confidence trick

Examples (20)

• The elderly woman was the victim of an elaborate confidence trick.
• He lost his life savings after falling for an elaborate confidence trick.
• Police are warning the public about a new confidence trick involving fake investments.
• The elderly are often targets of a classic confidence trick involving fake lottery wins.
• He lost his life savings in a classic confidence trick that started with a simple email.
• Police warned the public about a new online confidence trick targeting lonely individuals.
• The defendant was charged with fraud by means of a confidence trick.
• A common confidence trick involves promising huge returns on a small investment.
• Falling for a confidence trick can be a deeply humiliating experience.
• By the time she realized it was a confidence trick, the swindler had already disappeared.
• The scheme was a sophisticated confidence trick, designed to exploit people's trust.
• The so-called 'free vacation' offer was nothing more than a well-disguised confidence trick.
• How can one recognize the signs of a confidence trick before it's too late?
• The film's plot revolves around a team of con artists who pull off a major confidence trick.
• The story of the 'Spanish Prisoner' is a famous historical example of a confidence trick.
• He was too smart to be fooled by such a simple confidence trick.
• Initially, the offer seemed legitimate, but it was a carefully orchestrated confidence trick.
• The investigation revealed a large-scale confidence trick that had defrauded investors of millions.
• She became an expert at pulling off the perfect confidence trick, preying on the vulnerable.
• To execute a successful confidence trick, the perpetrator must first gain the victim's complete trust.