Word: SCAM

The word SCAM has appeared in at least 244 clues on different crosswords.

Clue(s)
Sting
Con job
Ponzi scheme, e.g.
Rip-off
Ponzi scheme, e.g.
Con man's thing
Hoax
Ponzi scheme, e.g.
Con game
Hustle
Racket
Fraudulent scheme
Defraud
Ripoff
Rip-off artist's ploy
Phisher's scheme
Racket
Con man's scheme
Defraud
Ponzi scheme, e.g.
Ponzi scheme, e.g.
Take for a ride
Swindler's scheme
Many a get-rich-quick scheme
Email that belongs in the spam folder, probably
Defraud
Con game
Con
Ponzi scheme, e.g.
Rip-off
Phishing scheme, e.g.
Swindle
Con game
Rip-off
Con job
Defraud
Hoodwink
Apple varieties / Trick
E-mail offer of $17,000,000.00, e.g.
Ponzi scheme, for one
Phishing email, e.g.
Fraud: slang
Grifter's game
Grifter's specialty
Rip-off
Con artist's moneymaker
Shell game, e.g.
Con game
Rip-off
Phisher's ploy
Racket
Pyramid scheme, for one
Pull a fast one on
Con game: slang
Main plot element in "The Sting"
Almost any offer that's too good to be true
Fast one
Fraudulent scheme
Racket
Con
Rip-off
Phishing expedition
Fraud
Nasty bit of trickery
Take in
Racket
Shell game
It may involve wiring
Ripoff
Con job
Con game
Swindle
Fraudulent scheme
Email asking for money, perhaps
Many a carnival game
Shell game
Ponzi scheme, e.g.
Con game
Telemarketing call that seems too good to be true, probably
Con game
Racket
Grifter's game
Con artist's hoax
Rip-off
Con game
Pyramid scheme, for one
Swindle
Con game
Subject of a Better Business Bureau investigation
Email about winning a foreign lottery, probably
Shell game
Racket
Con job
Con job
Con job
Shell game, e.g.
Too-good-to-be-true offer, probably
Fraudulent scheme
Fraud
Email that belongs in the spam folder, probably
Ponzi scheme, e.g.
Take in
Con game
Con game
Defraud
Fake I.R.S. call, e.g.
Phony proposal
Fraud: slang
Almost any "Get rich quick!" come-on
Major rip-off
Con
Con game
Pecuniary deception
Racket
Fraud
It's not legit
Con job
Swindle
Con game
Bogus offer
Con game
Scheme
Scheme
Chisel
Hustle
Con: slang
Con game
Email that belongs in the spam folder, probably
With 41-Down, swindlers
Con job
Con game: slang
Fraud: slang
Con
Racket
Sting
Cellphone alert subject
Con game
Defraud
Hoax
Con game
Ripoff
Kind of artist
Defraud
Con game
Scheme for stealing credit card info, for example
Swindle
What a phone call about an extended vehicle warranty often is
Shady deal
Con job
Con game
Fraudulent scheme
Ponzi scheme, for one
Swindler's plan
Financial deception
Bogus deal
Defraud
Con artist's offering
Hoax
Fraud
Bogus offer
Fraud
Phishing, say
Three-card monte, for example
Hoodwink
Con game
Fraudulent plan
Fraud: slang
Rip-off
Email from a Nigerian prince, probably
Many a get-rich-quick scheme
Many a get-rich-quick scheme
Con game: slang
Defraud
Fraudulent scheme
E-mail from Nigeria, maybe
Email about big lottery winnings, usually
Phishing attempt, e.g.
Con artist's operation
Take in
Fraudulent operation
Fake call from the IRS, e.g.
Con job
Ripoff
"Account temporarily suspended" email, usually
Fraudulent scheme
Con game
Rip-off
"Enter your Social Security number to win free AirPods!," e.g.
Phishing scheme, e.g.
Message like "You have been selected to win $1,000!" probably
___ Likely (common caller ID)
Too-good-to-be-true offer
Fraud
Con artist's ruse
Fraudulent offer
Pyramid scheme, for example
Bamboozle
Fraudulent scheme
Defraud
Fraud: slang
Con game
Con artist's ruse
Con
Racket
Fraudulent scheme
___ Likely (annoying caller ID)
Hustle
Fraudulent scheme
Fraud
Untrustworthy offer
Phony deal
Almost every get-rich-quick scheme
Phony deal
Do the hustle?
Email that belongs in the spam folder, probably
Instance of fraud
Scheme
Fraudulent plan
Scheme
Get-rich-quick scheme, most likely
Hustle
Ponzi scheme, e.g.
Con: slang
Defraud
Con artist's scheme
Almost any "Get rich quick!" come-on
Ponzi scheme, for one
Fraud: slang
Get-rich-quick scheme, most likely
Racket
Sting
Con job
Swindle
Phishing, e.g.
Hoax
Fraudulent offer
"Make money without working" offer, probably
Con game
Con game
Ripoff
Con job
Shell game
Deceptive offer
___ Likely (phone warning)