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scam
noun- a scheme by which a legitimate business is forced into bankruptcy and taken over by organised crime US, 1982
- In recent years, bankruptcy has become a major source of income for the underworld. New York hoodlums call it “bust-out”; in Chicago it is known as a “scam.” — Ovid Demaris, Captive City, p. 84, 1969
- — Bill Reilly, Big Al’s Official Guide to Chicagoese, p. 50, 1982
- a scheme to defraud people US, 1963
- This kink in the law is rarely prosecuted though, unless it involves a large-scale supply scam. — Drugs An Adult Guide,, p. 24, December 2001
- The Six Degrees of Separation scam caught up with her at a table that included writers and editors. — Melissa de la Cruz, How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less, p. 79, 2003
- a report; the latest information US
- — Gary Fairmont R. Filosa II, The Surfer’s Almanac, p. 193, 1977
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