scam
noun
[ skam ]
• a dishonest scheme; a fraud.
• "an insurance scam"
Similar:
fraud,
swindle,
fraudulent scheme,
racket,
trick,
diddle,
con,
con trick,
flimflam,
gyp,
kite,
ramp,
twist,
hustle,
grift,
shakedown,
bunco,
boondoggle,
rort,
scam
verb
• swindle.
• "a guy that scams old pensioners out of their savings"
Origin:
1960s: of unknown origin.
