fleeced

Because if they were new to fixing, they could be fleeced.

A global network has fleeced students out of tens of thousands of pounds for worthless visa documents they hoped would enable them to work in the UK.

Following a string of failed singles, Martell told Rolling Stone in 2020, “We learned that the music business is most difficult, and you can really, really be fleeced.”

There was plenty of reason to wonder if the Broncos got fleeced before Wilson ever took a snap for them.

They argue that the resulting income boost will allow farmers to invest in new technologies, improve productivity and protect cultivators from being fleeced by middlemen.