hoodwinked
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Anyone eligible will be contacted automatically but, if you receive a letter, there are various checks you can do to ensure the letter is genuine so you don't get hoodwinked.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
As it turns out, I’m hardly the only person to have felt hoodwinked, bamboozled, and/or flat-out deceived by my smartphone’s forecasts in 2026.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Let him know that there’s a chance this is a romance scam/honey trap and that even the smartest people get hoodwinked by nefarious characters who take advantage of their loneliness.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
At least those hoodwinked folks weren’t tricked into leaving their houses for nothing.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026
The prison service distrusted all organizations that could affect world opinion, and regarded them not as legitimate investigators to be dealt with honestly but as med-dling interlopers to be hoodwinked if possible.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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