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swindle

/ˈswɪnd(ə)l/
noun

  1. An instance of swindling.

  2. Anything that is deceptively not what it appears to be.

Synonymsscheme, swizz
verb

  1. To defraud.

    "The two men swindled the company out of $160,000."

  2. To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.

    "She swindled more than £200 out of me."

Synonymsbe sold a pup, swizz

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