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scam
noun as in swindle
Example Sentences
“It’s hard for me to understand why people don’t recognize this as the total scam it is.”
Wendy and Ken, who live near Canterbury, say the scam started with a phone call from a so-called detective constable, claiming someone had been arrested for trying to use their bank card in London.
Every scam, if this was a scam, is an everyday scam, it’s just tailored for various holidays and occasions.
"Always question uninvited approaches in case it's a scam."
Several investigations, including by the BBC, have shown that many of them have fallen prey to cross-border visa scams and lost hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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