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Meanings of scam in inglês

português
fraudar
catalão
defraudar
espanhol
embaucar

Deprive of by deceit.

fraudar
português
golpe
espanhol
scam

A fraudulent business scheme.

golpe
espanhol
timo

Confidence trick.

timo
Synonyms
Examples for "confidence trick"
Examples for "confidence trick"
1
Sometimes another form of confidence trick is adopted, which is invariably successful.
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
2
No doubt they knew that his dizzying promotion was just a confidence trick.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
3
I realized, then, that I had fallen for a confidence trick.
A warrior's life: a biography of paulo coelho
4
The queen's formal power is a kind of confidence trick in which almost everyone acquiesces.
Reuters
5
This is the confidence trick under another form.
As We Are and As We May Be
Usage of scam in inglês
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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Scam through the time
Scam across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
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