fleech
/fliːtʃ/
verb
- To obtain something by flattery or persuasion; to coax or wheedle.
- She tried to fleech her father into letting her borrow the car by complimenting his cooking.
- He managed to fleech a free ticket to the concert by charming the security guard.
- The salesman fleeches customers with sweet talk to get them to buy expensive upgrades.
- To cheat or swindle someone out of something, often by deceitful flattery.
- The con artist fleeches tourists out of their money by pretending to be a charity collector.
- They fleech the elderly by offering fake home repair services at inflated prices.
- He was arrested for trying to fleech investors with a fraudulent business scheme.