Answer: scam

AnswerCrossword Clue
SCAM"Moneymaking opportunity" that isn't
SCAMDubious deal
SCAMCon job
SCAMFleece
SCAMUnbelievable deal?
SCAMRip-you-off game
SCAMSwindle
SCAMIt might take a lot of people?
SCAMBamboozle
SCAMFiddle
SCAMPloy that targets the gullible
SCAMCrooked plan
SCAMTake for a ride, so to speak
SCAMConfidence game
SCAMCon's con
SCAMFast one
SCAMThree-card monte is one
SCAMSwindler's speciality
SCAMFraud
SCAMToo-good-to-be-true investment
scamto cheat or swindle
SCAMPlot
SCAMGet-rich-quick offering, often
SCAMHoodwink
SCAMShell game, e.g.
SCAMCon game
SCAMCon man's trick
SCAMDeceptive act
SCAMPyramid scheme?
SCAMThree-card monte, for one
SCAMFlimflam
SCAMSting
SCAMPonzi scheme
SCAMPhishing
SCAMPhone call telling you to pay the IRS immediately or you'll be thrown in jail, e.g.
SCAMBe a con artist
SCAMGet-rich-quick offer, often
SCAMShell game
SCAMTelemarketing danger
SCAMPonzi scheme, e.g.