confidence game

noun

US
: a dishonest trick that is done to get someone's money : con entry 1

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Harper, who had been running her career like a confidence game, got fired. Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024 One crucial element to any confidence game is summed up in the 2015 movie Focus with Will Smith and Margot Robbie. Brad Raffensperger, National Review, 17 Jan. 2024 The crooks pursuing these scams are surprisingly adept in the art of the confidence game. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023

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“Confidence game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confidence%20game. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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