fraudulent schemes
Deceptive money plots
Fraudulent schemes are plans or operations designed to deceive people for financial gain.
The phrase appears frequently in legal and regulatory contexts: The SEC uncovered fraudulent schemes targeting elderly investors.
Ponzi schemes, phishing scams, and fake investment opportunities all qualify.
The plural suggests organized, systematic deception rather than isolated acts of fraud.
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- Nigerian princeEmail scam persona
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- cooking the booksManipulating financial statements illegally
pump and dump · deception · embezzlement · insider trading · bait-and-switch · dishonest · money laundering · social engineering · con artist · long con · too good to be true · phishing · romance scams · tax evasion · white collar crime · bribery · stock manipulation · kickback
- fraudscam, swindle, con, deceive, cheat
- fraud investigationforensic accounting, forensic audit, embezzler, evidence collection, evidence gathering
fraudulent schemesethical business practices
Morally sound commercial conduct