to scam
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3.9
- verb
- /skæm/
- NSFW
:
estafar
- Rent's not due for a week, but I'll give it to you now so you don't think I'm trying to scam you.
- try to scam
- scam money
- scam people
I kid you not, this is how people get scammed in real estate all the time.
- I kid you not, this is how people get scammed in real estate all the time.
- Just a way for people with influence to, to scam their fans.
- He's abused his trust with me to scam everybody.
- The degree to which this guy goes to scam these women is insane.
- And yesterday I was going to the gym and I got scammed.
- You don't want to get played, you don't want to get scammed.
- There's a whole lot of scamming going on, on the margins of these big changes.
- Do you have any doubt whatsoever that you are being scammed?
- Don't scam the brand neither scam your audience.
- I just got scammed out of getting scammed.
Examples
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Did someone from another country try to scam you by offering you an obscene amount of money via email?
Blog text (18) -
You trying to scam somebody?
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You tried to scam the wrong guy.
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There are more ways to scam people online than ever before.
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Not only do they scam the clients, but also their own employees.
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Some vendors will try to scam you by getting you to use their own tracking system.
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If expanded, the legislation would help stop illicit contractors from attempting to scam residents out of their money.
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The con artist tried to scam the elderly couple out of their life savings.
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He devised a clever scheme to scam unsuspecting tourists visiting the city.
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Many people fall victim to online schemes that aim to scam them through fake investments.
Synonyms
76
6.5
To cheat someone by charging too much money or selling fake goods
61
7.3
To trick someone into giving their money or things
40
6.9
To illegally get money or things from someone by lying
20
5.5
To cheat someone and take their money by lying
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8.3
To trick someone by pretending you want to help them
7
7.2
Trick someone to take their money or things
6
8.1
To trick someone into giving you their money or other things
6
8.9
To trick someone so you take their money or things
5
7.0
Give someone less money than they should get
3
9.9
To cheat someone and take their money or things
1
9.5
To trick someone by using clever talk
1
9.9
To cheat someone out of money or things
1
9.9
To trick someone to take their money or things
1
9.9
Get money or goods from someone by tricking them
To trick someone to get their money
Cheat someone to get their money or things
To cheat someone by lying to get their money
To trick someone by lying or cheating
To cheat someone using tricks or fake deals
To trick someone and take their money or things
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Texting
1
4.8
A fake email or message that tries to trick people into giving personal information like passwords and bank details
How Deceptive
- Formal
40
6.9
20
5.5
- NSFW
20
3.9
474
1.2
- Informal
76
6.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scam as a verb comes from the same slang idea of a 'trick' or 'fake' plan used to get money. So to scam someone is to use a 'fake' story or promise to cheat them out of their money.