scam has definitions from the fields of law,criminal law
1
[ verb ] deprive of by deceit

Examples

"He swindled me out of my inheritance" "She defrauded the customers who trusted her" "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

2
[ noun ] (law,criminal law) a fraudulent business scheme

Synonyms

cozenage

Related terms

swindle cozen

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