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Meanings of scam in English

Portuguese
fraudar
Catalan
defraudar
Spanish
embaucar

Deprive of by deceit.

      fraudar
      Portuguese
      golpe
      Spanish
      scam

      A fraudulent business scheme.

            golpe
            Spanish
            timo

            Confidence trick.

                  timo
                  Usage of scam in English
                  1
                  This scam could be used for other products with similar credit offers.
                  Reuters
                  2
                  The scam involves criminals debiting R99 from citizens' bank accounts without authorisation.
                  The South African
                  3
                  QUESTION: My landlord is trying to scam me into fixing his property.
                  News.com.au
                  4
                  It was an internet scam conducted the brick-and-mortar way, the FTC said.
                  Wired
                  5
                  Just 12 months ago, he was implicated in a tender fraud scam.
                  The South African
                  6
                  And he said the scam is vulnerable until something happens on Sunday.
                  Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
                  7
                  It is good facebook wont allow these scam ads on the platform.
                  News.com.au
                  8
                  More advice on scam prevention is available on the NZ Police website.
                  Radio NZ
                  9
                  One or two papers held General Sahib responsible for the coffin scam.
                  Chef
                  10
                  AOL's Weinstein said he had no further information on the scam site.
                  Wired
                  11
                  What was the result of the investigation into the Limpopo borehole scam?
                  The South African
                  12
                  But he accepted there could be significant numbers involved in this scam.
                  Radio NZ
                  13
                  The owners, who thought Rodríguez was pulling a scam, called the police.
                  The Guardian
                  14
                  And all it took to break this scam was a text message.
                  The South African
                  15
                  Another scam, involving the Finance Ministry, may have netted a similar amount.
                  The new yorker
                  16
                  Better yet, why not join a scam that also incriminated his bosses?
                  The capitol game
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                  Common
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                  Common
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