: a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation
- an insurance scam
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Examples of scam in a Sentence
She was the victim of an insurance scam.
a sophisticated credit card scam
Recent Examples of scam from the Web
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The State Police troop currently under scrutiny for an alleged overtime scam was also at the center of a 2016 inspector general’s investigation into irregularities in the awarding of tow contracts along the Massachusetts Turnpike.
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Some companies, including Google and Facebook, also have banned advertising in cryptocurrencies, fearing their platforms can be exploited for scams and counterfeiters.
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People who pursue private sales of tickets are cautioned to watch out for scams on sites such as Craigslist and Ebay.
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Lazio have reportedly fallen for an email scam and paid two million euros ($2.4m) of the final instalment for defender Stefan de Vrij's transfer from Dutch club Feyenoord to fraudsters.
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Sure, the Internet’s always been designed for fantasy scams, from flashing banners to those weight-loss Facebook ads that stalk you around the web.
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Beware of storm-chasing scammers Any large-scale weather event can bring with it a potential for scams.
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Businesses and employees that utilize direct deposit services will want to be on alert for a phishing scam that has been spotted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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The alleged scam took place during the years of 2013 and 2014, and the two men allegedly stunted with the money, including using hundreds of thousands for mortgage payments, luxury cars and other personal expenses.
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Origin and Etymology of scam
origin unknown
scammed;
scamming
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: to obtain (something, such as money) by a scam
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scammer
nounExamples of scam in a Sentence
The company scammed hundreds of people out of their life savings.
I could tell they were scamming you and charging too much.
They scammed a lot of money from unwary customers.
Recent Examples of scam from the Web
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In response, Panera Information Security Director Mike Gustavison accused Houlihan of trying to scam the company, according to screenshots of emails published by Houlihan in his blog post yesterday.
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These callers are often trying to scam us in some way.
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Or a pyramid scheme is like some entity that is intending to scam people by showing false returns that are based on new money coming in.
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General Complaint, Forest Drive: A man reported on Feb. 10 that someone tried to scam him and his Facebook friends by posing as him on Face Book Messenger.
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Assist person, Mayfield Road: At 10:25 a.m. Dec. 30, police received a report from Pet Taxi and Grooming Spa, 5351 Mayfield Road, that someone fraudulently used the business's address to scam a woman online.
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Often, these pros scam more than one person at a time.
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Police filed an identity theft report Oct. 12 in the 5200 block of Broadway Street after an email attempt to scam money between Oct. 10 and Oct. 11.
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Post-Hurricane Irma scams: Beware if a deal sounds too good Chairman Keon Hardemon warned that the city, which has spent at least $5.3 million and counting on storm preparation and cleanup, could be setting itself up to bear more of the burden.
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First Known Use of scam
1963
SCAM Defined for English Language Learners
scam
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: to deceive and take money from (someone)
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: to get (something, such as money) by deceiving someone
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