1. (

• scam ,
• cozenage

) a fraudulent business scheme ;

1. (

• victimize ,
• swindle ,
• rook ,
• goldbrick ,
• nobble ,
• diddle ,
• bunco ,
• defraud ,
• scam ,
• mulct ,
• hornswoggle ,
• short-change ,
• con

) deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; ;