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Trickery (Noun)

Verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The used car salesman's smile and friendly demeanor were just a cover for the trickery he used to overcharge for the vehicle.
Despite her charm and good looks, people were wary of her history of trickery in business deals.
The politician was accused of using trickery to manipulate the voters' opinions about the proposed project.
Experts warn of the dangers of digital trickery from email scams to credit card phishing.
The advertisers employed trickery in their commercials by exaggerating the benefits of their products.

The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

The company's marketing strategy was exposed as a clever trickery designed to part unsuspecting customers from their hard-earned cash.
His confidence trickery was so convincing that the victim willingly handed over thousands of dollars to a fake investment scheme.
She fell victim to an online romance scam that used sophisticated trickery to manipulate her emotions and empty her bank account.
The documentary shed light on the various forms of trickery used by telephone scammers to deceive vulnerable seniors out of their savings.
His family's fortunes were ruined by his uncle's cunning trickery in embezzling millions of dollars from their joint business venture.