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- Dictionaryscam/skam/
noun
- 1. a dishonest scheme; a fraud: informal "an insurance scam"
verb
- 1. swindle: "a guy that scams old pensioners out of their savings"
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The meaning of SCAM is a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation. How to use scam in a sentence.
a dishonest plan for making money or getting an advantage, especially one that involves tricking people: Banks often carry information about email scams on their websites. To avoid scams, never sign things in a hurry. an insurance scam. Fewer examples. There was an investigation to see who was behind the scam.
Scams can be big or small, but the common element is that the person being scammed never gets what they’re promised (like that inheritance from the prince), unless it’s a really good scam, in which they’ll send you a little bit of money to make you think the whole thing is legit.
A scam is an illegal trick, usually with the purpose of getting money from people or avoiding paying tax. [informal] They believed they were participating in an insurance scam, not a murder. The duo set up a scam to settle their respective debts.
A scam is a sneaky or dishonest plan that's meant to con someone. A diet scam, for example, falsely claims that people will lose weight if they buy special pills or drinks. A scam is basically a hoax dressed up to look like a real business plan, worthwhile invention, or investment idea.
A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed.
1. a fraudulent scheme; swindle. v.t. 2. to cheat; defraud. v.i. 3. scam on, Slang. a. to kiss and caress; make out with. b. to have sexual intercourse with. [1960–65; orig. carnival argot; of obscure orig.] scam′mer, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.
