The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
Cheat
Rig
Fraud
Confidence game
Confidence trick
Cozenage
Flimflam
Gip
Gyp
Bunco
Hustle
Pyramiding
Scam
Shell game
Sting
Swiz
Thimblerig
Holdout
Bunco game
Bunko
Bunko game
Con
Con game
Deprive of by deceit
Defraud
Diddle
Goldbrick
Hornswoggle
Mulct
Nobble
Rook
Short-change
Victimize
Chisel
Rip off
Short
Swindler
He swindled me out of my inheritance