Bunco (Noun)
Meaning
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The con artist was arrested for running a bunco scheme that had swindled dozens of investors out of their life savings.
- The police warned the public about a bunco operation that was targeting elderly residents with fake investment opportunities.
- The gambler was accused of using a bunco to cheat his way to a big win at the casino.
- The real estate agent was charged with running a bunco scheme that involved selling worthless land to unsuspecting buyers.
- The authorities shut down a bunco operation that had been using high-pressure sales tactics to sell fake securities to investors.