[noun] the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud" Synonyms: cheat, rig
[verb] deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" Synonyms: victimize, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, con