scam
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A dishonest scheme to get money or something valuable from people by deceiving them.
The police are investigating a new scam that targets elderly people.
警方正在调查一种针对老年人的新骗局。
To deceive someone, typically to make them give you money or something valuable.
The con artist scammed his victims out of their life savings.
那个骗子骗取了受害者的毕生积蓄。