scammed
Tricked out of
Scammed is the past tense of scam—to defraud or swindle someone through deception.
Getting scammed means falling victim to a scheme designed to take your money or information: I got scammed by a fake tech support call, She scammed him out of thousands.
The word carries less gravity than defrauded but more than tricked.
Deceived for gain
- dupedDeceived into believing
- swindledDeceived for gain
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
deceived · tricked · fooled · cheated · fleeced · defrauded · hustled · burned
Pointed polyhedral solid
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- catfishingDeceiving via false identity
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- wire fraudCrime via electronic communication
advance fee · tech support · investment fraud · telemarketing fraud · bait and switch · impersonation
Visible impression or sign
pigeon · victim · gullible · naive · trusting · vulnerable · elderly · unsuspecting
conned
Deceived for gain
- dupedDeceived into believing
- swindledDeceived for gain
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
hoodwinked · deceived · tricked · fooled · cheated · fleeced · defrauded · hustled · burned · taken
pyramid
Pointed polyhedral solid
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
- catfishingDeceiving via false identity
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
wire fraud · advance fee · tech support · investment fraud · telemarketing fraud · bait and switch · impersonation
mark
Visible impression or sign
patsy · pigeon · victim · gullible · naive · trusting · vulnerable · elderly · unsuspecting · unwitting
con artist
Professional fraud perpetrator
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
hustler · charlatan · impostor · crook · cheat · flimflammer · confidence man · huckster · shark · snake oil salesman
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
- dupeddeceived, tricked, fooled, conned, swindled
- unfairnessunfair, unjust, biased, unequal, inequitable
- unfortunatesvictims, unfortunate, wretch, poor soul, lost soul
scammedrewarded
Given something earned
compensated · benefited · enriched · profited · reimbursed
- internet scammerOnline fraud perpetrator
- email scammerOnline fraud perpetrator
- tech support scammerCrook faking IT help
- romance scammersFraudsters feigning affection online
- crypto scammerBlockchain fraud perpetrator
- Nigerian prince scammerEmail inheritance fraud artist