"exit scam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exit scams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} exit scam (plural exit scams)
  1. A confidence trick where an established (usually illegal) business stops shipping orders while continuing to receive payments because of its previously good reputation, and then absconds with the money. Wikipedia link: exit scam
    Sense id: en-exit_scam-en-noun-ohbMbX2X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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