What is another word for swindles ?

Plural for a fraudulent scheme or action

pretence^UK

pretense^US

phonies^US

phoneys^UK

rumor^US

rumour^UK

programmes^UK

programs^US

defence^UK

defense^US

draft^US

draught^UK

color^US

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“It was also part of a stock swindle involving hundreds of millions of dollars on the Montreal Stock Exchange.”

Noun

Plural for indirection

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

pretence^UK

pretense^US

scepticism^UK

skepticism^US

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Noun

Plural for the action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force

breaking and entering

five-finger discounts

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Noun

Plural for a profession or occupation

specialties^US

labor^US

labour^UK

endeavors^US

endeavours^UK

artefacts^UK

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Noun

pulls a fast one on someone

Plural for a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty

Noun

Plural for the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats

Verb

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

victimises^UK

victimizes^US

puts one over on someone

takes someone for a ride

takes to the cleaners

pulls a fast one

runs a game on

sells a bill of goods

leads up the garden path

pulls the wool over somebody's eyes

gives someone a bum steer

goldbricks

wrings

sells a bill of goods to

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

fails

leads astray

stabs in the back

pulls the wool over one's eyes

leads one down the garden path

balks^US

baulks^UK

does someone in the eye

withholds rights from

lives off the backs of

sells someone down the river

pulls something funny

penalises^UK

penalizes^US

leads somebody down the garden path

leads down the garden path

takes to the cleaner's

terrorizes^US

plays a practical joke on

bleeds someone of something

terrorises^UK

puts on the wrong track

gives the wrong impression

sends on a wild goose chase

gives wrong information to

twists around your little finger

sucks the life out of

falls short of expectations

tells a terminological inexactitude

hypnotizes^US

mesmerizes^US

mesmerises^UK

hypnotises^UK

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

departs from the truth

worms one's way out of

slips out

beats around the bush

cops out

pulls in

slips something over on

sends on a wild-goose chase

puts someone up to something

makes somebody look an idiot

speaks with forked tongue

tells a little white lie

presses

pressures

plays fast and loose with

shatters the illusions of

dampens the spirits of

patronises^UK

plays someone for a sucker

patronizes^US

uses for one's own ends

yanks somebody's chain

says something untrue

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“He swindled investors out of millions of pounds.”

Verb

To prearrange the outcome of an event, typically for one's own benefit

arranges fraudulently

colors^US

colours^UK

quotes out of context

exploits a loophole in

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Verb

commits white-collar crime

To dishonestly take something for one's own use

annexes^UK

burglarizes^US

burglarises^UK

treats without respect

helps oneself

dispossesses someone of

plows^US

ploughs^UK

plagiarizes^US

plagiarises^UK

dips into the public purse

puts hand in cookie jar

makes one's own

has one's hand in the till

gloms on to

moonlight requisitions

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