scam
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
to cheat or defraud with a scam.
Origin of scam
1Other words from scam
- scammer, noun
Words that may be confused with scam
- scam , scan
Words Nearby scam
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How to use scam in a sentence
Public health agencies, for instance, are already using Nextdoor to announce their vaccine distribution plans, including keeping locals up to date on vaccine distribution, connecting locals with experts, and warning about potential vaccine scams.
A supply of email accounts with strong reputations from which to send scam mails—check.
Phishing scam had all the bells and whistles—except for one | Dan Goodin | January 21, 2021 | Ars TechnicaThat same year, Vice uncovered a nationwide bait-and-switch scam in which hosts gouged guests for higher prices.
By clamping down on DC rioters, Airbnb is finally acting like it owns the place | Rani Molla | January 15, 2021 | VoxI found two roommates and a cheap, spacious apartment, but the apartment turned out to be a scam.
This is especially the case given past controversies involving crowdfunded investment opportunities, which in some cases have proved to be outright scams.
Indiegogo founder launches Vincent, a site to discover alternative investments | Jeff | December 8, 2020 | Fortune
This return scam involved purchasing broken electronics off the auction site and then buying new items off store shelves.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks | M.L. Nestel | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the procedure, unlike scam solutions marketed online—miracle tonics, pricey at-home laser therapy combs—absolutely works.
Birth Control Made My Hair Fall Out, and I’m Not the Only One | Molly Oswaks | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEarning ownership had come to feel like a scam—even when it came to the things that we felt made life worth living.
The Wounded Warrior Project is certainly not a scam, nor an ill-meaning charity.
Clients who are wary of online transactions are liable to see escorts with print ads as less likely to cheat or scam them.
They let the victims profit in the first round or two of the scam.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin(a) A jar not properly vulcanized may come apart at the scam.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. Witte
British Dictionary definitions for scam
/ (skæm) slang /
a stratagem for gain; a swindle
(tr) to swindle (someone) by means of a trick
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