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May 25, 2012
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scam



Pronunciation: (skam), [key]
—n., v., scammed, scam•ming.

—n.
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, esp. for making a quick profit; swindle.

—v.t.
to cheat or defraud with a scam.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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