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Definitions for scam
skæmscam

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word scam.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. scam, cozenageverb

    a fraudulent business scheme

  2. victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, converb

    deprive of by deceit

    "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

Wiktionary

  1. scamnoun

    Fraudulent deal.

    That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me.

  2. scamverb

    To defraud or embezzle.

    They tried to scam her out of her savings.

  3. Etymology: US carnival slang. Possibly from scamp

Wikipedia

  1. Scam

    Scam is a song by the British band Jamiroquai. The song appeared on the band's second album, The Return of the Space Cowboy. It is most often cited by fans as one of the most powerful protest songs by the band. Live performances of the song during The Return of the Space Cowboy tour usually began with a lengthy trumpet solo, and have placed the song at the end of a long chain of songs segued into one another (most often in the order "Blow Your Mind", "Light Years", "Who the Funk Do You Think You Are?", "Emergency on Planet Earth", "Scam"). During the following tours, the song was mostly standalone. A "smooth remix" of the song was planned for a cancelled remix album called Interpretations from Beyond, which was scheduled to be released after Travelling Without Moving.

ChatGPT

  1. scam

    A scam is a dishonest or fraudulent scheme or activity primarily designed to deceive or trick people, in order to obtain money or other benefits illegally. It typically involves an offer of goods, services, or other benefits that are either non-existent, misleading or vastly overpriced, while the scammers try to hide their true intentions or identity.

Wikidata

  1. Scam

    Scam is the fifth studio album by the Australian band The Screaming Jets. It was their first record to be released under a different label. Singles taken from the album were "Individuality", "Higher With You" and "I Need Your Love".

Suggested Resources

  1. SCAM

    What does SCAM stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SCAM acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Anagrams for scam »

  1. macs

  2. Macs

  3. masc

  4. mcas

  5. cams

  6. CASM

  7. CSMA

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of scam in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of scam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of scam in a Sentence

  1. Former President Trump:

    Mo Brooks of Alabama made a horrible mistake recently when he went ‘woke’ and stated, referring to the 2020 Presidential Election Scam, ‘Put that behind you, put that behind you,’ i said, ‘Mo, you just blew the Election, and there’s nothing you can do about it.’ Very sad but, since he decided to go in another direction, so have I, and I am hereby withdrawing my Endorsement of Mo Brooks for the Senate.

  2. Kendall Almerico:

    This really is not a question of legal precedent, but more one of how far can people push the boundaries of asking for voluntary donations without really having a cohesive plan as to where the money will go, this is an ‘ all-or-nothing ’ campaign, so if he does not raise $ 1.6 billion, everyone gets refunded. But imagine if he received $ 10 million in donations, and did a ‘ flexible funding ’ campaign where he actually gets the money, even if he did not reach the goal ? What would happen then ? That is the real problem, is if some scam artist tried to take advantage of a situation like this.

  3. Gary Wockner:

    Hydropower is a green energy scam, it is one of the dirtiest and environmentally-negative forms of energy that we can use to create electricity.

  4. Harry Brignull:

    The scams don't work when the victim knows what the scammer is trying to do, if they know what the scam is, then they're not going to get taken in — and that's why I've enjoyed so much exposing these things, and showing it to other consumers.

  5. Jordan Libowitz:

    [ Scam PAC operators ] basically redirect the money to themselves rather than trying to actually elect candidates. So, they're scamming their donors essentially into giving them money that would otherwise go towards an election.

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