How to use "scam" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "scam" in popular movie and book plots

  • Meanwhile, Chief Wiggum arrests a scam artist for telemarketing fraud.  - Lisa's Date with Density
  • Juan, a con artist, successfully scams the cashier, but later makes the mistake of attempting the same scam again on the next shift.  - Nine Queens
  • Granny reveals herself to the pair and threatens to expose their scam to Jed, and then "the weddin' will be off.  - The Beverly Hillbillies (film)
  • Whilst on leave in Saigon, Bung catches a young scam artist who has just robbed a pair of US soldiers.  - The Odd Angry Shot
  • He has just gotten out of prison and is contemplating killing his old boss and workmates who were involved in the scam (but avoided prison).  - The Conversion (The Outer Limits)
  • They find Principal Collins' chest in his office which contains evidence of every scam he and ms Heller ever pulled.  - Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
  • Realizing that the argument is futile, Ripley reveals the entire scam to Murchison, asking for mercy for Bernard's sake.  - Ripley Under Ground
  • Although his work is known to collectors and has become valuable, Jimson himself is forced to live from one scam or petty theft to the next.  - The Horse's Mouth
  • DOATEC has gone astray, turning into the hunting grounds for power-hungry scam artists.  - Dead or Alive 3
  • She finds him in pain and bleeding internally after one of his victims caught him pulling a petty scam and punched him in the stomach.  - The Grifters (film)
  • John learns that the trio have carried out the same scam on men from Switzerland and Germany, among others.  - Birthday Girl
  • Dirk, Reed and their friend Todd attempt to scam drug dealer Rahad Jackson, by selling him a half-kilo of baking soda as cocaine.  - Boogie Nights
  • Blackadder intends to scam his guests by dredging the items from his personal store.  - Blackadder: Back & Forth
  • The clerk's scene segues into a restaurant involving an investment scam and the intended victim, who turns out to be a conman himself.  - Tampopo
  • However, Sandman's wife realizes the scam and calls out to nearby gang members, who open fire.  - Training Day
  • Milly is surprisingly accepting of their decision, and she is to go to a Swiss finishing school, paid for by Wormold's scam earnings.  - Our Man in Havana

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