Cheat
Cheat verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: a despicable confidence man who heartlessly cheated elderly people out of their savings
Gaff
Gaff verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: a sleazy photographer who gaffed small-town girls into thinking he represented a big-city modeling agency
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