confidence trick

• Escroquerie ou arnaque dans laquelle une personne gagne la confiance de la victime afin de lui extorquer de l'argent ou des biens, également connue sous le nom de fraude ou d'abus de confiance.

A scheme or deception in which a person gains the trust of a victim in order to defraud them of money or property, also known as a con game or scam.

1. Fraudulent schemeB2formal

   A scam in which a person gains the trust of a victim in order to cheat them out of money or property.

   escroquerie fondée sur la confiance

   • The elderly woman fell victim to a confidence trick and lost her savings.
   • He was arrested for running a confidence trick on unsuspecting investors.
   • The police warned the public about a new confidence trick involving fake charity donations.