scam

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskæm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skæm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skam)

Inflections of 'scam' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
scams
v 3rd person singular
scamming
v pres p
scammed
v past
scammed
v past p

Collocations for "scam"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "scam" in context.

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scam

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [a real estate, an investment, an insurance, a credit card, an online, a phishing] scam
  2. found guilty of a [real estate] scam
  3. the [feds, FBI, police] busted a [real estate] scam
  4. [a clever, an ingenious, a convincing] scam
  5. a scam to [get, make, sell, obtain, avoid, defraud]
  6. lost their [money, savings] in the scam
  7. [patients, investors, businesses] fell for the scam
  8. this [policy, product] is a scam!
  9. devised a scam to [pose, pass off] as an [officer, agent]
v
  1. scamming [everyone, tourists, customers, pensioners, innocent victims]
  2. scammed [people, tourists] into [buying, paying out, accepting]
  3. scammed [people] out of [their money, their savings, $1 million]
  4. scam [people] with [fake jewelry, counterfeit money, illegal schemes]
  5. scam and [cheat, trick]
'scam' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
noxious - victim

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