Synonyms for scam
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1. scamnoun

   Synonyms:
   con game

2. scamverb

   To defraud or embezzle.

   They tried to scam her out of her savings.

   Synonyms:
   con game

3. scamverb

   Synonyms:
   conVerb

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1. scam, cozenageverb

   a fraudulent business scheme

   Synonyms:
   cozenage

2. victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, converb

   deprive of by deceit

   "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"

   Synonyms:
   rook, cabbage, fiddle, hook, nobble, victimize, gip, shirk, goldbrick, swindle, con, memorise, snatch, diddle, lift, gyp, kidnap, abstract, toy, abduct, pilfer, filch, purloin, snarf, short-change, defraud, hornswoggle, play, victimise, sneak, bunco, pinch, swipe, short, memorize, learn, mulct, shrink from

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1. rort

   a 'rort' is defined as an unscrupulous or dishonest practice. this seems to also fit the definition of 'scam'.

   Submitted by rinat on August 7, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "scam":

   fraud, con, rip-off, deception, swindle, swindling, bluff, sting, hustle, racket, porno, hoax, sham, deceit, porn

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SCAM

   Synonyms:
   SciSpeak Scientific College of Arts & Medicine Sports medicine Selection Classification of Age Maturity

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1. The Atlantic Molly Ball:

   There have been questions about the Ben Carson candidacy -- whether it's a serious candidacy or a combination scam and book tour, in the coming weeks we will find out ... what steps he takes to remedy this. Whether he is in it to win it.

2. Kendall Almerico:

   This really is not a question of legal precedent, but more one of how far can people push the boundaries of asking for voluntary donations without really having a cohesive plan as to where the money will go, this is an ‘ all-or-nothing ’ campaign, so if he does not raise $ 1.6 billion, everyone gets refunded. But imagine if he received $ 10 million in donations, and did a ‘ flexible funding ’ campaign where he actually gets the money, even if he did not reach the goal ? What would happen then ? That is the real problem, is if some scam artist tried to take advantage of a situation like this.

3. Jonathan Spalter:

   Today the Senate delivered a loud and clear message to the criminals who scam and spoof consumers : More blocking, more fines and more criminal enforcement is coming.

4. Alex Bastian:

   We’ve seen a very big increase in scam phone calls in San Francisco, we’re trying to prevent these scams from happening because once money leaves the US, forget us not having jurisdiction, but even federal authorities don’t have jurisdiction. Once the money’s gone, the money’s gone.

5. The Edge Media Group:

   We don’t see how exposing the scam to cheat the people of Malaysia of billions of ringgit can be construed as being detrimental to public and national interest, this is nothing more than a move to shut us down in order to shut us up.