scam

/skæm/ n [C] infml

Definition

› a dishonest or illegal plan or activity, esp. one for making money: She was involved in an insurance scam, collecting on false accident claims.

(Definition of scam n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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