defrauded
Cheated out of
Defrauded is the past tense of defraud, meaning to cheat someone out of money or property through deception.
The victim is defrauded of something: Investors were defrauded of millions through the Ponzi scheme.
She defrauded the insurance company by faking injuries.
Deceived for gain
- connedDeceived for gain
- scammedCheated through deception
- cheatedActed dishonestly to win
- dupedDeceived into believing
deceived · fleeced · bilked · tricked · bamboozled · hoodwinked · gulled · cozened
False or misleading statement
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- impostureDeception through false identity
duplicity · artifice · trickery · guile · deceit · connivance · phishing · Ponzi
Restoring what was lost
- damagesCompensation for injury
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
litigation · prosecution · indictment · conviction · sentencing · imprisonment · penalty · forfeiture
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- racketeeringConducting illegal business schemes
- extortionObtaining through threats
bribery · misappropriation · falsification · malfeasance · kickback
swindled
Deceived for gain
duped · deceived · fleeced · bilked · tricked · bamboozled · hoodwinked · gulled · cozened · victimized
misrepresentation
False or misleading statement
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
imposture · duplicity · artifice · trickery · guile · deceit · connivance · phishing · Ponzi · forgery
restitution
Restoring what was lost
- damagesCompensation for injury
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
recovery · litigation · prosecution · indictment · conviction · sentencing · imprisonment · penalty · forfeiture · disgorgement
embezzlement
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- racketeeringConducting illegal business schemes
extortion · bribery · misappropriation · falsification · malfeasance · kickback
scammer
One who defrauds others
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
charlatan · cheat · hustler · embezzler · forger · racketeer · trickster · mountebank · shark · crook
victim
One harmed by another
sucker · patsy · pigeon · gull · prey · complainant · claimant · plaintiff · whistleblower · investor
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
defraudedcompensated
Paid for service rendered
reimbursed · repaid · indemnified · made whole · protected