defrauds
Tricks for money
Defrauds is the third-person singular of defraud, meaning to cheat someone out of money or property through deceit.
The word implies deliberate trickery for financial gain: He defrauds investors with fake promises, The scheme defrauds the government of millions in tax revenue.
Argument against
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- fleeceWool still on sheep
- bilkDefraud of payment
rip-off · hustle · grift · sting · racket · pyramid · phishing · catfish
Cause false belief
- dupeDeceive or victim
- hoodwinkTrick into false belief
- bamboozleDeceive through cunning
- misleadCause false belief
trick · fool · beguile · gull · cozen · double-cross · two-time · fast-talk
con
Argument against
bilk · rip-off · hustle · grift · sting · racket · pyramid · phishing · catfish · bait-and-switch
deceive
Cause false belief
mislead · trick · fool · beguile · gull · cozen · double-cross · two-time · fast-talk · snow
swindler
Person who deceives for money
impostor · cheat · crook · hustler · shark · fleecer · mountebank · quack · embezzler · forger
bilked
Defrauded of money
duped · conned · scammed · victimized · exploited · taken · burned · stung · hoodwinked · marks
defraudsenriches
Adds quality or worth
compensates · reimburses · repays · rewards · benefits