- - a call saying "we are trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty," e.g.
- - Swindle rascal endlessly
- - Con's game
- - Charlatan's racket
- - Con man's racket
- - There's no end to rascal's illegal activity
- - rascal dismissing pressure to swindle
- - his camera captures swindle
- - a message "concerning your vehicle's extended warranty," probably
- - Con artist's ruse
- - offer that's too good to be true, many times
- - threatening voice mail from an "i.r.s. agent"
- - Swindler's ruse
- - Con man's ploy
- - Hustler's ploy
- - Grifter's forte
- - Con man's ruse
- - Con artist's scheme
- - Grifter's scheme
- - Grifter's plan
- - Fast-buck artist's ploy
- - Dupe's undoing
- - Con artist's work
- - Con artist's racket
- - Certain artist's forte
- - Swindler's speciality
- - Swindler's ploy
- - Swindler's plan
- - Swindler's enterprise
- - Swindler's con
- - Robocall from the I.R.S., e.g.
- - Plot that's "pulled"
- - Patsy's downfall
- - Offer that's too good to be true, often
- - Nigerian prince's offering, e.g.
- - It's got a lot of marks
- - It's a ripoff
- - Hustler's gimmick
- - Hornswaggler's forte
- - Hood's hoodwink
- - Gull's trap
- - Grifter's scheme, such as the "Nigerian prince" email con
- - Grifter's operation
- - Grifter's idea
- - Offer you shouldn't accept
- - Deception, fraud (inf)
- - Ponzi scheme, eg
- - Many an email from a Nigerian prince
- - Offer that seems too good to be true, usually
- - Fraudulent business scheme
- - Confidence trick captured by this camera
- - Many a Weve suspended your account text
- - Two thirds of Norway lobsters sting
- - Computers set up for fraud
- - Scheme, usually illegal
- - Almost any Get rich quick! come-on
- - Youre a winner! email often
- - Illegal way to make money
- - Get-rich-quick scheme most likely
- - Fiddle carried by Menzies Campbell
- - Monkey scratching back sees rook
- - Act of deceit
- - See uncle about a dirty trick!
- - Grifters game
- - criminal plot
- - one way to make money out of macs
- - Email that belongs in the spam folder probably
- - Typical get-rich-quick offer
- - Money-losing racket
- - Almost every get-rich-quick scheme
- - Clear off without right racket
- - Rogue hiding piano in trick
- - moneymaking scheme, many times
- - "inventing anna" event
- - Untrustworthy offer
- - ... Likely (annoying caller ID)
- - his camera captured dodgy deal
- - Rip-off covered up by Thomas Campion
- - Turn computers into a dishonest business
- - Fleece coats from the south
- - apt rhyme of sham
- - Fraud caught morning after end of assizes
- - crooked scheme rascal detailed
- - fleece job
- - Fraudulent offer
- - Illegal racket
- - email to watch out for
- - Statistic ends this morning a fraud
- - Start to see cash and monetary fraud
- - three-card monte, for one
- - A con
- - Message like 'You have been selected to win $1,000!' probably
- - ... Likely (common caller ID)
- - Racket made by little monkey losing tail
- - "Enter your Social Security number to win free AirPods!," e.g.
- - Fraudulent act
- - phony offer
- - Fraudulent scheme (inf)
- - Monkey scratching bottom sees rook
- - Internet fraud cyber
- - Fake financial scheme
- - "Account temporarily suspended" email, usually
- - Phishing attempt, e.g.
- - Email about big lottery winnings, usually
- - a fraudulent business scheme
- - Email from a Nigerian prince, probably
- - A con game
- - sketchy financial offer, often
- - Offer from a Nigerian prince, probably
- - Fraudulent operation
- - Sucker play
- - Act of fraud
- - Telemarketing danger
- - Pyramid scheme, for one
- - Cozenage
- - Ponzi scheme
- - Ensnaring scheme
- - Act of deception
- - Source of illegitimate income
- - Pyramid scheme, for example
- - E-mail from a Nigerian prince, probably
- - Bait and switch, for one
- - Your cheatin' art
- - Unethical way to make money
- - Too-good-to-be-true investment
- - Three-card monte, notably
- - Three-card monte is one
- - Shell game, say
- - Shady scheme
- - Ponzi scheme, for example
- - Ploy that targets the gullible
- - Pigeon drop, for one
- - Pigeon drop, e.g.
- - Phishing, for one
- - Phishing lure
- - Nigerian e-mail, sometimes
- - Illegitimate money-making scheme
- - Illegal scheme
- - Illegal investment scheme
- - GULL or ROOK
- - E-mail from Nigeria, maybe
- - Dishonest hustle
- - Bogus plan
- - Bait and switch is one
- - A fast one
- - Trap for a pigeon
- - Too-good-to-be-true offer, often
- - Thimblerig, e.g.
- - Taking-in activity
- - Spanish Prisoner, for one
- - Source of ill-gotten gains
- - Sketchy-looking email from PayPal, likely
- - Sketchy offer
- - Shell game, for one
- - Shady plan
- - Run a game on
- - Rook or gull
- - Rip off in a way
- - Record label fast one
- - Pyramid scheme
- - Pyramid marketing opportunity, most likely
- - Pull a con
- - Promoter rip-off
- - Ponzi game, e.g.
- - Plan to trick someone out of their money
- - Phone call telling you to pay the IRS immediately or you'll be thrown in jail, e.g.
- - Phishing or a Ponzi scheme
- - Phishing offer, e.g.
- - Phishing offer
- - Phishing expedition
- - Phishing attempt
- - Phishing activity
- - Operation in "The Sting"
- - One reported to the Better Business Bureau
- - One might get a mark
- - Offer that seems too good to be true, probably
- - Notification that you've won a foreign lottery, in all likelihood
- - Nigerian lottery e-mail, e.g.
- - Nigerian Letter, for one
- - Nigerian email, often
- - Nasty bit of trickery
- - Moneymaking opportunity that isn't
- - Money-losing venture?
- - Matter of confidence?
- - Many an unrealistic email offer
- - Many an e-mail "click here" offer
- - Many a carnival game
- - It works on marks
- - It takes folks in
- - It may involve wiring
- - Investment fraud
- - Illegal operation
- - How a fool and his money are parted
- - Hosing design
- - Handkerchief switch, e.g.
- - Grift, e.g.
- - Goal of phishing
- - Get-rich-quick offer, usually
- - Get-rich-quick offer, typically
- - Get-rich-quick offer, often
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