swindles
Rips people off
Swindles are acts of fraud or deception for financial gain.
A swindle involves tricking someone out of money or property through false promises or manipulation: The investment scheme was one of the largest swindles in the company's history.
To swindle is to cheat in this way: He swindled elderly victims out of their life savings.
Dishonest money-making scheme
- conArgument against
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
grift · bunco · flimflam · phishing · embezzlement · pyramid scheme · shell game · confidence trick
Faker claiming false expertise
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
- hustlerAggressive, unscrupulous earner
scammer · cheat · impostor · mountebank · confidence man · flimflam man · snake oil salesman · sharper
scam
Dishonest money-making scheme
hustle · grift · bunco · flimflam · phishing · embezzlement · pyramid scheme · shell game · confidence trick · bait-and-switch
charlatan
Faker claiming false expertise
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
- fraudsterCriminal deceiver for gain
hustler · scammer · cheat · impostor · mountebank · confidence man · flimflam man · snake oil salesman · sharper · trickster
hoax
Deliberate deception for effect
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- chicaneryDeception through clever manipulation
- duperyCalculated misleading of another
subterfuge · deceit · bamboozle · hoodwink · defraud · bilk · fleece · dupe · gyp · rook
swindlessquare deals
Honest, equitable transactions
repays · compensates · reimburses · helps · ethical business
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