Con
Con verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery
Nearby Word: cony
Fleece
Fleece verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.
Usage example: swindlers who use the telephone to fleece senior citizens out of their savings
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Synonyms for Fleece
Con is a synonym for fleece in cheat topic. You can use "Con" instead a verb "Fleece", if it concerns topics such as plunder.
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- In Foolish Wives, Count Sergius, a liar, con artist, and all-around dirtbag, decides to fleece Maruschka the maid of the two thousand francs that are her life savings.
Source: Crocodile Tears - Metallica's "Leper Messiah" and Insane Clown Posse's "Hellelujah" are Type 3, attacking religious con-artists who fleece their flock in the monetary sense.
Source: Religion Rant Song -
Religion Rant Song: "Hellelujah" is a Type 3 rant against religious con artists that fleece their faithful in the monetary sense.
Source: Music / Insane Clown Posse
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