scam
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++scam1 /skæm/ noun [countable] informal TRICK/DECEIVEa clever but dishonest way to get money 骗局，诡计，欺诈 He got involved in a credit card scam. 他卷入了一桩信用卡诈骗事件。
Examples from the Corpus
scam• She and her boyfriend were involved in a scam to get $5 million from the company.• The offer of a "free" vacation to Florida sounds like a scam to me.• I spent more than $4000 before I realized the whole thing was a scam.• What are some ways to recognize phony charity scams?• The law and order section is a prime target for every kind of scam.• He liked to play scams too much.• Then the scams will be uncovered.• However, these scams are not connected to the mainstream offshore financial services community, which continues to offer good products.• The welfare scam was costing the federal government hundreds of thousands of dollars.scam2 verb [transitive] informal to deceive someone in order to get money from them 诈骗，骗取〔钱财〕 —scammer noun [countable]From Longman Business Dictionaryscamscam /skæm/ noun [countable] a clever but dishonest plan, usually to get moneyHe was jailed for his part in an oil-trading scam.credit-card scamsscam1 nounscam2 verbChinese
to Business a get dishonest but way Corpus clever money
scam
scam1 /skæm/ 
noun [countable] informal
a clever but dishonest way to get money:
He got involved in a credit card scam.
scam2 verb [transitive] informal
to deceive someone in order to get money from them
—scammer noun [countable]
| I |
noun [countable] informala clever but dishonest way to get money:
| II |
verb [transitive] informalto deceive someone in order to get money from them
—scammer noun [countable]
Committing a crime 犯罪
commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud犯罪／谋杀罪／暴力侵犯他人身体罪／残杀罪／持械抢劫罪／诈骗罪 be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking参与恐怖主义活动；涉嫌纵火袭击；参与人口走私／人口贩卖 engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism参与犯罪活动／非法活动／愚昧的故意毁坏他人财产的行为 steal sb's wallet/purse/( mobile phone/BrE ( cell phoneNAmE 偷某人的钱包／手机 rob a bank/a person/a tourist抢劫银行／他人／游客 break into/ ( BrE burgle/ ( NAmE burglarize a house/a home/an apartment入室盗窃 hijack a plane/ship/bus劫持飞机／轮船／公共汽车 smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants走私毒品／武器／军火；偷运移民 launder drug money (through sth)（通过…）洗毒资 forge documents/certificates/passports伪造文件／证件／护照 take/accept/pay sb/offer (sb) a bribe索取／收受贿赂；向（某人）行贿 run a phishing/an email/an Internet scam进行网络钓鱼／电子邮件／互联网诈骗
Fighting crime 打击犯罪
combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking打击犯罪／恐怖主义／腐败／贩毒 prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy防止／阻止信用卡诈骗／虐待儿童／软件盗版 deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals威慑／阻止犯罪分子／入室盗窃者／小偷／商店扒手／故意破坏公物者 reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime/( antisocial behaviourespecially
BrE 减少／处理／严厉打击持刀／持枪／暴力／街头犯罪／反社会行为 foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot挫败一起银行抢劫案／一次恐怖分子的阴谋 help/support/protect the victims of crime帮助／支持／保护犯罪活动的受害者
Investigating crime 调查犯罪活动
report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/( an incident to the policeespecially
BrE 向警方举报不法行为／偷窃案／强奸案／袭击事件／暴力事件 witness the crime/attack/murder/incident目击犯罪／袭击／谋杀／暴力事件 investigate a murder/( a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incidentespecially
NAmE 调查谋杀案／蓄意杀人案／入室盗窃案／抢劫案／涉嫌的暴力事件 conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…)/( a police/murder inquiryespecially
BrE 进行／开始／继续（对…的）调查／警方调查／谋杀案调查 investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case调查／重新审理犯罪／谋杀案件 examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime仔细检查／调查／查找犯罪现场的指纹 collect/gather forensic evidence收集法医证据 uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons发现新证据／诈骗／欺诈／密谋／阴谋／政治腐败／私藏武器 describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker描述／指认嫌疑犯／罪犯／作恶者／攻击者／袭击者 question/interrogate a suspect/witness询问嫌疑人／目击证人 solve/crack the case破案