1) Act of deception 2) Act of fraud 3) Any pyramid scheme 4) Arrangement of hosing 5) Bad thing to fall for 6) Bait and switch is one 7) Bamboozle 8) Be a con artist 9) Bit of bunco 10) Bogus deal 11) Bogus offer 12) Bogus plan 13) Bunco 14) Bunko 15) Business fraud 16) Chain letter 17) Cheat 18) Cheating scheme 1) Bamboozle 2) Boondoggle 3) Bunco 4) Con 5) Con game 6) Con job 7) Cozenage 8) Deception 9) Defraud 10) Diddle 11) Fleece 12) Hoax 13) Nobble 14) Ripoff 15) Swindle 16) Take 17) Trick 
Means of making money by deceit or fraud
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A scam is a trick or fraud. All scams rely on a single premise in order to function; the greed of the victim. Popular scams through the ages have ranged from low-key confidence tricks such as the 'find the lady' scam performed on street corners by card sharps in which victims are encouraged to bet on being able to locate the position of a specific ...Scam is slang for a trick or con.
[n] - a fraudulent business scheme
scam, scams; scamming, scammed (spammed?) 1. A fraudulent business scheme for making money by dishonest means. 2. To deprive of with deceit; such as, a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme; especially, for making a quick profit; a swindle. 3. Etymology: from 1963, used as a noun and/or a verb; U.S. slang; said to be a carnival term, of unk...
cozenage noun a fraudulent business scheme
a fraudulent business scheme