confidence trick
noun/ˈkɒnfɪdəns trɪk/
/ˈkɑːnfɪdəns trɪk/
(British English) (North American English confidence game)
(formal)- an act of cheating or tricking somebody by persuading them to believe something that is not true
- They were the innocent victims of an elaborate confidence trick.
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