SCAM


Meaning of SCAM in English

I. scam 1 /skæm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal

a clever but dishonest way to get money:

He got involved in a credit card scam.

II. scam 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive] informal

to deceive someone in order to get money from them

—scammer noun [countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.