scam Definition
☆ scam (skam)
transitive verb scammed, scam′·ming
Slang to cheat or swindle, as in a confidence game
scam Telecom Definition
A scheme for making money by deceptive, dishonest, or fraudulent means, i.e., a swindle or fraud. See also pharming, phishing, pretexting, and social engineering.
scam Usage Examples
Converse of object
- mass-market: Early results from OFT research show 59 per cent of the population aged over 15 has been targeted by mass-marketed scams.
- perpetrate: It is the latest scam perpetrated by the American Government and pharmaceutical companies.
- spur: From the us receive the random were eligible for scams spurred by.
- beware: The big land con Investors should beware the latest scam.
- uncover: Government agencies may use this information to investigate suspect companies and individuals, uncover new scams, and spot trends in fraud.
Adjective modifier
- bogus: This is a bogus scam that is doing the rounds on many websites, not just car related.
- fraudulent: Here you can get the latest information on protection from the increasing number of fraudulent scams.
- elaborate: But behind the firm's success lay an elaborate scam.
- alleged: Police are probing nearly ten alleged scams a day on eBay.
- fake: I obviously had no ID to prove I was over 18 so Dave come up with a fake ID scam.
- clever: Uncle Sam came up with lots more clever scams to make the problem disappear without doing anything about it.
Modifies a noun
- insurer: Mandate at a with scam insurers americans persisted in.
- emails: However, the prevalence of the Barclays scam emails is something slightly out of the ordinary.
Noun used with modifier
- phishing: The lost memory stick holds a dossier on Russian phishing scams.
- bid-rigging: Males auto in insurance jersey new quote with good to your property bid-rigging scam exposed.
- money-making: Rats that fight... Maurice, a streetwise tomcat, has the perfect money-making scam.
- lottery: There are many lottery scams in circulation from all over the world.
- pyramid: Ansible 222, " Economics 2.0 pyramid scams " -- a nod to Charles Stross's Accelerando.
- spam: Play our interactive phishing and spam scam games for tips on how to recognize internet scams and how to avoid them.
Browse dictionary entries near scam
- ‹ scaly anteater
- ‹ scaly
- ‹ scalping
- ‹ scalper
- ‹ scalpel
- ‹ scalp lock
- ‹ scalp
- ‹ scaloppine
- ‹ scalogram
- ‹ scallywag
- Scamander ›
- scammony ›
- scamp ›
- scamper ›
- scampi ›
- scan ›
- scandal ›
- scandal sheet ›
- scandalize ›
- scandalmonger ›

