scam

1. V-T If someone scams a person or organization, they deceive them in order to get something valuable from them, especially money. 欺詐; 騙[非正式]

When I told them they were being scammed, they couldn't believe it. 當我告訴他們被人騙了時，他們簡直無法相信。

Ryan's campaign fund allegedly scammed the state out of a million dollars. 據(jù)稱，瑞安的競選基金管理機構(gòu)騙了國家100萬美元。

...a prisoner who scammed his way out of court. …一名靠欺騙獲得法庭釋放的刑犯。

2. N-COUNT A scam is an illegal trick, usually with the purpose of getting money from people or avoiding paying tax. (通常以詐財或逃稅為目的的) 騙局[非正式]

They believed they were participating in an insurance scam, not a murder. 他們認為他們只是在參與保險騙局，而不是謀殺。