Source : WordNet®

scam
     n : a fraudulent business scheme [syn: {cozenage}]

scam
     v : deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my
         inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted
         her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little
         change" [syn: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick},
          {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {mulct}, {gyp},
         {con}]