What (who) is scam-city - definition
ACT OF USING DECEPTION TO GET MONEY FROM PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE MAKING DONATIONS TO CHARITIES
Charity scam; Scam charity
scam-city
Similar to scams many cities pull on their captive citizens; a legalized rip-off.
That government place where he worked was just another scam-city.
That government place where he worked was just another scam-city.
Romance scam
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A CONFIDENCE TRICK INVOLVING FEIGNING ROMANTIC INTENTIONS TOWARDS A VICTIM, GAINING THEIR AFFECTION, AND THEN USING THAT GOODWILL TO COMMIT FRAUD
Romance scams; Love scam; Sweetheart scams; Sweetheart scam; Dating scams; Dating scam; Online romance scam; Online romance scams; Lonely hearts scam; Lonelyhearts scam; Sweetheart swindle; Online Dating Scams
A romance scam is a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining the victim's affection, and then using that goodwill to get the victim to send money to the scammer under false pretenses or to commit fraud against the victim. Fraudulent acts may involve access to the victim's money, bank accounts, credit cards, passports, e-mail accounts, or national identification numbers; or forcing the victims to commit financial fraud on their behalf.
Overpayment scam
CONFIDENCE TRICK DESIGNED TO PREY UPON VICTIMS’ GOOD FAITH
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Overpayment scams (some variants of which are referred to as "refund scams") are a type of confidence trick designed to prey upon victims' good faith. In the most basic form, an overpayment scam consists of a scammer notifying the victim that they have accidentally been sent an excess of money.
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Charity fraud
Charity fraud is the act of using deception to get money from people who believe they are making donations to a charity. Often a person or a group of people will make material representations that they are a charity or part of a charity and ask prospective donors for contributions to the non-existent charity. Charity fraud not only includes fictitious charities but also deceitful business acts. Deceitful business acts include businesses accepting donations and not using the money for its intended purposes, or soliciting funds under the pretense of need.
