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scams

  • plural
    of scam.
    scam
    noun
    a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.

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Data from City of London Police released under the Freedom of Information Act suggests the problem of QR code-related scams - known as "quishing" - is growing.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Americans lose more than $100 billion to scams every single year.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

Your morning catch up: Big Sur’s big summer, what to know about World Cup-related scams and more big stories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"I think the government could introduce industry-specific regulations targeting flash marriage scams," Fan Binghe from the Nanjing Office of the Beijing Jingshi law firm, told the BBC.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Once in a while I’d leak stuff about phishing scams.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin