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SCAM is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for SCAM.

221 total results for SCAM( score: 50 )

155 results for SCAM from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Tue Mar 18, 202537DCon (6)Larry Snyder and Jonathan KaufmanShortz
Sun Aug 4, 202481DRip-off (13)Scott Hogan and Katie HaleFagliano
Wed Dec 6, 20235AHustle (6)Peter A. Collins and Bruce HaightShortz
Sat Aug 5, 202311ACon (6)John GuzzettaShortz
Tue Jun 6, 202332DPlea for money from a foreign prince, perhapsDaniel JaretShortz
Sun Apr 23, 202351ABamboozle (2)Katie Hale and Scott HoganShortz
Tue Sep 13, 20225DPonzi scheme, for oneAdam WagnerShortz
Mon Jun 6, 202222ADo the hustle?Michael SchlossbergShortz
Wed May 25, 202233DAlmost every get-rich-quick schemeChristopher YoungsShortz
Sat Apr 30, 202254DHustle (6)Joe DiPietroShortz
Sat Apr 9, 202232DRacket (2)Sam BuchbinderShortz
Fri Feb 4, 202253DBamboozle (2)Joseph GreenbaumShortz
Mon Sep 13, 202157DCon job (2)A. TariqShortz
Tue Jul 13, 202139AEmail about big lottery winnings, usuallyBruce HaightShortz
Mon Jun 21, 20216AMany a get-rich-quick schemeJacob StulbergShortz
Sun Apr 25, 2021102AHoodwink (2)Jeremy NewtonShortz
Mon Jan 11, 202110ASwindle (12)Martha KimesShortz
Thu Dec 24, 202045DKind of artistBilly OuskaShortz
Sat Oct 3, 202054DWith 41-Down, swindlersBrad Wilber and Doug PetersonShortz
Mon Jun 8, 202014DSwindle (12)Kyle DolanShortz
Wed Mar 11, 202029AFake I.R.S. call, e.g.Erik AgardShortz
Thu Dec 5, 201918ASubject of a Better Business Bureau investigationNeville FogartyShortz
Sun Nov 3, 20191DGrifter's game (2)Kristian HouseShortz
Tue Jul 23, 201922DRip-off (13)Kyle DolanShortz
Sun Jul 14, 20199ARacket (2)Caitlin ReidShortz
Mon Jul 8, 201910AAlmost any offer that's too good to be trueNed WhiteShortz
Fri Jul 5, 201934APull a fast one onFreddie ChengShortz
Mon May 27, 201956DGrifter's game (2)Bruce HaightShortz
Tue Apr 9, 20198AApple varieties / TrickAlex Eaton-SalnersShortz
Wed Feb 27, 201910APhishing scheme, e.g.Will NedigerShortz
Sun Feb 10, 2019111DPonzi scheme, e.g. (3)Lee TaylorShortz
Mon Jun 4, 20186DRun a con onZhouqin BurnikelShortz
Thu May 11, 20171ARook or gullTimothy PolinShortz
Wed Jan 25, 201732ARobocall from the I.R.S., e.g.Tracy GrayShortz
Sun Aug 14, 201646AAttorney general's investigation targetIan LivengoodShortz
Fri Jan 8, 201618ADeal with a huge catchPeter A. CollinsShortz
Sun Oct 4, 201560DPlay for a foolJeremy NewtonShortz
Sun May 3, 201525ATake for a ride (2)Dan SchoenholzShortz
Tue Mar 3, 201561AFlimflamKristian HouseShortz
Sun Jan 18, 201566AArrangement of hosing?Joe KrozelShortz
Thu Nov 27, 20145DPut one over onStanley NewmanShortz
Mon Sep 22, 201410AAlmost any "Get rich quick!" offerIan LivengoodShortz
Tue Jul 22, 201453AGet-rich-quick offer, typicallyJoel FaglianoShortz
Tue Jul 15, 20145AMany a carnival gameZhouqin BurnikelShortz
Tue Jun 24, 201433DGrift, e.g.Heather ValadezShortz
Sun May 18, 201439AOne may take you in (2)Joe DiPietroShortz
Thu Feb 6, 201433DSource of ill-gotten gainsJoe KrozelShortz
Mon Apr 1, 20131AFoolGary J. WhiteheadShortz
Mon Mar 18, 201335AFleecingDaniel LandmanShortz
Mon Feb 11, 201335ASwindle (12)Gary CeeShortz
Tue Feb 5, 20136ADo a Bernie Madoff job onRobert A. DollShortz
