The word for today is…
grift (noun) – 1. Money made dishonestly, as in a swindle.
- A swindle or confidence game.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : 1906 as a noun; 1915 as a verb, U.S. underworld slang, perhaps a corruption of graft.
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