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macau scam

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
macau s-cam
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scam where criminals impersonate a legal authority, a lottery, a kidnapper demanding a ransom, or a bank authority, to trick people into paying them money.

Etymology

From Macau, where such scams were first reported. Compare Tagalog lutong-makaw.

Inflected Forms

Macau scams (plural)

Synonyms

419 fraud

Questions

What does macau scam mean?
A scam where criminals impersonate a legal authority, a lottery, a kidnapper demanding a ransom, or a bank authority, to trick people into paying them money.
Where does macau scam come from?
From Macau, where such scams were first reported. Compare Tagalog lutong-makaw.

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