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confidence game

Noun

∙ A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
confidence game
confidence game
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: bunco, bunco game , bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam]

WORDNET 2.0
confidence game
Noun
1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
(synonym) bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam
(hypernym) swindle, cheat, rig
(hyponym) sting operation

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Confidence trick
A confidence trick (synonyms include confidence game, confidence scheme, scam and stratagem) is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence, used in the classical sense of trust. Confidence tricks exploit characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty, honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility, naïveté and greed.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

confidence game

Noun

∙ A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
confidence game
confidence game
n : a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: bunco, bunco game , bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam]

WORDNET 2.0
confidence game
Noun
1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
(synonym) bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam
(hypernym) swindle, cheat, rig
(hyponym) sting operation

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Confidence trick
A confidence trick (synonyms include confidence game, confidence scheme, scam and stratagem) is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence, used in the classical sense of trust. Confidence tricks exploit characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty, honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility, naïveté and greed.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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