Words similar to scam

Example sentences for: scam

How can you use “scam” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

On the basis of his script and performance, Steve Martin's vision of moviemaking is of a scam perpetrated by hustling morons.
Given that there is no genuine infrastructure need for which China could not easily find private sourcing--of which Hong Kong accounts for the lion's share--the suggestion by a Cabinet member to raid the reserves is a virtual invitation for scam and graft.
Let me out of the cursed scam now, and I'll forfeit every penny I've contributed thus far.
The scam involved phony storefront medical supply businesses being reimbursed by the state for providing supplies that never were purchased for patients who didn't exist.
So, too, when halfway through a report on cases of fraud, a local Consumer Affairs reporter for NBC News, Ursula Lipari, said, This was obviously a sham, some listeners knew that scam was the word she should have used.