bunko
Dishonest dice scheme
Bunko is a swindle or confidence game, especially one involving card tricks or dice.
The word appears in bunko artist and bunko squad—the police unit that investigates fraud.
As a verb, to bunko someone is to cheat them out of money through deception.
Also spelled bunco.
Deliberate deception or fraud
- duperyCalculated misleading of another
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- shamFraudulent imitation
- impostureDeception through false identity
chicanery · subterfuge · artifice · guile · duplicity · deceit · pretense · fakery
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- cybercrimeIllegal digital conduct
falsification · misrepresentation · larceny · extortion · kickback · bribery · corruption
trickery
Deliberate deception or fraud
imposture · chicanery · subterfuge · artifice · guile · duplicity · deceit · pretense · fakery · masquerade
embezzlement
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
cybercrime · falsification · misrepresentation · larceny · extortion · kickback · bribery · corruption
bunkosquare deal
Honest, equitable treatment
straight dealing · fair game · fair dealing · fair play · good faith