Fraud and Scam

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

Usage example: thousands of people lost money when the investment scheme turned out to be a fraud

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Scam is a synonym for fraud in trickery topic. In some cases you can use "Scam" instead a noun "Fraud". informal substitute

Nearby Word: fraudster

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

Usage example: that's just a scam to bilk insurance companies for staged accidents

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

elaborate	elaborate fraud	elaborate scam
complete	complete fraud	complete scam
total	total fraud	total scam
fake	fake fraud	fake scam
Other adjectives: phony, real, massive, huge, potential, grand, minor, latest, greatest, international, financial, medical, largest.

When she's finally out of debt, she informs all her remaining victims that it's a fraud, then falsely implicates her ex-boyfriend (whom she despises) in running the scam.

Source: 419 Scam
The advance fee fraud, or the 419 scam after section 419 of the Nigerian criminal code, is a form of internet fraud commonly associated with nationals of the Nigerian state.

Source: 419 Scam
It's revealed later on that he's also a pimp, and is engaged in a fraud scheme with one of his working girls (Rina Mamiya) to scam half a million yen out of Rena's father.

Source: Abusive Parents / Visual Novels

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