grift

/ɡrɪft/
noun
  1. A dishonest scheme or trick used to get money from people.
    • The police uncovered a grift that had cheated dozens of elderly people.
    • The con artist's grift involved selling fake tickets to the concert.
    • He lost his savings to an online grift that promised huge returns.
Antonyms
verb
  1. To obtain money dishonestly by tricking people.
    • He learned how to grift from watching old movies about con artists.
    • They tried to grift tourists by charging them for a free walking tour.
    • She was arrested for trying to grift money from a charity.
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