Ripoff

Ripoff

Ripoff

Unfavorable financial transaction offered or taken

For other uses, see Rip off (disambiguation).

A ripoff (or rip-off) is an unfavorable financial transaction. Usually it refers to an incident in which a person is overcharged for something, or receives goods or services not of the standard expected for the price. A ripoff is usually distinguished from a scam in that a scam involves wrongdoing such as a fraud; a ripoff may be considered excessive, but not illegal.

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