scam

Word family

scam1 /skæm/ noun [countableC] informal

TRICK/DECEIVEa clever but dishonest way to get money 骗局，诡计，欺诈

He got involved in a credit card scam.

他卷入了一桩信用卡诈骗事件。

Examples from the Corpus

scam• She and her boyfriend were involved in a scam to get $5 million from the company.• The offer of a "free" vacation to Florida sounds like a scam to me.• I spent more than $4000 before I realized the whole thing was a scam.• What are some ways to recognize phony charity scams?• The law and order section is a prime target for every kind of scam.• He liked to play scams too much.• Then the scams will be uncovered.• However, these scams are not connected to the mainstream offshore financial services community, which continues to offer good products.• The welfare scam was costing the federal government hundreds of thousands of dollars.

scam2 verb [transitiveT] informal

to deceive someone in order to get money from them 诈骗，骗取〔钱财〕

—scammer noun [countableC]

From Longman Business Dictionary

scamscam /skæm/ noun [countableC]

a clever but dishonest plan, usually to get money

He was jailed for his part in an oil-trading scam.

credit-card scams

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