noun
- a dishonest scheme designed to cheat people out of money or valuables
Usage: informal
verb
- to cheat or defraud someone through a dishonest scheme
Usage: informal
Examples
- The email asking for bank details was clearly a scam.
- Many elderly people fall victim to phone scams.
- He lost his savings to an investment scam.
- The company was accused of scamming customers with fake products.
- Don’t let anyone scam you into paying upfront fees.
- She realized she had been scammed when the product never arrived.
- The charity turned out to be a scam to steal donations.