Fraudulent vs Scam - What's the difference?

fraudulent | scam |

As an adjective fraudulent

is dishonest; based on fraud or deception.

As a noun scam is

fraudulent deal.

As a verb scam is

to defraud or embezzle.

fraudulent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

dishonest; based on fraud or deception

false; phony

He tried to pass a fraudulent check.

Usage notes

* Nouns to which "fraudulent" is often applied: claim, practice, transfer, scheme, transaction, document, intent, misrepresentation, act, action, mortgage, check, conveyance, accounting, bankruptcy, reporting, etc.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

* fraudulently

scam

English

Noun

(wikipedia scam) (en noun)

Fraudulent deal.

That marketing scheme looks like a scam to me .

Synonyms

* con game * confidence trick * See also

Verb

(scamm)

To defraud or embezzle.

They tried to scam her out of her savings.

Synonyms

* (verb)

Anagrams

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