conning
con-ning
noun
The act of deceiving or tricking someone, usually for personal gain.
"The police investigated the conning of tourists."
verb
Deceiving or tricking someone, often to gain money or advantage unfairly.
"He was conning people into buying fake tickets."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: con, victimize, hornswoggle, short-change, rook, defraud, nobble, goldbrick, diddle, swindle, scam, bunco
Antonyms: pro