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To defraud by providing with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount

To deal with underhandedly

To describe or express in too exaggerated terms

To alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

Plural for a fraudulent deal

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Verb

To defraud by providing with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount

takes for a ride

pulls a fast one on

puts one over on

pulls a swifty on

takes to the cleaners

takes advantage of

leads up the garden path

does a number on

pulls a fast one

pulls one's leg

pulls the wool over somebody's eyes

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

gives someone a bum steer

takes someone for a ride

outmanoeuvres^UK

outmaneuvers^US

pulls the wool over one's eyes

leads one down the garden path

does the dirty on

sells down the river

takes to cleaners

sells a bill of goods to

leads up garden path

pulls something

sells a bill of goods

takes someone in

beats around the bush

worms one's way out of

hits below the belt

bends the rules

stacks the cards

stretches the rules

pulls something funny

puts one over on someone

pulls a fast one on someone

makes a fool of

plays a trick on

gets the better of

makes a sucker of

pulls someone's leg

plays a prank on

plays a joke on

plays a jest on

gives bum steer

breaks the rules

plays for a fool

pulls wool over

plays a practical joke on

plays games with

plays for a sucker

propagandizes^US

stabs in the back

breaks faith with

propagandises^UK

twists around your little finger

pulls wool over eyes

puts on the wrong track

puts up smoke screen

gives the wrong impression

puts on false front

sends on a wild goose chase

throws off the scent

gives wrong information to

takes to the cleaner's

does someone in the eye

finds a loophole in

exploits a loophole in

interferes with

steals a march on

pulls somebody's leg

leads down the garden path

stretches the truth

falls short of expectations

runs rings round

departs from the truth

makes up a story

bears false witness

commits perjury

tells a terminological inexactitude

makes rings round

forswears yourself

lays it on thick

invents a story

does someone dirty

sells someone down the river

slips something over on

gives the runaround

sends on a wild-goose chase

leads somebody down the garden path

goes one better than

lays a trap for

lies under oath

puts someone up to something

makes somebody look an idiot

makes a monkey of

speaks with forked tongue

creates fiction

tells a little white lie

plays fast and loose with

wheels and deals

circumnavigates

breaks your word

breaks one's word

fails to satisfy

plays someone false

dashes the hopes of

shatters the illusions of

brings to naught

leaves in the lurch

dampens the spirits of

ruins prospects

comes to nothing

takes liberties with

plays someone for a sucker

uses for one's own ends

steers clear of

finds a way round

rubs the right way

tells a falsehood

tells an untruth

yanks somebody's chain

concocts a story

forswears oneself

says something untrue

perjures oneself

tells a white lie

puts up a front

sets a trap for

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“It seems the scammers are trying to get increasingly clever, and it's an interesting social engineering trick to try to get people to let down their guard by first warning them about a scam - and then scamming them anyway.”

Verb

To deal with underhandedly

leaves holding the bag

is responsible for

are responsible for

makes arrangements for

strategizes about

engineers a way

has the bright idea of

makes plans for

pulls things together

comes to terms about

makes preparations for

comes to an agreement

systematises^UK

systematizes^US

straightens out

gets off the ground

licks into shape

lays the foundations of

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Verb

To describe or express in too exaggerated terms

overemphasises^UK

overemphasizes^US

overexaggerates

romanticises^UK

romanticizes^US

lays it on thick

stretches the truth

draws the longbow

piles it on about

goes to extremes

lays it on thick about

blows out of proportion

blows something out of all proportion

blows up out of all proportion

lays it on with a shovel

lays it on with a trowel

makes a big thing of

makes a federal case of

makes mountains out of molehills

makes a production out of

makes too much of

makes a drama out of a crisis

lays it on with a trowel about

Verb

To alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

Noun

Plural for a fraudulent deal

confidence tricks

confidence games

misrepresentation

courses of action

stabs in the back

treacherousness

practical jokes

sleight of hand

monkey business

maneuverings^US

manoeuvrings^UK

underhandedness

victimisations^UK

victimization^US

daylight robbery

sanctimoniousness

false-heartedness

untrustworthiness

instrumentalities

false pretenses

accomplishments

wild-goose chases

pretentiousness

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

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“Everything zips along at a brisk and comedic pace for the first half hour, with an elaborate scam to rip off a load of smuggled goods being set up.”

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