confidence trick (Q2624)
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attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence, used in the classical sense of trust; exploites characteristics of the human psyche, such as credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, irresponsibility, and greed
- con
- confidence game
- confidence scheme
- scam
- stratagem
- con game
- con trick
- grift
- ripoff
- rip-off
- swindle
- scammer
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English | confidence trick |
attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence, used in the classical sense of trust; exploites characteristics of the human psyche, such as credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, irresponsibility, and greed |
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