a confidence game, con game; fraud, scam a dishonest scheme, such as one in which a victim is persuaded to entrust his valuables to the confidence man (one who defrauds people), who gives a false impression of safety (определение из Oxford American Dictionary)
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Русско-английский перевод ЛОХОТРОН
Русско-Английский словарь общей тематики. Russian-English dictionary of general subjects. 2012