fraud; scam; deceptive scheme
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
fraudulent scheme; scam; swindle
Refers to a planned and organized deception, often of significant scale.
Nà那
ge个
tóu投
zī资
jì计
huà划
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
zhèng证
míng明
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
jīng精
xīn心
cè策
huà划
de的
piàn骗
jú局
。
That investment plan turned out to be an elaborately planned scam.
Tā他
yīn因
shè设
lì立
xū虚
jiǎ假
de的
cí慈
shàn善
piàn骗
jú局
ér而
bèi被
bǔ捕
。
He was arrested for setting up a fake charity scam.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
jiē揭
lù露
le了
yī一
gè个
shè涉
jí及
shù数
bǎi百
rén人
de的
páng庞
shì氏
piàn骗
jú局
。
The police exposed a Ponzi scheme involving hundreds of people.
Hěn很
duō多
rén人
zài在
wǎng网
shàng上
gòu购
wù物
shí时
bù不
xìng幸
luò落
rù入
le了
piàn骗
jú局
。
Many people unfortunately fall into scams while shopping online.
Shè设
xià下
piàn骗
jú局
róng容
yì易
，
dàn但
zuì最
zhōng终
zǒng总
huì会
lù露
chū出
mǎ马
jiǎo脚
。
Setting up a scam is easy, but it will always show its flaws in the end.