trick into
phrasal verb
tricked into; tricking into; tricks into
: to use a trick to make (someone or something) do (something)
He was tricked into buying the car.
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Several of the migrants had legal status in the U.S. as asylum seekers and said they were tricked into taking the charter flights with false promises of jobs and other aid.
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Victims of the fraud included an elderly Spokane, Washington, resident who was tricked into buying $4,000 worth of the gift cards.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The payload comes by way of fraudulent betting applications that victims are tricked into downloading that actually do nothing but steal their data and money.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
In September, a 73-year-old widow from New Jersey lost her life savings after she was tricked into sending all her money to a fraudster in Nigeria.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
Victims of the fraud included an elderly Spokane, Washington, resident who was tricked into buying $4,000 worth of the gift cards.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
The payload comes by way of fraudulent betting applications that victims are tricked into downloading that actually do nothing but steal their data and money.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
In September, a 73-year-old widow from New Jersey lost her life savings after she was tricked into sending all her money to a fraudster in Nigeria.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Trick into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trick%20into. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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