CON

(TRICK) [verb], [noun] -nn- - (to deceive by using) a trick in which someone is cheated into believing something false or giving their money or possessions awayWe are often conned by clever advertising into thinking that certain products are better than others. [T]The salesman conned us out of a lot of money. [T]I managed to con £20 out of them (= get that amount from them by deceiving them). [T]It's a con (trick)! You think you're saving money but in fact you're doing the opposite. [C]A con artist/con man is a person who deceives other people by making them believe something false or making them give money away.