Bleed
Bleed verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: the confidence men coldheartedly bled the elderly couple of their life savings
Pluck
Pluck verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: the Internet opened up a whole new medium for con artists to pluck the gullible
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