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be scammed

[/biː skæmd/]
verb (phrasal)
ser enganado, ser ludibriado, levar um golpe
1. to be deceived or defrauded, especially in a financial transaction or scheme
He was scammed out of $500 by a fake online seller.
Ele foi enganado e perdeu $500 para um vendedor online falso.
2. to be tricked into believing or doing something false or harmful
Many people have been scammed by phishing emails.
Muitas pessoas foram ludibriadas por e-mails de phishing.
NYC Slang
get played, get hustled, get got
Synonyms
be defraudedbe connedbe cheatedbe dupedbe fooled
Antonyms
be honestbe truthful

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ser enganado, levar um golpe
most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
ser enganado, ser passado para trás
colloquial variation
Rio de Janeiro
levar um golpe, ser roubado
informal street usage
Portugal
ser enganado, ser burlado, levar uma burla
more formal; 'burlado' is the preferred term

Related Idioms & Phrases

be taken for a ride
fall for a scam
be had
get ripped off
ser vítima de fraude
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