Deception and Scam

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Deception

Deception noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.

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Scam is a synonym for deception in trick topic. In some cases you can use "Scam" instead a noun "Deception", when it comes to topics like con. informal substitute

Nearby Words: deceive, deceit, deceptive, deceptively

Scam

Scam noun - An instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value.

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Deception is a synonym for scam in swindle topic. You can use "Deception" instead a noun "Scam".

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good	good deception	good scam
elaborate	elaborate deception	elaborate scam
similar	similar deception	similar scam
common	common deception	common scam
Other adjectives: perfect, complete, fake, obvious, entire, massive, great, psychic, clever, new, major, intentional, global, aforementioned.

Both words in one sentence

In the movie's twist ending it's revealed that "Marshal Zane Cooper" was actually Maverick's father posing as the Marshal to pull off a scam, which means that Maverick risked his life to maintain the deception.

Source: Take My Hand
Massive Multiplayer Scam: This, Modesty concludes, is how the fake alien visitation in "Take Me To Your Leader" was carried out — it was an elaborate conspiracy, with everyone in the area except the target of the deception in on it from the start.

Source: Comic Strip / Modesty Blaise

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