取とり込こみ詐さ欺ぎ

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Meanings

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noun

confidence trick; con game

A scam where the perpetrator creates a sense of urgency or confusion (取り込み) to deceive the victim into handing over money or valuables. Often involves impersonation or fabricated emergencies.

警けい察さつは、取とり込こみ詐さ欺ぎの被ひ害がいが増ふえ

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The police are warning that cases of confidence tricks are on the rise.

祖そ母ぼが電でん話わで「お金かねが必ひつ要ようだ」と言いわれ、取とり込こみ詐さ欺ぎに遭あいそうになった。

My grandmother was nearly taken in by a con game when someone called saying they needed money.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
込crowded, mixture, in bulk
詐lie, falsehood, deceive
欺deceit, cheat, delude

Related words

振ふり込こめ詐さ欺ぎ
A broader term for scams involving bank transfers, often targeting the elderly. 取り込み詐欺 is a specific type where the victim is flustered into paying.
オレオレ詐さ欺ぎ
A common type of 振り込め詐欺 where the scammer impersonates a relative in distress. 取り込み詐欺 can overlap but emphasizes the creation of panic.

Built from

取とり込こむ+詐さ欺ぎ

Written forms

取とり込こみ詐さ欺ぎ
Standard spelling with okurigana.
取とり込こみ詐さ欺ぎ
Variant with reduced okurigana.
取とり込こみ詐さ欺ぎ
Variant with minimal okurigana.

Etymology

Compound of 取り込み (とりこみ, 'confusion, bustle') and 詐欺 (さぎ, 'fraud'). The term describes a scam that exploits the victim's flustered state.