Meaning of scam

In this blog we will discuss the meaning of scam.

The term scam means  an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons (known as the mark) usually with the goal of financial or other gain. The confidence trickster, con man, scam artist or con artist usually works with an accomplice, who tries to encourage the mark by pretending to believe the trickster.

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Example of scam:

An example of a scam is the "free book offer", in which the victim is asked to only pay shipping and handling only to find out that other more expensive items were also purchased on trial, and these will be billed to the victim's account if they are not returned under certain conditions (within 30 days, in unopened condition, etc.).It is a scam since the intent was disguised, hidden, or obfuscated from the victim in some manner (small print, hard to get to web page, etc.)