"Macau scam" meaning in All languages combined

See Macau scam on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Macau scams [plural]
Etymology: From Macau, where such scams were first reported. Compare Tagalog lutong-makaw. Etymology templates: {{noncog|tl|lutong-makaw}} Tagalog lutong-makaw Head templates: {{en-noun}} Macau scam (plural Macau scams)
  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. Tags: Malaysia Synonyms: 419 fraud
    Sense id: en-Macau_scam-en-noun-re2omMus Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Malaysian English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Crime

Inflected forms

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