Scam (Verb)
Meaning
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The corrupted businessman scam investors by making false promises of high returns.
- Scam art galleries deceive wealthy collectors by selling fake masterpieces as originals.
- The social media campaign aimed to raise awareness of people who scam the elderly out of their life savings.
- The company scam its employees by not paying their benefits despite promising to do so.
- Phishing websites scam users by stealing their personal data and financial information.