scam
nounUK /skæm/
US /skæm/
A trick that takes someone's money or things by cheating them.
The email said I won a prize, but it was a scam to steal my money.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To cheat someone out of money or belongings.
Someone tried to scam the old man out of his savings.
3. A dishonest plan or business that is not real.
That online shop was a total scam; nothing ever arrived.
4. To trick someone in a playful or harmless way.
My brother scammed me into doing his chores.