigerian

Rhymes

sham damn cram program slam ram clam dam jam epigram

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