confidence trick
attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence
quackery
fraudulent or inept medical practice involving untested or refuted treatments, promoted professionally or publicly
misappropriation
unauthorized use of another's name, likeness, or identity without that person's permission, resulting in harm to that person
domain name scam
scam involving Internet domain names
clip joint
customer-deceiving stripclub or nightclub
SIM swap scam
a type of account takeover fraud that generally targets a weakness in two-factor authentication, with the second factor being a text message or call placed to a mobile telephone
friend in emergency fraud
scams attempting to get people to transfer money to the crook's bank account by impersonating someone you know
overpayment scam
confidence trick designed to prey upon victims’ good faith
advance-fee scam
type of fraud where the victim unknowingly engages in one way trade with the perpetrator
bar bill scam
confidence trick
tarmac scam
confidence trick
pig butchering scam
Online scam starting with using social-engineering on the victim and building over an extended amount of time likened to fattening an animal before slaughter
Internet fraud
type of fraud or deception which makes use of the Internet to defraud victims
romance scam
a confidence trick involving feigning romantic intentions towards a victim, gaining their affection, and then using that goodwill to commit fraud
embarrassing cheque
confidence trick using cheques issued with embarrasing names
fortune telling fraud
form of fraud where the fraudster claims to know about a secret problem that they can fix
Maria Duval scam
large-scale mail fraud operation
Locksmith scam
scam targeting people locked out of cars or buildings
black money scam
type of confidence trick; variation of what is known as advance fee fraud
coin-matching game
confidence trick in which two con artists set up one victim
the switch
type of swindle
technical support scam
type of fraud and confidence trick
Haryana Forestry scam case
multi-crore fake plantation scam
Extraterrestrial real estate
ownership claims of property on other planets, moons, or parts of outer space
art student scam
cheap art prints touted as unique works of allegedly-struggling student artists
New Zealand College of Education
fake tertiary education provider in New Zealand
foreclosure rescue scheme
scam that targets those whose house is facing potential foreclosure. The scheme preys on desperate homeowners whose mortgages are in default by offering to prevent the foreclosure
reloading scam
confidence trick revictimization
Great Oil Sniffer Hoax
confidence trick
patent safe
a form of gambling con
Razzle
carnival scam
Spanish Prisoner
form of confidence trick originating in the late 16th century
Trump Rebate Banking system
confidence trick targeting fans of Donald Trump