definition of
scam

[1] #1 scam n. [cozenage] a fraudulent business scheme. wn

[2] #2 scam v. [victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con] deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change". wn