n. 25B6; verb I was swindled out of money : DEFRAUD, cheat, trick, dupe, deceive, fool, hoax, hoodwink, bamboozle; informal fleece, do, con, sting, diddle, swizzle, rip off, take for a ride, pull a fast one on, put one over on, take to the cleaners, gull; N. Amer. informal stiff, euchre; poetic/literary cozen; archaic sharp.
25B6; noun an insurance swindle : FRAUD, trick, deception, deceit, cheat, sham, artifice, ruse, dodge, racket, wile; sharp practice; informal con, fiddle, diddle, rip-off, flimflam, swizzle, swizz; N. Amer. informal bunco.