scams
n. countablen. dishonest plans or tricks used to cheat people out of their money. You often see these in emails or phone calls from people pretending to be someone else.
n. fraudulent schemes or deceptive acts performed to obtain money or personal information from victims.
Many people lose money to internet scams every year.
The bank sent a warning to all customers about recent phone scams targeting elderly residents in the area.
As digital transactions become more sophisticated, criminals develop increasingly elaborate scams that exploit psychological vulnerabilities rather than technical weaknesses in security systems.
Often used in the plural to refer to the general phenomenon of fraud; frequently paired with 'online', 'email', or 'investment'.
He was victim of a scammingHe was a victim of a scamLearners often use the gerund 'scamming' when they should use the count noun 'scam' to refer to a specific incident.