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scam Definition

scam (skam)

noun

Slang a swindle or fraud; esp. a confidence game

Etymology: prob. altered < scheme

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

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  3. scalping
  4. scalper
  5. scalpel
  6. scalp lock
  7. scalp
  8. scaloppine
  9. scalogram
  10. scallywag
  1. Scamander
  2. scammony
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  4. scamper
  5. scampi
  6. scan
  7. scandal
  8. scandal sheet
  9. scandalize
  10. scandalmonger