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confidence game

/ˈkɒnfɪdəns ɡeɪm/

翻译: 一种骗局,骗子先赢得受害者(“目标”)的信任,然后通过操纵和欺骗骗取钱财或财物。

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/ˈkɒnfɪdəns ɡeɪm/C1formal
  • zh一种骗局,骗子先赢得受害者(“目标”)的信任,然后通过操纵和欺骗骗取钱财或财物。

A scheme or scam in which a person gains the trust of a victim (the 'mark') in order to defraud them of money or property, often through manipulation and deception.

  1. Fraudulent schemeB2formal

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

    zh诈骗

    • The con artist ran a confidence game on elderly people.
    • He lost his savings in a sophisticated confidence game.
    • The police arrested the group for running a confidence game.