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Macau scam en · NOUN

Etymology

From Macau, where such scams were first reported. Compare Tagalog lutong-makaw.

Meanings

  1. (Malaysia) A scam where criminals impersonate a legal authority, a lottery, a kidnapper demanding a ransom, or a bank authority, to trick people into paying them money.

Forms

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Macau scams Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

419 fraud