騙かたり

noun

swindle; fraud; scam

Refers to the act of deceiving someone to take money or property, or the fraudulent scheme itself. Often used in contexts like 騙りに遭う (fall victim to a scam) or 騙りを働く (commit fraud).

• 彼かれは巧こう妙みょうな騙かたりで多おおくの人ひとから金かねを巻まき上あげた。

  He swindled many people out of money with a clever scam.

• その投とう資し話ばなしは騙かたりだとすぐに分わかった。

  I quickly realized that investment story was a fraud.