Scam | Mean of scam in English Dictionary

/ˈskæm/

• Noun
• a dishonest way to make money by deceiving people
1. She was the victim of an insurance scam.
2. a sophisticated credit card scam
3. a scam artist
• Verb
• to deceive and take money from (someone)
1. The company scammed hundreds of people out of their life savings.
2. I could tell they were scamming you and charging too much.
• to get (something, such as money) by deceiving someone
1. They scammed a lot of money from unwary customers.