Sun Dec 23, 2012118AToo-good-to-be-true offer, oftenJoe DiPietroShortz
Sat Nov 24, 201251AHustle (6)Josh KnappShortz
Fri Sep 28, 201245APhishing lure?Ed SessaShortz
Wed Feb 8, 201255DCon game (9)Lynn LempelShortz
Sun Sep 25, 20119AGoal of phishingPaul HunsbergerShortz
Sun Sep 18, 201198AE-mail from a Nigerian prince, usuallyJosh KnappShortz
Wed Mar 2, 201151DE-mail from a Nigerian prince, probablyDavid PooleShortz
Wed Dec 15, 201036DBernie Madoff's hedge fund, e.g.John LampkinShortz
Mon Nov 8, 201055DOffer that's too good to be true, oftenJohn DunnShortz
Sat Oct 30, 201024AContrivance for taking people for a rideBarry C. SilkShortz
Mon Sep 20, 20107DMany an e-mail "click here" offerBernice GordonShortz
Sun Aug 22, 201085DHustle (6)Patrick BerryShortz
Fri Jul 16, 20105AOne reported to the Better Business BureauMel RosenShortz
Fri Mar 12, 201053DIt takes folks inTim CroceShortz
Wed Jul 1, 20097ARipoff (13)David J. KahnShortz
Tue Jun 2, 200954DHustle (6)Patrick BlindauerShortz
Thu Dec 25, 200829ACon (6)Eric TentarelliShortz
Sat Jun 7, 200810AFleece (5)Karen M. TraceyShortz
Tue Dec 18, 200710ACon game (9)Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Sun Nov 11, 2007119DCon game (9)Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Mon Feb 26, 20071DE-mail offer of $17,000,000.00, e.g.Peter A. CollinsShortz
Thu Feb 15, 200740AFast one (3)Elizabeth RehfeldShortz
Wed Nov 15, 200625APonzi scheme, e.g. (3)David BenkofShortz
Wed Oct 25, 200652DRipoff (13)Adam G. PerlShortz
Sun Sep 24, 200680DOffer that seems too good to be true, probablyMark Diehl and Kevin McCannShortz
Tue Sep 19, 200627DShell game (2)Allan E. ParrishShortz
Tue Aug 15, 200614AShell game, e.g.David SullivanShortz
Mon Jun 19, 20061AE-mail from a Nigerian with $10 million to give you, e.g.Raymond HamelShortz
Mon Apr 10, 200655DRip-off (13)Gary J. WhiteheadShortz
Sat Mar 4, 200628DHustle (6)Bob PeoplesShortz
Thu Feb 16, 200614AFleece (5)Levi Denham and Nancy SalomonShortz
Wed Oct 19, 200551AHoodwink (2)Levi DenhamShortz
Sun Mar 27, 2005106DTake for a ride (2)Con PedersonShortz
Fri Oct 15, 200429DOne may take you in (2)Eric BerlinShortz
Wed Sep 1, 200454DPonzi scheme, e.g. (3)Jim ConklinShortz
Sat Aug 14, 20041DCozenageJoe DiPietroShortz
Sun Jul 4, 2004133DPyramid schemeElizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Sat May 22, 200448AMoney-losing proposition (2)Mark DiehlShortz
Sun Jan 25, 200428AFleece (5)Harvey Estes and Nancy SalomonShortz
Fri Nov 14, 200326AShell game (2)Myles CallumShortz
Wed Oct 8, 20036ASwindle (12)Peter SarrettShortz
Mon Aug 11, 200337DPyramid scheme, e.g.Randall J. HartmanShortz
Tue Nov 19, 200228DTrickAlan ArbesfeldShortz
Sun Nov 10, 20023DRipoff (13)Cathy MillhauserShortz
Thu Oct 24, 200210AEnsnaring schemePatrick MerrellShortz
Wed Aug 28, 20026ASting (4)Mel TaubShortz
Mon Jul 8, 20021AFraud (3)Sheldon BenardoShortz
Fri Mar 8, 200253DCheatDavid J. KahnShortz
Thu Nov 15, 200145DFleece (5)Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Wed Sep 26, 20011ACon game (9)Stephen BudianskyShortz
Mon Mar 19, 200159DSwindle (12)Peter GordonShortz
Sat Jul 1, 20005DDefraud (3)Rich NorrisShortz
Thu May 25, 20006DRipoff (13)Elizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Wed Apr 19, 20005AFast one (3)Frances HansenShortz
