Grift vs Scam - What's the difference?
grift | scam |
a confidence game or swindle.
To defraud or embezzle.
As nouns the difference between grift and scam
is that grift is a confidence game or swindle while scam is fraudulent deal.As verbs the difference between grift and scam
is that grift is to obtain illegally, as by con game while scam is to defraud or embezzle.grift
English
Noun
(en noun)- as in "What's the Grift?" or "What are you trying to pull?"
Synonyms
* See alsoscam
English
Synonyms
* con game * confidence trick * See alsoVerb
(scamm)- They tried to scam her out of her savings.