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con3 (informal) a confidence game; swindle. [1/3 definitions]
confidence man a swindler who operates a confidence game; con man.
confidence trick (chiefly British) any swindle made possible by first gaining the confidence of the victim; confidence game; con game; con.
con game shortened form of "confidence game," a swindle made possible by first gaining the confidence of the victim.
grift a confidence game. [1/4 definitions]
grifter a person who engages in a confidence game or a cheat in order to obtain money or property.
sting (slang) an elaborate confidence game, esp. one executed by law enforcement officers to collect evidence. [1/9 definitions]