Mon Jan 17, 200010ACon game (9)Trip PayneShortz
Sat Dec 4, 19995DFleece (5)Rich NorrisShortz
Mon Sep 6, 19999ASwindle (12)Manny NosowskyShortz
Mon Jul 26, 19993DRipoff (13)M. Francis VuoloShortz
Sun May 30, 199948DFraud (3)Cathy MillhauserShortz
Tue May 18, 199919AFraudulent operationCynthia Joy HigginsShortz
Tue Mar 23, 199952DDefraud (3)Nathaniel WeissShortz
Tue Feb 2, 19991ACon game (9)Norma SteinbergShortz
Thu Sep 24, 199843ACon (6)Frances HansenShortz
Sun Sep 20, 199815DFast shuffle, so to speakCharles M. DeberShortz
Tue Aug 18, 19981DRip-off (13)Nancy SalomonShortz
Mon Aug 17, 199853DCon game (9)Gregory E. PaulShortz
Mon Jun 8, 199810ACon artist's artMark DannaShortz
Fri May 22, 199860DRun a game onBrendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
Mon Apr 13, 19985ARip-off (13)Gregory E. PaulShortz
Sun Mar 1, 199837DSwindle (12)Cathy MillhauserShortz
Tue Feb 17, 199810ASwindle (12)Mark Elliot SkolskyShortz
Thu Jan 15, 199852DSting (4)Arthur S. VerdescaShortz
Tue Aug 26, 199721APull a conStephanie SpadacciniShortz
Sun Aug 10, 1997113DSting (4)Nancy Nicholson JolineShortz
Wed Jun 11, 19971DSwindle (12)Rich NorrisShortz
Mon May 26, 199710AFraud (3)Eileen LexauShortz
Wed Mar 19, 199731ACon job (2)Trip PayneShortz
Thu Dec 26, 199652DCon (6)R. H. BurnsShortz
Sun Oct 27, 199688ACon game (9)N. N. JolineShortz
Wed Oct 9, 19966AFast one (3)R. HughesShortz
Mon Sep 23, 199651AMoney-losing proposition (2)S. L. RobbinsShortz
Sun Sep 22, 199677ARip off (13)C. MillhauserShortz
Mon Jul 8, 199626DCon man's conSidney L. RobbinsShortz
Mon Feb 5, 19961DSwindle (12)Robert KatzShortz
Sun Feb 4, 19961ADeceptionD. J. KahnShortz
Wed Oct 11, 199510ATelemarketing dangerMary E. BrindamourShortz
Thu Sep 21, 199546DCon (6)Chuck DeodeneShortz
Sun Sep 17, 199576AHow a fool and his money are partedStanley NewmanShortz
Thu Aug 10, 199547AThree-card monte, e.g.Matt GaffneyShortz
Wed Apr 12, 199536DHoaxRich NorrisShortz
Thu Apr 6, 19955ACase for the consumer affairs bureauLois SidwayShortz
Sun Mar 26, 199515ARip-off (13)Rich NorrisShortz
Mon Dec 26, 199426DRipoff (13)Gregory E. PaulShortz
Tue Nov 29, 199428ACon artist's gameBernice GordonShortz
Wed Nov 16, 199410DSwindle (12)Chuck DeodeneShortz
Fri Sep 30, 199410ADefraud (3)Matt GaffneyShortz
Wed Jul 20, 199417ACon game (9)Harvey EstesShortz
Sun May 1, 1994104DPonzi schemePeter GordonShortz
Fri Feb 25, 19947ADupeBob LubbersShortz
Wed Feb 23, 199410ABuncoJoel DavajanShortz
Sat Jan 22, 19945ASwindle (12)Raymond HamelShortz
Wed Jan 19, 19945APigeon drop, e.g.Stanley NewmanShortz
Thu Dec 16, 199320ASting (4)Nancy JolineShortz
Sun Dec 5, 199352DSucker playManny NosowskyShortz
2 results for SCAM from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
May 16, 2021Panda49ARetro computersAndrew J. RiesShortz
Mar 26, 2017Panda22A$1 Macs, probablySam EzerskyShortz
64 results for SCAM from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Aug 6, 199344ACon gameBill PolvogtMaleska
Sun Jul 11, 199315ASwindleErnst TheimerMaleska
Tue Feb 16, 199310ASwindleAlfio MicciMaleska
Fri Oct 9, 199227ACon gameRobert ZimmermanMaleska
Wed Oct 7, 199254DThimblerig, e.g.Tap OsbornMaleska
Thu May 28, 19924DCon gameNorman S. WizerMaleska
Fri May 8, 199270ACon gameAlfio MicciMaleska
