scam

S2 W2

BrE /skæm/ AmE /skæm/

noun / verb en → es

1 FRAUD [uncountable] B2

an illegal or dishonest plan to trick people out of money or possessions

estafa, fraude

  • a scam

Collocations fall victim to a scam · report a scam

  • The company was involved in several scams.

    La empresa estuvo involucrada en varias estafas.

2 TRICK [transitive] B2

to trick someone by using an illegal or dishonest plan to get money or possessions from them

estafar, engañar

  • scam somebody out of something

Collocations scam someone out of their money · scam people into buying fake products

  • They scammed him out of his life savings.

    Lo estafaron para que les diera sus ahorros de toda la vida.