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scam

  [skam] noun, verb, scammed, scam⋅ming.
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–noun
1. a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, esp. for making a quick profit; swindle.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cheat or defraud with a scam.
Origin:
1960–65; orig. carnival argot; of obscure orig.

Related forms:
scammer, noun
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scam   (skām)   
n.  A fraudulent business scheme; a swindle.
tr.v.   scammed, scam·ming, scams
To defraud; swindle.

[Origin unknown.]
scam'mer n.
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