Tue May 5, 199253DSwindler's ployBetty JorgensenMaleska
Wed Apr 15, 199210ACon man's trickEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Thu Jan 9, 19925AFraudTap OsbornMaleska
Tue Dec 31, 199119AConfidence gameJune A. BoggsMaleska
Sun Nov 3, 199115ACon gameMaura B. JacobsonMaleska
Tue Oct 8, 199157DShell gameStanley GlassMaleska
Sat Feb 23, 199131DConfidence gameRonald C. HirschfeldMaleska
Tue Jan 1, 199110ACon gameFred TooleMaleska
Wed Oct 17, 199042ACon man's fakeryEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sun Jun 10, 19901ACon gameAlfio MicciMaleska
Sat May 26, 19908DRip-offMichael A. RampinoMaleska
Tue May 15, 199055DStingWilliam E. HeinemannMaleska
Tue Mar 20, 199057DConfidence gameLois SidwayMaleska
Tue Jan 30, 199057DConfidence gameAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Thu Jan 11, 199050DConfidence gameJeanette K. BrillMaleska
Sat Jun 17, 198948ACon man's ruseEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Wed Mar 1, 198950DSwindleBetty JorgensenMaleska
Tue Feb 28, 19891DRip-offMelvin KenworthyMaleska
Sun Feb 5, 198978DHornswaggler's forteVirginia L. YatesMaleska
Tue Dec 20, 198819ACon man's ployPeter SwiftMaleska
Tue Oct 18, 19886AGame of no chanceLois SidwayMaleska
Tue Jan 19, 198840DCon man's ruseBernice GordonMaleska
Fri Dec 18, 198753DCon jobErnst TheimerMaleska
Tue Sep 8, 19875ACon man's schemeKenneth WitteMaleska
Tue Aug 11, 19876AEntrapment ployEvelyn BenshoofMaleska
Thu Jul 23, 198734ACon gameLouis SabinMaleska
Fri Jan 9, 198746DCon gameCharles E. GerschMaleska
Sun Nov 23, 1986135DBuncoNancy W. AtkinsonMaleska
Fri Jul 18, 19861DConJonesMaleska
Fri Apr 11, 19861ACon man's ployEli WesoffMaleska
Mon Apr 7, 19861DConfidence gameVirginia L. YatesMaleska
Wed Mar 12, 19866AStingRhonda KrausMaleska
Thu Mar 6, 198658DHandkerchief switch, e.g.Bert RosenfieldMaleska
Thu Dec 19, 198533DCrooked dealWilliam CanineMaleska
Thu Dec 5, 198524DCon man's rusePeter SwiftMaleska
Sun Aug 11, 198547AConfidence gamePeter G. SnowMaleska
Tue Jan 8, 198557ACon gameWhittenMaleska
Wed Sep 26, 198453DAction shared by a shillColeburyMaleska
Wed Jun 27, 19848DCon gameWorthingMaleska
Sat Jun 23, 198451DCon man's forteI. Judah KoolykMaleska
Wed May 23, 19848DConfidence gameBambyMaleska
Sun Sep 18, 19835ACon man's ployBert RosenfieldMaleska
Tue Sep 13, 19831AConfidence gameWhittenMaleska
Fri Aug 5, 19831DStingQuiveyMaleska
Thu May 5, 198334DGrifter's operationBert RosenfieldMaleska
Wed Mar 30, 19831ACon gameJohn GreenmanMaleska
Wed Jan 19, 198310ASwindler's ruseJohn GreenmanMaleska
Tue Nov 30, 198210ACon man's ployMargaret W. HuskeyMaleska
Sun Nov 7, 19824ACon man's ployVincent L. OsborneMaleska
Thu Apr 29, 19825ACon man's specialtyTeresa ForestallMaleska
Mon Feb 22, 19821ACon artist's ploySidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Tue Sep 15, 198148DCon man's schemeHugh McElroyMaleska
Sat May 30, 198127DOperation in "The Sting"Dorothy ElliottMaleska
Tue Jan 13, 19819ACon man's forteMark KrusemeyerMaleska
Sun Sep 21, 198015ACon jobLouis BaronMaleska
Sun May 11, 198066DCon gameVincent L. OsborneMaleska
Sun Apr 8, 194545DSpot, stain: Scot.Harriot T. CookeFarrar
Anagrams:MASC, CAMS, CMAS, AMCS, MACS
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