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buncos

noun

variants or bunkos

plural of bunco

as in scams

an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value they were experts at that bunco, having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years

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And the guilt, shame and social stigma surrounding these crimes compounds the loneliness that propels so many victims into scams in the first place.

— Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
In recent weeks, agencies including the New York Department of State, Florida Bar and local police departments issued warnings about these scams.

— Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

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