"Macau scam" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Macau, where such scams were first reported. Compare Tagalog lutong makaw.",
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        "(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."
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  "word": "Macau scam"
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  "etymology_text": "From Macau, where such scams were first reported. Compare Tagalog lutong makaw.",
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        "(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."
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  "word": "Macau scam"
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