scam

arnaque, escroquerie

Plan ou affaire visant à tromper des personnes, généralement pour leur prendre de l’argent.

En anglais simple : A dishonest plan or deal designed to trick people, usually to take their money.

• The email was a scam.
• She lost her savings in an investment scam.
• Police warned us about phone scams.

Synonymes : swindle, fraud

Expressions courantes : online scam, investment scam, a scam

arnaque

Produit ou service vendu avec des affirmations mensongères sur ce qu’il peut faire.

En anglais simple : A product or service sold with dishonest claims about what it can do.

• That miracle cream is a scam.
• The expensive course turned out to be a scam.
• These weight-loss pills are just scams.

Synonymes : rip-off

Expressions courantes : a total scam, another scam

arnaquer, escroquer

Tromper quelqu’un pour lui faire accepter une affaire malhonnête.

En anglais simple : To trick someone into accepting a dishonest deal.

• They tried to scam me.
• A fake travel company scammed hundreds of customers.
• Did that seller scam you into accepting the offer?

Comment l'utiliser : scam someone into doing something (They scammed him into buying fake tickets.)

Synonymes : swindle, deceive

Expressions courantes : scam someone, scam a buyer

escroquer, arnaquer

Prendre malhonnêtement de l’argent ou des biens, notamment en trompant quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : To take money or property dishonestly, especially by tricking someone.

• They scammed him out of fifty dollars.
• The gang scammed money from elderly people.
• She was scammed out of her pension.

Comment l'utiliser : scam someone out of something (They scammed her out of her savings.)

Synonymes : defraud, swindle

Expressions courantes : scam someone, scam money